FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Moorhead man who crashed into pedestrian bridge pillars along I-94 in Fargo last December while being wanted for luring a minor, is sentenced in court. On Monday, 52-year-old Robby Njos entered an Alford plea to the charge meaning he doesn’t admit guilt, but admits that there is enough evidence for a conviction. He was sentenced…
FARGO (KVRR) – A St. Michael, North Dakota man has been found guilty of second-degree murder and arson in connection with the death of a teenage boy. U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider says in January, 2021, 36-year-old Cody James Belgarde shot and killed the teen, who was two weeks past his seventeenth birthday. Belgarde then set fire to the house where…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A 17-year-old male is dead after an officer-involved shooting in the Kirkwood Mall parking lot in Bismarck. Three Bismarck police officers were involved, and they were not hurt. They responded just after midnight on multiple reports of people hearing gunfire and determined a shooting took place around Everspring Hotel. The suspect, 17-year-old Nicholas Bruington of Bismarck,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police recently created a Victim Advocate position to provide additional resources to victims of crime. The Victim Advocate will help introduce victims to programs and guide them through the legal process. Police Chief David Zibolski says his department understands how confusing and stressful the process can be when involved in a crime. “People call us…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is sounding the alarm about the drug epidemic on reservations in North Dakota. Jamie Azure was a guest at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Sen. John Hoeven introduced him as part of a discussion on efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl and…
FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo repair shop is out nearly $60,000 in tools and equipment after an early Tuesday morning burglary. Corey’s Car Care co-owner Frank Neisen said security video shows the thief walking around the building at about 3:30 a.m. Neisen said the man pried open an office window and spent a couple of hours inside the building before…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police want your help to identify those involved with a string of suspected arsons in S. Fargo. Police say five fires in the 900 Block of 42nd Street South and one in the 1100 Block were set intentionally. “It’s been a scary thing,” said Esther Grossman, a resident in the arson area. “The residents are…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is accused of the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl at a home in Barnesville. Police interviewed the victim in early October and she told them 32-year-old Jesse Meier had touched her inappropriately in January. She said he touched her breasts and private area. She told investigators that when Meier stopped he told…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — We are learning new details about a Red River Valley SWAT team arrest in Hawley that prompted a soft lockdown at area schools. Moorhead Police say 39-year-old Brandon Loock of Hawley was taken into custody on Wednesday without incident. He was wanted for trying to get into a home in the 1600 block of 2nd Avenue…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With the sex crimes charges against former State Senator Ray Holmberg. Former North Dakota U.S. Attorney Tim Purdon breaks down the case for us. “These are not uncommon charges. What’s uncommon here is the high profile nature of the defendant and of course the growing evidence that this all occurred at taxpayer expense; those two things…
