FLANDREAU, S.D. (KFGO) – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says 40-year-old Joseph Hoek of Sioux Falls has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated eluding for the death of Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok last Friday afternoon. Prorok was killed when when he was struck by a car driven by Hoek. Prorok was attempting to put down…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A White Earth, Minnesota man is found guilty by a federal jury of production of child porn. 34-year-old Ryan Thompson, also known as Ryan Townsend, used a minor in December 2020 to produce pornographic images. The 13-year-old victim used her school-issued laptop to message the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and told them Thompson had been…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — TSA officers stopped a passenger from bringing a loaded gun onto an airplane Thursday at Hector International Airport. The gun was spotted during a routine x-ray screening of the passenger’s carry-on luggage. A Fargo police officer responded to the checkpoint. The passenger could face a $15,000 fine and other penalties. It is the second gun detected…
Vince McMahon speaks to an audience during a WWE fan appreciation eventNEW YORK — Vince McMahon, the former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO, is reportedly the subject of a federal investigation, according to a report. Prosecutors are working to determine if any federal laws were broken when an alleged sexual assault and sex trafficking possibly occurred. A lawsuit was recently filed against…
FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man arrested and charged with robbing a mail carrier at gunpoint in Frontier south of Fargo last summer has pleaded guilty to one count of robbery of mail and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. According to court documents, on July 17, 22-year-old Deshaun Holmes pointed a gun at the mail…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office has determined that the reported abduction of a 17 year old female south of East Grand Forks was unfounded. They got a report of the teen found tied up along a road about 10 miles south of town on Monday afternoon. The girl was checked by Altru Ambulance staff and had…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We have received new but limited information from Fargo Police about the alleged robbery that happened early Monday morning. They say 34-year-old Claudio Degollado allegedly entered a business in the 1500 Block of South University Drive, showed a firearm and demanded money. At this time, Fargo Police has not disclosed which business was involved in the…
POLK CO. Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office now says there is no known threat to the public after the discovery of a 17-year-old girl, tied up and left on the side of a county road about 10 miles south of East Grand Forks Monday afternoon. The girl was alright after being checked by Altru Ambulance staff. She told…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office says a 17-year-old female was found tied up along 410th Avenue Southwest in Bygland Township, south of East Grand Forks. She was found by a local resident around 4:30 Monday afternoon. The teen told deputies that she had been abducted and brought to that location. She was checked and medically cleared…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is arrested for armed robbery and burglary during a high-risk search warrant. 34-year-old Claudio Degollado was taken into custody in the 600 block of 11th Street North around 3 this afternoon. Red River Valley SWAT, Fargo Police and Metro Street Crimes Unit made the arrest since they believed Degollado was armed. He is…
