North Dakota News

Brooke Crews Testifies In Ex-Boyfriends, William Hoehn, Trial

William Hoehn is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the August 2017 death of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ A North Dakota woman convicted of killing her pregnant neighbor by cutting the baby from her womb says police missed the victim’s body and her newborn in three searches of her apartment. Brooke Crews is testifying in the trial of her ex-boyfriend, William Hoehn, who is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the August 2017…

Fargo McDonald’s Murder Suspect Arrested in Southern Minnesota

Gabriel Perez, a 20–year–old, was shot multiple times while sitting on a curb outside of the Main Avenue McDonald's

MOWER COUNTY, MINN. – An arrest has been made in the deadly shooting of 20-year-old Gabriel Perez at the Main Avenue McDonald’s in Fargo on Sunday. Fargo Police says 44-year-old Miguel Cooley Sr. of Moorhead was taken into custody by a SWAT Team at a home west of Rochester Minnesota around 7:40 Monday night. He was taken without incident.  …

Day 5 of Hoehn Trial Tells Us How He Said He Moved Savanna’s Body Out of the Apartment Unnoticed

"Nailed the front pieces back on and moved it down the stairs by himself"

FARGO, N.D. — In the second week of William Hoehn’s trial we find out how he says he got Savanna’s body out of the apartment. KVRR’s Jessie Cohen was in court and tells us more about this unfolding story in our lead story. Over the last few months, it’s been unclear how Savanna got from her apartment to the Red…

Local Non-Profits Reuse Furniture from Old Fargo City Hall

Non-profits started arriving at the former city hall at 9 a.m.

FARGO–The City of Fargo is finding alternative ways to find homes for the furniture at the former city hall. City officials are welcoming local non-profit organizations to reuse and repurpose the old office furniture. Non-profits started arriving at the former city hall at 9 a.m. and were allowed to move and transport the furniture until 4 p.m. Scott Krabbenhoft, executive…

The Long Wait For Medical Marijuana Could End Soon In Fargo And Bismarck

State voters approved medical marijuana in November 2016

BISMARCK, N.D. — Medical marijuana could be available in North Dakota’s two largest cities by the end of this year or early next year. A manufacturing facility in Bismarck has been registered by the state and has started growing the drug. Either that manufacturer or one being developed in Fargo could supply the initial two dispensaries when they come online. A…

United Blood Services Is Now Known As Vitalant

It will be a unified brand for 127 donation centers nationwide

FARGO, N.D. — United Blood Services is getting a new name: Vitalant. It will be a unified brand for 127 donation centers nationwide. Vitalant will maintain the same community-based staff in every donation center. The centers and 30,000 mobile blood drives welcome more than 780,000 donors who supply 1.8 million donations per year. The national headquarters is based in Scottsdale, Arizona….

Fargo Murder Suspect Found in Lindenwood Park

UPDATE – Christopher Riley was arrested Thursday at Lindenwood Park in Fargo without incident. Police say he was found in the gray Dodge pickup taken from the crime scene.   UPDATE: ARRESTED – Sept 27, 2018 Christopher B. Riley was located and arrested tonight in Lindenwood Park by Fargo Police Officers. He was taken into custody without incident. He was…

Police Release Name Of Shooting Victim Outside Fargo McDonald’s

The victim has been identified as Gabriel (NMN) Perez, 20 years of age, residing in Fargo.

Update- The victim has been identified as Gabriel (NMN) Perez, 20 years of age, residing in Fargo.  Fargo Police officers and detectives determined Perez was sitting on a curb next to the building when a dark colored Chevy Trailblazer entered the parking lot at a high rate of speed.  The driver pulled up next to the Perez and shot the…

Grand Forks Police Searching For Robbery Suspect

The police department says just before 11 a.m. Sunday, a partially-masked man with a handgun entered the Orton's Cenex Gas Station on South Washington Street.

Grand Forks, N.D. – Grand Forks police are searching for the suspect in a armed robbery. The police department says just before 11 a.m. Sunday, a partially-masked man with a handgun entered the Orton’s Cenex Gas Station on South Washington Street. The man stole the till and then fled on foot. No employees were injured. A K-9 track for the suspect…