Crime

UPDATE: Names released in Williston murder investigation

Kaylie Langved (L), Tyler Langved (R). (photo: Williams Co. jail)WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Police are releasing the name of the victim and those of the suspects in a weekend murder investigation in Williston. A Williston Police Department spokesperson says officers were called to a home where Clay Kyllonen, 30, was suffering from a gunshot wound. First responders tried saving Kyllonen,…

West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of kids adopted in Minn.

Donald Lantz, left, speaks with his attorney John Balenovich as his wife Jeanne Whitefeather, right, leaves the courtroom in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (Christopher Millette/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight…

Valley City Man Arrested For Luring Minors by Computer

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/NEWSDAKOTA) — A Valley City man makes his first court appearance after being arrested and charged with luring minors by computer and indecent exposure. 30-year-old Adam Liesener was arrested on Monday. Court documents say Valley City Police were tipped off last August that he had sent a nude picture to minors. He was working at Open Door…

Teen Arrested in Sister’s Stabbing

  GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police say a 16-year-old boy is being held on attempted murder charges Monday after he stabbed his adult sister in the stomach Sunday afternoon. Grand Forks police say they responded to the stabbing report in the 800 block of Duke Dr.  around 5:36 p.m. Sunday. They say their initial investigation revealed the teenager stabbed his…

Man suspected of starting apartment fire arrested

The aftermath of an arson fire on Jan. 15.FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police say a suspected arsonist has been arrested. 42-year-old Adrian Banks, from Wendell, Minnesota, was arrested Friday afternoon. Banks was arrested by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office for arson and burglary. Captain Bill Ahlfeldt says Banks is suspected of starting a fire inside a south Fargo apartment. Firefighters…