FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two siblings were sentenced in federal court this week for their part in a sprawling operation that prosecutors say trafficked fentanyl from China to the U.S. and Canada, some of the last cases stemming from an investigation into the overdose death of an 18-year-old in North Dakota. U.S. Chief District Judge Peter Welte sentenced Marie Um,…
UPDATE: Dianne Tyge, 64, Perham died in the crash. PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A 64-year-old Perham woman died in a crash in Otter Tail County Friday night. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 10 and County Road 60 about five miles northwest of Perham. The State Patrol says the woman was driving east on…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Becida woman is charged with malicious punishment of a child and domestic assault after deputies responded to a report that a 9-year-old boy had been shot with a BB gun. Hubbard County deputies spoke with the child and his father. The investigation determined the boy and his brother were wrestling when one of them…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A search warrant has led to arrests and a seizure of drugs in Moorhead. Police say detectives conducted a search in the 1200 block of Belsly Boulevard Wednesday and found more than 1300 M30 fentanyl pills. They say the street value of the drugs was $13,000. They also took $2,700 in cash. Two children were also…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fergus Falls woman is arrested on various drug charges after police began investigating suspicious activity at her home in April. 33-year-old Dilfa Munguia was arrested Tuesday and is being held in the Otter Tail County Jail. The complaint says an investigator noticed cars coming and going from her home. Over two days, about 25…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Concordia College partnered with Fargo Moorhead International Potluck to provide food and resources for international students and the community. Fargo Moorhead International Potluck is a community group that connects with people through shared food and stories. All Tri-College students and international community members were invited, as well as the general public. There were guest speakers at…
FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police Department has done an interview with Officer Andrew Dotas and it has been released to media by the City of Fargo. Dotas was seriously injured during the deadly July 14 ambush on officers. Officer Jake Wallin died in the shooting. Dotas and Officer Tyler Hawes were in critical condition and spent weeks in the…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) – September is Suicide Prevention month, and mental health experts are wanting people to see the warning signs, especially in our youth. For some, it’s a hard topic to talk about, but many are fighting to end the stigma around it. “It’s ok to not be ok. That everyone has struggles. Everytime that you can put something…
BREEZY POINT, Minn. (AP) — The deaths of three people at a northern Minnesota resort were a murder-suicide, authorities said Thursday. Investigators concluded that Michael Charles Toner, 59, of Maple Grove, shot his partner, Melanie Michele Jansen, 54, of Maple Grove, and her daughter, Hannah Nicole Parmenter, 29, of Elk River, before shooting himself in the head, Crow Wing County Attorney Donald…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KFGO) — A Detroit Lakes man is sentenced to one year in jail and 15 years of probation for two counts of felony criminal vehicular homicide and operation while intoxicated. Court records show that 54-year-old Wade Olds drove his pickup off the road and into the corner room of Lakes Inn in May 2022. Jacklyn Benninger suffered…
