Crime

Non-Lethal Shooting on University Drive South

Authorities say everyone involved had left the scene by the time they arrived. Later, an adult male arrived at a local hospital seeking treatment.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department says one man was wounded in a shooting that took place just before 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 24. The department says that they received reports of gunshots in the 2100 block of University Drive South. When officers responded, everyone involved with the altercation had apparently left the scene. Investigators were later…

Man accused of taking running rental vehicle last Friday in Fargo is arrested

(2023 mugshot)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Detroit Lakes man was arrested after a high-risk traffic stop last Friday in Fargo in a stolen vehicle. Police say 31-year-old Christopher Anderson took the vehicle which was left running with the keys inside in the 1700 block of 44th Street South around 8 a.m. on January 16. A FLOCK alert indicated the vehicle…

AMBER Alert leads to safe return of Minnesota girl, man arrested

ZIMMERMAN, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is jailed in Sherburne County, Minnesota for abducting a 7-year-old girl on Wednesday in Zimmerman. The sheriff’s office says 28-year-old Joseph Bragg, who has no permanent address, took the girl around 4 p.m when she got off the bus. She wasn’t reported missing until 6:30 and eventually an AMBER Alert was issued. Investigators identified…

MN man enters Alford guilty plea in deadly stabbing outside Fargo bar in 2024

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The West Lakeland, Minnesota man charged in a fatal stabbing outside SouthTown PourHouse in Fargo has changed his plea to guilty and avoids going on trial. Michael Diedrich entered an Alford plea, agreeing there would be enough evidence to convict him of the March 28, 2024 crime. Diedrich stabbed and killed 22-year-old Ethan Larson of Newfolden,…

Court lifts restrictions on immigration officers’ tactics in Minnesota

Federal agents stand outside a convenience store on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday suspended a decision that restricts immigration officers’ aggressive tactics in Minnesota, while Maine declined a request for more undercover license plates for U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicles, citing “abuses of power” during the Trump administration’s…

DHS Secretary Noem says arrests will be made tonight for protest at St. Paul church

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says arrests will be made “in the next several hours” after protesters disrupted a church service on Sunday in St. Paul. Activists accused the pastor of have having ties to I.C.E. Noem told Newsmax on Tuesday night that those activists will be held accountable. She says people will be brought to justice…

Driver charged after going 104 mph on closed I-29

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A driver has been charged and fined after going more than 100 miles per hour on a closed interstate during Sunday’s snow storm. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Interstate-29 was closed due to blizzard conditions and low visibility when a trooper stopped a driver going 104 mph in an 80 mph zone. The driver was issued…

Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say

People gather near the post office during a protest, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two defense officials said Sunday. The officials, who spoke…