Crime

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally DUI Arrests Hit 100

STURGIS, S.D. (KVRR) — Driving under the influence arrests hit 100 at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. From last Saturday through this morning, 89 DUI arrests had been made in Sturgis with another 11 DUI arrests being made in the Rapid City District. South Dakota Department of Public Safety keeps track of the numbers including crashes,…

Dog Attacks Officer While Arresting Man For Trespassing in North Fargo Apartment Building

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo officer is being treated for multiple dog bites while attempting to arrest a man for trespassing Tuesday night. Police say 38-year-old Zakariya Abdikarim barricaded the door of an apartment in the 300 block of 7th Avenue North. He made threats towards the officers and refused to cooperate and come out. Pepper balls were released…

Moorhead Man Faces Mandatory Sentence After Pleading Guilty to Distributing Meth

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Moorhead man pleads guilty in federal court in Minneapolis to distributing meth. According to court documents, 46-year-old Jamie White acquired over 500 grams of meth from April 2023 to last February. His home was searched last October during an investigation into the alleged restraint of a woman in his basement. Officers found over 400 grams of…

Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor

Ray HolmbergFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — A high-profile former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor. Ray Holmberg, 80, of Grand Forks, was indicted in October 2023 for travel with…

Update: One suspect arrested after property dispute leads to gunfire in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead police are investigating an incident involving gunshots Wednesday evening. Tamorris Dempsey, 45, was arrested on three counts of 2nd degree assault, three counts of drive-by shooting, and three counts of discharge of a firearm. Police say at approximately 7:10 p.m., officers responded to multiple reports of gunshots. Two parties exchanged gunfire. It is believed that…

Two Charged in Red Lake Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Two people from Bemidji are indicted for selling fentanyl in and around Red Lake Indian Reservation and throughout Minnesota. 28-year-old Derek Paddy and 20-year-old Robyn Lussier had over 40 grams of fentanyl on them when arrested last November. They made their initial appearances in U.S. District Court last Friday. They are both charged with one count…

Democrat State Rep. Hicks Home Vandalized in Rochester

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Democratic state lawmaker from Rochester says her home was vandalized with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti over the weekend. Representative Kim Hicks posted photos of KKK and swastikas spray painted on her shed, several political yard signs with racial slurs and hate speech, and a broken window. Her husband told police their Ring camera picked up…