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…
GLYNDON, MN — The 3) DGF Rebels and 6) East Grand Forks Green Wave battled in the first half of tonight’s Section 8AA quarterfinal. The Rebels took just a 3 point lead into the break. The second half was dominated by the Rebels as they will move on to the semifinals to take on 7) Barnesville. Tip off will be…
ST. PAUL — Ten more people are charged in the $250 million “Feeding Our Future” fraud scheme in Minnesota. Nearly all of the defendants are from the Twin Cities metro. There are now 60 people tied to the Minneapolis-St. Paul nonprofit that are facing charges. The money was meant to feed low-income kids during the pandemic. U.S. Attorney Andrew Lugar…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A St. Cloud woman pleads guilty in Fargo to leading a dangerous drug distribution enterprise from Mexico. 30-year-old Macalla Knott pled guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Money Laundering Conspiracy and Continuing Criminal Enterprise. She admitted to supervising, managing, and leading more than five people in the enterprise while living in Mexico since March 2020. Prosecutors say…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police are looking for help after a weekend call about shots fired. Shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday morning, officers were dispatched to multiple shots fired in the 1500 block of 11th Street North. Witnesses say someone in a vehicle started firing a gun out the window as they were driving away. Officers found over twenty…
MOORHEAD (KFGO) – Moorhead police have released the name of a man who they say was murdered late last Thursday night. He was Dustin Momerak. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office in St. Paul says Momerak died of multiple sharp and blunt force injuries. 25-year-old Douglas Swenson II of Moorhead was arrested. Officers responded to a disturbance call at an…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Catholics aren’t typically supposed to eat meat on Fridays during Lent. But Friday March 17, they’ll be getting a break, depending on where they live. The bishops of the Fargo Diocese and the Crookston Diocese are dispensing with the order this year so Catholics can celebrate a traditional St. Patrick’s Day with corned beef and cabbage….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Snow removal crews were in action on Sunday helping to clean-up from the aftermath from the winter storm. Many of them waited until the storm to pass to complete the bulk of their work. “We ended up being a little shorter on Saturday, just because we wanted the wind to get all the snow and get…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State Senator Torrey Westrom is injured in a snowmobile crash on Lake Ida. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call around 3:00 this afternoon. On the north end of the lake, deputies and first responders found Westrom and a 13-year-old boy who had been driving. They say the snowmobile hit a packed snowdrift…
ST. PAUL (KFGO) — The Minnesota House is sending a bill backers say will reduce the rash of catalytic converter thefts in the state to the desk of Gov. Tim Walz. It prohibits scrap metal dealers from buying any catalytic converter without a marking that ties it to the original vehicle. The House agreed to minor changes the Senate made…
