MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Two men are arrested for transporting drugs from the Twin Cities to Moorhead. An investigation started in June and on Sunday, authorities stopped the 35-year-old Tyler Kania, of Moorhead and 34-year-old Laquedrick Lemel As-Sidiq, of St. Louis Park, on felony drug charges. During the stop, meth, cocaine, marijuana, and morphine pills were seized. The street value…
CARRINTON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Carrington Police, working with other law enforcement agencies, arrested 32-year-old Kyle Maez-Schaak. He was wanted for escaping the Grand Forks Correctional Center and on multiple warrants in other counties including Cass, Grand Forks, Foster, and Benson. His escape from the Correctional Center prompted a multi-agency search. According to law enforcement, Maez-Schaak was last known in the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/KFGO) — Former Valley City political candidate and North Dakota Young Republicans member, Damian Johnston, has pleaded guilty in federal court for charges stemming from the January 6 Capitol riots. Johnston pleaded guilty to two counts of Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds. Other charges were dropped as part of a plea agreement. He’ll be sentenced…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man arrested in Georgia for a Fargo homicide this summer is back in Fargo and in the Cass County jail. 34-year-old Leo Dartoe is a suspect in the death of Sampson Bleh. He was arrested by U.S. Marshals and Atlanta Police on October 18. He was extradited to Fargo and booked into jail Saturday night….
(photo: Lakes Area Vineyard Church Facebook)DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The wife of a Detroit Lakes missionary killed in Africa has been arrested in connection with his death. Lakes Area Vineyard Church lead pastor Troy Easton says Beau Shroyer was killed in a violent attack Friday while serving in Angola, Africa. Shroyer’s wife, Jackie, was arrested earlier this week. Shroyer was a…
ROSEAU CO., Minn. (KVVR) — A rural Warroad, Minnesota man pleads guilty to the shooting death of his wife in August 2023. 65-year-old David Corneliusen was offered a Norgaard plea, not remembering the crime but admitting to his role in it. A trial set to start next week has been canceled. He was charged with second degree murder. During the…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) – A Fergus Falls woman has been charged with child endangerment after her arrest Tuesday afternoon near Swan Lake south of Fergus Falls. A complaint filed in Otter Tail County District Court says deputies responded for a child welfare check at about 4:30 p.m. A driver reported that he saw a woman carrying an infant. The…
WHITE EARTH, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A northwestern North Dakota man is charged with multiple felonies after assaulting a sheriff’s deputy and trying to take his gun in Mountrail County. According to court records, the deputy was trying to take 33-year-old Andrew Wiedmer into custody for a warrant when Wiedmer ran. The deputy ordered Wiedmer to stop, but he continued to…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two brothers from Fergus Falls face assault charges for an alleged attack. The victims told police that 46-year-old Eric Jacobson and 47-year-old Olaf Jacobson came at them Saturday with a knife. The brothers reportedly grabbed a metal bat and Eric lunged at one of the victims and continued to advance at another victim. Officers used…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A GoFundMe has been started to raise money to help pay for the funeral of a Grand Forks murder victim. Lori Garcia is the sister of Anthony Kiehl and is raising money for the funeral and to help family in Texas travel to Grand Forks. She writes, “This is a tragedy and I am so…
