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Man In U.S. Illegally Sentenced in Fargo, Claims he was Tortured by Corrupt Mexican Govt.

August 9, 2023

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KFGO) – A man who was arrested for being in the U.S. illegally at Sky Dancer Casino earlier this year has been sentenced to just under two years in federal prison. Fidel Torres pleaded guilty to the sole charge of reentry into the U.S. by a removed alien subsequent a felony conviction in a Fargo courtroom Wednesday afternoon. The…

Ojibwe woman makes history as North Dakota poet laureate

April 9, 2023

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, ND. (KVRR/AP) — North Dakota lawmakers have appointed Denise Lajimodiere as the state’s poet laureate. The Ojibwe member of the Turtle Mountain Band in Belcourt becomes the first Native American to hold the position. She has written several award-winning books of poetry. She’s considered a national expert on the history of Native American boarding schools and wrote an academic…

Man In U.S. Illegally From Mexico Arrested at Sky Dancer Casino

January 26, 2023

KVRR Staff,

BELCOURT, N.D. (KFGO) – A security supervisor at Sky Dancer Casino and Resort in Belcourt contacted federal authorities on New Year’s Day when he got suspicious after Fidel Arenas Torres showed up to collect $4800 in winnings but could not produce a Social Security number, which is required to collect winnings over a certain amount.It did not take long for…

UPDATE: Silver Alert Cancelled, Man Found Safe

Silver Alert was issued for 77-year-old Cecil Jeanotta

August 15, 2022

Site Staff,

UPDATE: The Silver Alert has been cancelled. North Dakota High Patrol says Jeanotte was safely located in Rock Lake, ND by law enforcement. BELCOURT, N.D. (KVRR) – There is a Silver Alert out for a missing and vulnerable man. Authorities say 77-year-old Cecil Jeanotta is missing from Belcourt, North Dakota. He also goes by Sonny. He is 5’7″, 170…

Belcourt Man Sentenced For Carjacking in Fargo Last March

February 3, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Belcourt, North Dakota man is sentenced to seven years in prison for a carjacking in Fargo. 32-year-old John Poitra approached someone who had just parked their pickup near 6th Avenue and 8th Street North last March. He demanded the keys and threatened to stab the owner. Poitra was found by police driving the pickup the…

Woman Killed In Utility Vehicle Crash Near Dunseith

August 29, 2021

TJ Nelson,

ROLETTE CO., N.D. — A 21-year-old St. John, North Dakota woman is dead after a utility vehicle crash near Dunseith. Highway Patrol tells us Kimberly Hodell was driving the UTV about 6 miles northwest of town when she lost control Saturday night after 6. She was thrown from the vehicle along with 23-year-old Shaylan Charboneau from Belcourt. Hodell died at…

FBI describes investigation into Fargo courthouse suicide

"The investigation will entail trying to figure out how he got that weapon or object into the courtroom."

May 18, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The FBI investigates a courtroom suicide after a man slit his throat inside the Fargo U.S. District Courthouse. “An individual was in the courtroom and a guilty verdict had come back in one of the charges against him. The jury then left the courtroom and the individual pulled a sharp object and cut himself and died…

Belcourt Man Gets Life For Sexual Abuse Of Two Children

Both were under the age of 12

June 16, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — A Belcourt, North Dakota man is sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse. 51-year-old Myron Azure plead guilty in February to two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. Between October 2014 and January 2017, Azure abused one of the two victims on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. While that investigation was pending, between…

Belcourt Man Accused of Stabbing Minot Woman Several Times

Jesse Azure fled in a vehicle but was later stopped near the Ward County Courthouse

January 30, 2019

TJ Nelson,

MINOT, ND — Police are recommending attempted murder charges against a Belcourt man accused of stabbing a woman in Minot. Authorities say the woman suffered multiple stab wounds on Tuesday. 24-year-old Jesse Azure fled in a vehicle but was later stopped near the Ward County Courthouse and arrested. Officials say the woman knows the suspect. She was taken to Trinity Hospital…

Billy Ray Cyrus And Mark Ruffalo Encourage Tribal Voting In Belcourt

October 30, 2018

TJ Nelson,

Mark Ruffalo & Billy Ray Cyrus in Belcourt, North DakotaBELCOURT, N.D. — A packed house showed up Sunday for another tribal “Stand-N-Vote” event featuring Billy Ray Cyrus and Mark Ruffalo. The stars performed in front of 1,400 people and encouraged the tribal community in Belcourt to vote in the midterm elections. Cyrus tweeted, “This was one of the most special and…