ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge on Monday blocked the release of a former Minnesota state senator charged with soliciting a minor, after prosecutors leveled fresh allegations that he tried to obstruct the FBI’s investigation from jail. U.S. Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins ruled that Justin Eichorn should remain jailed instead of being released to a halfway house on Tuesday…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A North Dakota senate committee hosted a second reading on requiring mandatory learning of the Holocaust in public schools. Schools in North Dakota currently leave it up to a teacher’s discretion whether the Holocaust will be taught. The bill requires the superintendent of public instruction to submit an annual report to the governor and legislative management…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — The Flickertail Solar Project hearing brought in several dozen people, including landowners and others who would be affected by the project. “We’re still asking for the site to be designated as it is with the condition that there will not any components of the solar facility within 500 feet of a residence within that boundary,” said…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The Fargo man who pleaded guilty earlier this month in a fatal hit and run is sentenced to four years in prison. 23-year-old Alex Cruz hit and killed 36-year-old Robyn Krause of Fargo around 6:30 a.m. on December 23. Krause was crossing the street near the 52nd Avenue South Walmart at the time. Cruz pleaded guilty…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Bail is set at $500 cash with conditions for a rural Fergus Falls man who is accused of threatening to shoot a person in the face. 33-year-old Donavan Bolden is charged with threats of violence and domestic assault in the Friday night incident that involved the SWAT team. Court records indicate Bolden punched the television…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead’s acting deputy police chief has been placed on paid administrative leave. Moorhead City Manager Dan Mahli tells KVRR Local News that Captain Deric Swenson, who is also a police department spokesman, was placed on administrative leave after a complaint was filed. The allegations in the complaint have not been released. It’s also not clear whether…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An East Grand Forks man has waived his preliminary hearing and entered a not guilty plea in the shooting death of his father in 2020. 32-year-old Vincent Villarreal is charged with murder for the shooting death of his father. 55-year-old Jeffrey Shulzitski was found dead on December 5, 2020 at Budget Inn Express in Grand…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR: UPDATE 5PM) — UND Police have identified the owner of a pickup involved in a hit and run but are still seeking witnesses. They say an elementary-age kid was hit near Lake Agassiz Elementary on 39th Street and 6th Avenue North. The pickup could be seen fleeing the scene. Police have not given any update on…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Six people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 59 south of Mahnomen shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday. The Minnesota State Patrol says an SUV was northbound when it collided with a southbound SUV. The driver of the northbound vehicle and three passengers and the driver and a passenger in the second vehicle had…
Isaac Teegarden (photo: Cass County jail)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo man who fled from West Fargo Police at high speed last summer will spend 28 days in jail. Last June, an officer tried to make a traffic stop after seeing Isaac Teegarden quickly accelerate and screech the tires of his vehicle on Main Avenue. Teegarden drove away from the officer at…
