Leonard PeltierA parole hearing was held in Florida for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. A decision is expected within 21 days. Peltier has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota. At 79, his health is failing, and if this parole request is denied, it might be a…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — We are learning more about the arrest of a man who set off a shelter in place during an extensive search Saturday in Dalton, Minnesota in Otter Tail County. 31-year-old Eliezer Rodriguez of Hutchinson, Minnesota was caught while on foot Saturday afternoon in a wooded area near Hansel Lake Rest Stop along I-94 just…
DRAYTON, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man is charged and recovering from injuries after crashing his vehicle near Drayton, North Dakota. Pembina County Sheriff’s Office and North Dakota Highway Patrol say 28-year-old Jedidiah Enno was speeding on State Highway 66 when he lost control of his vehicle around 4:45 p.m. Sunday. He crossed over from one ditch to the…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man was arrested after ramming a squad car and a short pursuit involving North Dakota Highway Patrol and Cass County Sheriff’s Office near Casselton. Deputies located 32-year-old Jordon Wichman in the noon hour after a report of a man possibly under the influence of drugs and having a mental health crisis. Wichman was…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Charges against a Fordville, North Dakota man who rear-ended a vehicle stopped at a red light near Grand Forks International Airport are expected to be upgraded. A six-year-old child in the vehicle that was hit has died at a Fargo hospital. The driver of the vehicle, 26-year-old Nicole Louthain, was seriously injured and taken to…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Court records show the Fordville, North Dakota man arrested after a crash near Grand Forks International Airport Monday night was over the legal limit for alcohol. 43-year-old Travis Bell is charged with criminal vehicular injury. He crashed into a vehicle stopped at a red light at Highway 2 and Airport Road, seriously injuring a Grand…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — An East Grand Forks man is pleading guilty to sex crimes against underage girls in Grand Forks. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Manuel Martinez Jr. is accused of sexually abusing a woman’s four daughters between 2012 and 2021. Martinez was living with the family and the girls were as young as age six at the time. He…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Federal law enforcement authorities in Fargo announced a plan on Tuesday to tackle a significant rise in violent crimes. U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider says the three-part plan will address an approximate 45% increase in violent crime since 2019. Schneider says the plan uses local intelligence information and federal resources to confront gangs and organized criminals before…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man is facing a number of charges after being accused of attacking a man with a hatchet and later firing multiple gunshots in his home. 21-year-old Jayden Lloyd is charged with eight counts including possession with intent to manufacture or deliver LSD and a schedule one hallucinogenic substance, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment,…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — Charges are filed against a Wahpeton man after a domestic assault on Friday lead to a standoff with authorities. 20-year-old Nathan Deemer III is charged with terrorizing a child victim, preventing arrest, reckless endangerment and domestic violence. Deemer is accused of assaulting a family member and pointing a gun at them. A shelter in place was…
