Crime

F5 Project Working to Give Former Inmates a Second Chance

Keeping the past in the past

FARGO, ND — A Cass County organization’s mission is to keep the past, in the past. The F-5 project works to give former inmates a second chance. KVRR’s Shiina LoSciuto joins us from Dakota Medical Foundation with more. SHIINA LOSCIUTO: F5 is a fairly new organization to the metro but it’s growing, hoping to connect community members who are willing…

Latest Appeal Hearing For Dru Sjodin Killer Begins Tuesday

Attorneys Set To Argue Over Gruesome Details

Dru SjodinDru SjodinFARGO, N.D. — A hearing in the appeal of a man sentenced to death for killing University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin will delve into gruesome details. Attorneys for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. are set to argue whether Sjodin was raped and whether she died from wounds to her throat. The defense says both points were used to…

Protesters Gathering in Wake of Yanez Not Guilty Verdict; Gov. Dayton, Sen. Klobuchar Speak Out

"This system continues to fail black people and they will continue to fail you all." Valerie Castille, mother of Philando Castille

ST. PAUL, Minn. — After five days of deliberation, Jeronimo Yanez was found not guilty on all counts in the shooting death of Philando Castile. Family members met with reporters after the court case came to a close. “This system continues to fail black people and they will continue to fail you all,” said Valerie Castille, mother of Philando Castille….

Judge Rejects Group’s Request to Add President Trump to DAPL Lawsuit

The prosecuting attorney is considering filing a separate lawsuit

  NATIONAL — A judge is not allowing President Trump to be one of the defendants in a lawsuit against the Dakota Access Pipeline. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg says the President would have to be sued under a separate lawsuit. The prosecuting attorney is considering this option. A group of Native Americans filing the lawsuit wants to add the…

Killer of Moose Lake Teen Moved to Minimum Security Prison

Blom is convicted of kidnapping 19-year-old convenience store clerk Katie Poirier in 1999

  OAK PARK HEIGHTS, Minn. — The man serving a life sentence for the murder of a Moose Lake teen in 1999 is on the move. Donald Blom, 68, is moving from a maximum-security prison in Oak Park Heights to a minimum-security prison in Faribault, Minnesota. Blom is convicted of kidnapping 19-year-old convenience store clerk Katie Poirier in 1999. He…

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office Warning the Public About New Phone Scam

The authorities want you to know this is not the sheriff and they never call people with requests to send money

  CASS COUNTY, ND — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a recent phone scam. Authorities say an individual is calling people pretending to be Sheriff Paul Laney and warning them saying if they don’t give pay up over the phone, they will have an active warrant against them. On a phone call back to phone,…

“When They Get Done with Us, They’re Coming for You”: Castile Family Speaks on Verdict

Family members met with reporters after the court case came to a close

ST. PAUL, Minn. — After five days of deliberation, Jeronimo Yanez was found not guilty on all counts in the shooting death of Philando Castile. Family members met with reporters after the court case came to a close. “This system continues to fail black people and they will continue to fail you all,” said Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile. “Because this…

Jurors Find St. Anthony Police Officer Not Guilty of All Charges in the Killing of Philando Castile

Yanez claimed he saw Castile reaching for his gun and he was in fear for his life

  ST. PAUL, Minn. — The verdict is in. After five days of deliberations, jurors have declared St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty of manslaughter in the killing of 32-year-old Philando Castile. Castile was shot by Yanez during a traffic stop on July 6th, 2016. Yanez said he shot Castile after Castile told him he was carrying a…

West Fargo’s Mayor Defends Police Chief Search Process, Despite Criticism from Newspaper Editor

Mayor Mattern says he's had enough

WEST FARGO, ND– Tensions are heating up between West Fargo city leaders and a local paper about the city’s hiring of a new police chief. Mayor Rich Mattern is calling out the Forum over what he says is their attempt to create drama in order to sell papers. “Were those open to the public?” asked KVRR’s Shiina LoSciuto, in regards…