clay county sheriff mark empting

Former Clay County jailer acquitted of sexual conduct with inmate

Clay County CourthouseMOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – A jury has acquitted a former Clay County correctional officer accused of having a sexual relationship with an inmate. Chloe Nord was charged with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Prosecutors claimed Nord became romantically involved with the inmate between November of last year and her last day of work in January. Nord is accused of exchanging…

Juvenile male taken into custody for threat against Dilworth Glyndon Felton Schools

(09/16/25 UPDATE)  After consulting with the County Attorney, no further information can be released regarding this incident. DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) — A juvenile male was taken into custody Monday afternoon after a threat against Dilworth Glyndon Felton Schools over the weekend. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the juvenile was taken to West Central Regional Juvenile Center in Moorhead and…

Sheriff identifies suspects arrested after standoff in Moorhead

Christopher Ringsrud-Knowels & Alexandria Lang.MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Two people arrested following a law enforcement pursuit and a standoff at a Moorhead home on Monday have been identified. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the driver of the vehicle, 42 year old Christopher Ringsrud-Knowels of Arvilla, North Dakota and a passenger, 30-year-old Alexandria Lang of Fargo. The backpack that was…

Update: Driver in Stolen Vehicle Tied To Burglary Arrested After Chase in Clay County

Cole MeadowsMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A driver in a stolen vehicle is arrested after a brief afternoon pursuit east of Moorhead. Sheriff Mark Empting says deputies and Minnesota State Patrol were tracking a stolen car that was wanted for a burglary in Anoka, Minnesota. The driver spotted a deputy near mile marker 12 on I-94 and accelerated. Two sets of…

State Fire Marshal Investigating Cause of Fire at Taracon Precast near Hawley Wednesday

HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the state fire marshal’s office is investigating a blaze yesterday that damaged Taracon Precast near Hawley. Around a dozen fire departments from Clay, Becker and Norman Counties responded and had the fire under control within about two hours. Taracon Precast, owned by the Spring Prairie Hutterite Colony, manufactures concrete panels…

Fire destroys abandoned home near Hawley

HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Investigators will try to determine the cause of a fire at an abandoned house in rural Hawley. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says crews from several departments responded to the blaze early Thursday at 231 270th Street North. Empting says the house was engulfed in flames and the roof of the garage collapsed before firefighters arrived….

Man Confesses To Numerous Elevator Burglaries in Cass, Clay and Otter Tail Counties

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says a man arrested for theft and drugs in Otter Tail County has admitted to thefts in Cass and Clay Counties. 33-year-old Wyatt Johnson of Hankinson, North Dakota was arrested at Harvest States French Elevator west of Fergus Falls on March 2nd. Jahner says elevators in Cass County were hit…