MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo man and Valley City woman are in the Cass County jail after deputies found drugs in their vehicle and the man ran from a traffic stop over the weekend. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies stopped the two in Mapleton for expired vehicle tags. After finding the drugs, deputies removed the pair from the vehicle…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A man who failed to stop for a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper on Saturday afternoon near Casselton, igniting a 25 mile pursuit, is arrested. The suspect, who was not named by the patrol, hit speeds of 115 miles per hour on I-94 and Highway 18 and drove into oncoming lanes. A PIT maneuver was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On June 7th, Fargo Police officer Avery Jensen and two other officers were dispatched to the Roberts Commons Garage in reports of two men appearing to do narcotics. 37-year-old Joseph Manitowabi, seen in a now viral video, was caught on camera resisting officers. “Officer Winter, Officer Latasha Dean, and I we approached Mr. Manitowabi. We informed…
ROSEAU CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Roseau, Minnesota man is charged with burglary after entering a home and asking “where Rachel was”. It happened around 11 o’clock on Saturday night. Court records show 40-year-old Joshua Bleau entered the home near County Road 20 south of Roseau through the bathroom window and encountered a man. He then ran up to a…
Kaitlyn Carroll (Otter Tail County Detention Center)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A woman who was charged in the drug overdose death of a man in rural Fergus Falls last August is sentenced to just over six years in prison. 27-year-old Kaitlyn Carroll of Elizabeth, Minnesota pleaded guilty in June to 3rd degree murder. Carroll supplied a mixture of meth and…
Daniel Weigel / Jason StugelmeyerBismarck, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks City Council member will not be the next police chief in Bismarck. Bismarck City Commission has picked Jason Stugelmeyer, a deputy chief with Bismarck Police Department, for the top job. He has been with the department for 24 years and was one of two finalists along with Danny Weigel…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Bond is set for a Thief River Falls, Minnesota woman accused of cutting a child’s throat on Sunday morning. When officers arrived at the home, they say all of the juveniles in question were safe in a vehicle. They encountered 34-year-old Edwina Stoutenburgh standing outside in very little clothing. Bond was set at $500,000…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In 2002, the Cass County Jail was built with a capacity of 252 inmates, and years later, built up to 348. But in the past several years, overcrowding accelerated the need for an expansion. “When this was designed there were a lot of things that were considered. Number one the amount of resources that we’d need,…
Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell looks to her attorney Dane DeKrey during her trial on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Becker County District Court in Detroit Lakes, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, Minnesota will be sentenced on September 10 after being found guilty in Detroit Lakes. A jury convicted Mitchell on two counts of burglary and…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fergus Falls has a new police chief. Justin Paul landed the job on Monday after being one of three finalists interviewed last week. He has a 27-year career in law enforcement and currently serves as a Captain in the Bettendorf, Iowa Police Department. Paul says Fergus Falls is “kind of like Goldilocks”: it’s just the…
