Crime

Fargo Man Arrested For Terrorizing With A Gun

Officers responded to 911 calls of gunfire shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday.

FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo police say one person was arrested for terrorizing after discharging a gun. Officers responded to 911 calls of gunfire shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday. Nathanael Terry, 18, of Fargo was a passenger in a car that drove into the alley behind homes in the 1100 block of 1st Avenue South where he fired a shot in…

Two People Found Dead In Jamestown Home Are Identified

33-year old Casey Gene Jensen and 26 year old Cherish Renae Peterson were found Sunday night.

Jamestown, N.D.  – The Jamestown Police Department is investigating after two adults were found dead in a home Sunday night. 33-year old Casey Gene Jensen and 26 year old Cherish Renae Peterson were found Sunday night. Police also recovered a firearm at the scene. Police were called to the home shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday by someone who had found…

Grand Forks Hotel Robbed During Power Outage

A man wearing all white clothing, with his face covered, showed a note demanding money from the cash register.

GRAND FORKS (KFGO) – A robber took advantage of a power outage and robbed the Springhill Suites Hotel in Grand Forks around 4:30 a.m Friday. A man wearing all white clothing, with his face covered, showed a note demanding money from the cash register. He fled before police arrived. He’s described as a five feet, six inches to five feet,…

Essentia Health Hosts Panel on Opioid Crisis

Business leaders gather to discuss ways drug epidemic can be solved

FARGO, ND — It’s a drug killing more than 90 Americans every day: opiates. One mother understands that after sending her two sons to jail. “I was trying to save their lives,” Mary Locken said. Locken’s sons, 23-year-old Joe and 21-year-old Nicholas, were caught up in the storm of addiction. They started drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana at a young…

Minnesota State Patrol Reports Catching Speeders Up to 155mph

During the campaign, officers in 20 agencies reported speeds of 100 miles per hour or higher

MINNESOTA — A crackdown on speeders in Minnesota caught violators going 110, 120 and even 155 miles per hour. That speeder was caught by the Minnesota State Patrol in the Detroit Lakes area. Authorities from 300 agencies issued a total of 16,580 citations for speeding during the two-week extra speed enforcement from July 7 through 23. During the campaign, officers…

Grand Forks Police Searching for Missing Sex Offender

He was last verified in May but it was soon discovered that he was no longer living at the registered address

GRAND FORKS, ND — Grand Forks police are once again trying to locate a sex offender who failed to register. They say 32-year-old Robert Armstrong was last living at 515 5th Street South unit 4. He was last verified in May but it was soon discovered that he was no longer living at the registered address. A warrant for Armstrong’s…

Perham Man Arrested for Alleged Assault on Dilworth Officer

Hietala is facing charges of obstruction of the legal process, fleeing on foot and open container

DILWORTH, Minn. — A man wanted for assaulting a police officer in Otter Tail County got into a scuffle with a Dilworth police officer early Wednesday morning. Stephen Hietala, 27, of Perham was pulled over on Highway 10 for a burned out headlight. He twice refused orders to get out of his vehicle and fought with the officer as he…

Grand Forks Woman Dies in Motorcycle Crash in Lake County

White was taken to St. Luke's in Duluth where she passed away

SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A Grand Forks motorcyclist has died in a crash in Silver Creek Township in Lake County. It happened Tuesday afternoon around 1:45 on Highway 61. The state patrol says the driver of a Chevy Silverado pulled out in front of the motorcycle being driven by 50-year-old Jennifer White causing her to crash. White was taken…

Preliminary Hearing Pushed Back For Man Charged In Bar Fight Death

Darren Patterson's New Preliminary Hearing Date Set For October 4th, 2017

FARGO (KVRR) – A preliminary hearing for Darren Patterson, who’s charged with manslaughter following a fight in downtown Fargo, has been delayed for 60 days. Patterson is accused of killing 45-year-old James Grant outside the Hotel Donaldson late May. Patterson appeared briefly in court Thursday, but a preliminary hearing was re-scheduled for Oct. 4th until attorneys can obtain medical records….

Fargo Police Officer Under Investigation

Officer David Boelke is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation

  FARGO, ND — A Fargo police officer is under investigation on a personnel complaint. Officer David Boelke is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. Chief David Todd told KFGO News that it is an on-going internal affairs investigation so he can’t comment on the case. There’s a petition on Facebook supporting Boelke and the post…