Crime

Man charged with assaulting Fargo police officers after urinating in elevator of downtown library

Kevin Wright (Cass County Jail)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo man is facing felony charges after allegedly fighting with officers who were trespassing him from the downtown Fargo library. Court documents say a librarian called police because Kevin Wright, 35, had urinated in the elevator. Officers told Wright he was being trespassed, but he would not leave. He was told he…

Trooper Assaulted While Arresting Moorhead Man For Drunk Driving With Kids In Vehicle In Fargo

Oscar Lee Jr.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man is accused of assaulting a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper while being arrested for drunk driving in Fargo. Captain Bryan Niewind says 44-year-old Oscar Lee Jr. was stopped around 4:30 this afternoon in a parking lot in the 2500 block of 23rd Avenue South. Lee was suspected of being intoxicated and…

Adam Fravel gets life in prison for death of Madeline Kingsbury

Adam Fravel in courtWINONA, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Adam Fravel is sentenced to life in prison for the death of Madeline Kingsbury in southern Minnesota. Kingsbury is Fravel’s former partner and mother of his two children. Fravel appeared in court to be sentenced after being convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree murder with a past pattern of domestic abuse, second-degree murder…

Emerado, ND Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder in September 2023

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An Emerado, North Dakota man is sentenced after pleading guilty to attempted murder and other charges. A judge in Grand Forks gave Alexander Stewart four years behind bars. Stewart was arrested in September 2023 after attacking a woman who he allegedy dragged, choked and threatened to kill. He also pleaded guilty to all charges including…

Driver Loses Control, Strikes NHDP Vehicle

The state trooper was outside their vehicle investigating another crash when the incident occurred.

The damage done to the trooper’s 2020 Ford Explorer.CASS COUNTY, N.D. – All parties involved feel lucky to be unharmed after a scary collision on the evening of December 14 in Cass County. An unnamed state trooper pulled their 2020 Ford Explorer to the right shoulder to investigate a crash scene on eastbound Interstate 94, around mile marker 342. At…

Minnesota Sues Glock Over Pistol “Switch” Capability

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Attorney General Keith Ellison of Minnesota files suit against gun manufacturer Glock over its pistol “switch” conversion capability. The civil lawsuit claims Glock was aware since the 1980s that the design of its pistols allowed for easy modification to make the weapon function like a fully automatic firearm. The attorney general says Glock promotes automatic weapons…

Man facing multiple felony, misdemeanor charges after fleeing law enforcement in north Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A 29-year-old man is in the Cass County jail, accused of stealing a vehicle and fleeing officers in Fargo Tuesday morning. The Metro Street Crimes Unit contacted the Highway Patrol after finding a vehicle that fled from troopers last week. The troopers responded to a north Fargo neighborhood where a man was sleeping in the vehicle….

Officer Identified In Active Shooting In Downtown Jamestown

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — The Jamestown Police Department released the name of the officer involved in the active shooter incident outside of Fred’s Den in downtown Jamestown. The first officer on the scene and the only officer engaged with the suspect was Sergeant Cory Beckman, a five-year veteran of the Jamestown police department. Sgt. Beckman is a James/Valley Special Operations…

Ramsey County Deputy Charged And On Leave

Ramsey County Sheriff/FacebookDEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A deputy with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office is on leave and facing a misdemeanor criminal charge. 42-year-old Samuel Shively is charged with misdemeanor sexual assault-offensive in Ramsey County District Court. Sheriff Bryan Lang says Shively has been on administrative leave since October 24. He has been with the department for six years….