Crime

Wife of Detroit Lakes missionary killed in Africa arrested in connection with death

(photo: Lakes Area Vineyard Church Facebook)DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The wife of a Detroit Lakes missionary killed in Africa has been arrested in connection with his death. Lakes Area Vineyard Church lead pastor Troy Easton says Beau Shroyer was killed in a violent attack Friday while serving in Angola, Africa. Shroyer’s wife, Jackie, was arrested earlier this week. Shroyer was a…

Mountrail County man charged with multiple felonies, including trying to take officers handgun

WHITE EARTH, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A northwestern North Dakota man is charged with multiple felonies after assaulting a sheriff’s deputy and trying to take his gun in Mountrail County. According to court records, the deputy was trying to take 33-year-old Andrew Wiedmer into custody for a warrant when Wiedmer ran. The deputy ordered Wiedmer to stop, but he continued to…

Fergus Falls Brothers Accused of Assault in Alleged Attack

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two brothers from Fergus Falls face assault charges for an alleged attack. The victims told police that 46-year-old Eric Jacobson and 47-year-old Olaf Jacobson came at them Saturday with a knife. The brothers reportedly grabbed a metal bat and Eric lunged at one of the victims and continued to advance at another victim. Officers used…

Handgun scare at Grand Forks County Office

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Confusion over a handgun at the Grand Forks County Office brings out several deputies. The sheriff’s office responded the the office’s fourth floor for a man with a handgun. They approached the situation similar to an active shooter. When deputies questioned the man, they found he did not have a handgun but an electrical shock-style…

North Dakota prisons to begin using waitlist due to lack of beds

Entrance sign at the gate of the Missouri River Correctional Center in Bismarck on June 6, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will begin using a waitlist to decide who to admit to prison first after running out of beds for male inmates. North Dakota’s prison…