Crime

No charges will be filed related to shooting outside Prairie Heights Church

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Charges will not be filed against a man who shot and killed another man outside Prairie Heights Church in West Fargo in August. A memo from assistant Cass County State’s Attorney Ryan Younggren details the events surrounding the shooting that killed 25-year-old Austin Strom the morning of Saturday, Aug. 17. The memo says Strom, who was a member of…

Student arrested after threats at Fertile-Beltrami School

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A student is arrested after another school threat is made. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says they received a report regarding threats of school violence at the Fertile-Beltrami School. The juvenile student was arrested. They say there is no immediate threat at this time and the investigation is ongoing. Polk County Sheriff’s Office is working closely…

A Clay County Grand Jury Indicts Isaac Arndt For the Murder of Jaelyn Walker

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Clay County Grand Jury has indicted Isaac Arndt for First Degree Murder with Premeditation and Second Degree Murder with Intent in the death of 14-year-old Jaelyn Walker. The 18-year-old Arndt was arraigned on the indictment today and Judge Jade Rosenfeldt set bail at $4 million dollars without conditions or $2 million dollars with conditions. If…

Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota Warns About Possible Rehab Scams

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota has a warning about possible rehab schemes. Some people seeking treatment are being targeted by out-of-state sources with offers of flights, luxury treatment centers and possible employment opportunities. The potential rehab scams often target American Indian reservations. The Blues say these schemes can lead to financial hardship, ineffective treatment…

Red Lake woman sentenced for the death of a child

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — A Red Lake woman has been sentenced to 15 months in prison following the death of a child in her care. The trial evidence showed Sharon Rosebear, 64, intentionally deprived a child of necessary food and health care over the course of 2022. The child died from the combined effects of starvation and infection. Julius Fineday, Sr….

Wahpeton Man Will Serve 5 Years in Prison For Fatal Hit-and-Run Last October

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A judge sentences 53-year-old Chad Olson of Wahpeton to serve five years in prison in the hit-and-run death of Bailey Bernstein. Olson changed his pleas to guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and duty in accident involving death before sentencing. District Court Judge Bradley Cruff gave him 10 years on each count to be served at the…