MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A man confronts a man standing by a vehicle in his driveway in Moorhead and it results in a fight and a stabbing. It happened around 9:40 Tuesday night in the 400 block of 17th Street South. The 41-year-old victim says the suspect fled the scene. The only description he could provide was that the man…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – In 2006, Rodriguez was sentenced to death by U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson. However, federal prosecutors have made a decision to no longer seek the death penalty against the man convicted of kidnapping and killing UND Student Dru Sjodin. U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider assures Rodriguez will remain behind bars for the rest of his life. “Well,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — People concerned about keeping minors from pornography in libraries testified about an obscenity bill at a North Dakota House committee. The Senate already passed the bill by Senator Keith Boehm which includes a misdemeanor for willfully displaying explicit sexual material. The bill also has policies for digital and online resources offered by school districts and public…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — One of the twelve jurors who decided Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. should be executed for kidnapping and murdering Dru Sjodin is speaking out. Luke Lillehaugen was part of the six-week long, three-part trial in 2006 that left Rodriguez sitting on death row in federal prison in Indiana. He says the prospect of Rodriguez getting off death row…
DULTUH, Minn. (KVRR) — A roof partially collapses at Miller Hill Mall in Duluth. It was reported around 9 a.m. near Applebee’s in the mall. Crews are still trying to determine what caused this to happen. The mall’s general manager says that workers on the roof attempted to remove snow from areas, but they had not yet gotten to that…
KINDRED, N.D. (KVRR) — A lower unit of an apartment complex starts on fire in Kindred and a number of crews respond. Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrived shortly before one this afternoon along with fire crews from Kindred, Horace and Davenport. The lower unit had flames coming out of the structure when first responders arrived in the 100 block of…
If you’re hoping for a traditional corned beef and cabbage meal on St. Patrick’s Day, better plan to line up early. Restaurateur Bert Myers, who owns Dempsey’s Irish Pub as well as Beer & Fish and both Wurst Bier Halls, says his corned beef sells out fast every year. They start serving at about 11 a.m., and it’s usually gone…
RICHLAND CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Names are released in a double fatal crash in Richland County early Monday. Highway Patrol says 51-year-old Gerald Wolter of Mantador stopped to help 45-year-old Rory Campbell of Wahpeton after he got stuck in snow drifts on Highway 13, about a quarter mile from I-29. While the men were attaching a tow strap to the…
FARGO (KVRR) – Federal prosecutors will no longer seek the death penalty against Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr, the man convicted in the kidnapping and death of Dru Sjodin. U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider says Attorney General Merrick Garland has directed him to withdraw the notice of intent to seek a sentence of death in the case. “My thoughts today are with Dru…
FARGO (KVRR) – Five people were detained Tuesday morning when the Cass County Drug Task Force used a high-risk search warrant to search a south Fargo apartment. The search began around 6:00 a.m. in the 800-block of 42nd St. S. The Red River Valley SWAT Team and Fargo police assisted. The SWAT Team used a device to create a loud…
