BISMARCK, ND — A man could face charges after driving his pickup up to the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck and assaulting the security staff. Security was able to contain the 52-year-old man until troopers with the North Dakota Highway Patrol arrived to detain him. The man was taken to the hospital for an evaluation. A Heritage Center security staff…
JAMESTOWN, ND — A Jamestown man has made his initial appearance in court on charges of attempted murder and two counts of assault. Jason Benefiel’s bond was set at $200,000 and he has been ordered to have no contact with the victim. The complaint says Benefiel struck and chocked the victim until they were unconscious. The victim also suffered bone fractures…
PONEMAH, MN — A Ponemah, Minnesota man is indicted on first and second degree murder charges. Court documents reveal that on January 6, 38-year-old Jeremiah Kingbird stopped at a house and told a woman that he found his wife on Old Ponemah Road and that she had been there all night. The woman had severe physical injuries and died at a…
JAMESTOWN, ND — One man was hurt and a woman arrested after an alleged assault involving a weapon last night in Jamestown. A 26 year-old man was taken to the hospital with injuries. A search warrant was served on a residence this morning and three people were detained including 44-year-old Danielle Hall. She was arrested for suspicion of aggravated assault and…
BEMIDJI, MN (KFGO) – Police in Bemidji say prosecutors are considering charges against two teenagers for an assault on a man who was walking into a business. Video of a woman and the man who was hurt shows them walking up a flight of stairs, followed by one of the juveniles, who punched the man. A scuffle began and…
Dustin VaughnJAMESTOWN, ND — Two men are wanted after an alleged assault at the Buffalo Motel in Jamestown. When police arrived just before two this morning, they say Dustin Vaughn and Gabriel Hanson fled. They led officers on a high speed chase reaching 115 miles per hour before the chase was called off. Vaughn, Hanson and Amber Switters, all of Jamestown,…
FARGO, N.D. — As part of the Fargo Town Hall Lecture Series, actress, singer and dancer, Rita Moreno is pushing people to pursue their hopes and dreams. KVRR’s Jessie Cohen tells us how her story is inspiring and resonating with hundreds. In 1935 Rita Moreno left family members behind in Puerto Rico and came to America with her mother, the…
FARGO, N.D. — A Fort Totten man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for assaulting two men and shooting his ex-girlfriend. At a combined change of plea and sentencing hearing in Fargo, 24-year-old Dakota Charboneau plead guilty to the shooting last November. His former girlfriend lost her eye as a result of the shooting. Charboneau was found guilty in…
STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. — An Alexandria man is charged after hitting an officer with an arrow last week in Sauk Centre. Stearns County prosecutors have charged 31-year-old Ramey Olson with three counts of assaulting a police officer. Olson is accused of firing arrows at three officers, striking one of them and prompting the other two to shoot at him. He is…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A woman arrested for a gun incident at Buffalo Wild Wings in Moorhead on Sunday was agitated according to police and that is how she got hurt. They say Jennifer Thomas spit in the face of an officer while being put into the squad car. They put a spit mask on her. Before she could be taken to…
