ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minnesota state senator who was caught in a police sting operation pleaded not guilty Monday to a federal charge of attempted enticement of a minor for prostitution. Justin Eichorn entered his plea in a brief appearance before Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins. The judge granted his request for more time for his attorneys to review the…
Cole MeadowsMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A driver in a stolen vehicle is arrested after a brief afternoon pursuit east of Moorhead. Sheriff Mark Empting says deputies and Minnesota State Patrol were tracking a stolen car that was wanted for a burglary in Anoka, Minnesota. The driver spotted a deputy near mile marker 12 on I-94 and accelerated. Two sets of…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is arrested in Grand Forks after forcing another man to drive him to the Islamic Center at gunpoint. Grand Forks Police were called to the center at 2122 17th Avenue south around 2:30 this afternoon. When they arrived they started clearing victims to determine the identity of the suspect. A SWAT vehicle was also…
FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man is facing domestic violence charges after allegedly firing a handgun during an argument with his boyfriend. A Fargo Police report says 33-year-old Larry Smith-Redman and his boyfriend got into an argument while moving furniture around 2 a.m. Sunday. During the argument, police say Smith-Redman pointed a gun at his boyfriend. The two started wrestling,…
Faith Dixon & Charles DixonFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The criminal case of a local activist and her husband is being pushed back again. The trial that was supposed to start this month for Faith and Charles Dixon is now scheduled for November. A hearing was held this afternoon by Zoom as attorneys ask for more detailed information about the charges…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man is sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping and brutally raping a neighbor in March 2024. 40-year-old Travis Holt broke down the woman’s apartment door and forced her upstairs to his apartment. He used a knife to cut off her clothes before raping her. He also stabbed the woman in the side….
LAKOTA, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– Sex assault charges are re-filed against a teacher, coach and counselor in Dakota Prairie School District in Petersburg, North Dakota. Brandon Parsley is charged with sexual assault of a minor, luring minors online and misdemeanor solicitation of a minor over 15. Parsley had first been charged in February 2024, but charges were dropped last June because one…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is coming to North Dakota to hear directly from producers. Rollins will participate in a roundtable discussion at NDSU on Tuesday morning. She was invited by Sen. John Hoeven who serves as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee. Hoeven says they will talk with local agriculture producers, commodity groups, ag researchers…
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — A security camera at a business in Horace catches a burglar in the act overnight and the owner calls authorities. Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrived around 3 a.m. along with a K9 unit from West Fargo and they located and arrested 38-year-old Timothy Lowseth of West Fargo. Following an initial investigation at the business in the…
UPDATE FROM MN BCA: **CANCEL Endangered Missing Alert – Arissa has been located and is safe** MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota BCA has issued an endangered missing person alert for 14-year-old Arissa Mohamad of Moorhead. They say there is concern for her immediate health and safety. Arissa left home on Sunday or the night prior. She is 5’7″, 140…
