GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Police say they arrested a man for drugs after a three car crash at a major intersection in the city. Officers responded to the intersection of North Washington Street and Demers Avenue around 8:45 Sunday night. They say a car driven by 31-year-old Shawn Schweigert of Grand Forks was turning onto Washington when…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — An East Grand Forks father and stepmother of a 2-year-old boy are arrested and charged after the child came into contact with fentanyl. 25-year-old Taylor Paul and 24-year-old Samantha Jacquemart are arrested and charged with felony child endangerment. Court documents say police responded to a report of a child who was choking. They came…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A West Fargo woman is in jail in Rochester after police found her slumped over in her car with drugs on her lap. Police say 22-year-old McKenna Spiekermeier was unconscious in a hotel parking lot and they spotted drugs in the running car. Spiekermeier tried to hide 88 fentanyl pills in her sweatshirt when she woke….
OLIVIA, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A man from Olivia in west-central Minnesota pleads guilty to third-degree murder for selling pills to a woman who believed they were Percocet, but actually contained a lethal amount of fentanyl. Bradley Westphal, 38, will be sentenced May 23 in the July 2021 death of Connie Havens, 56, of Olivia. Prosecutors say Havens is survived by…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo police say 2 people are arrested following Thursday morning’s search warrant on the 800 block of 10th Street S. in Fargo. 52-year-olds Timmie Smith and Tara Felix of Fargo are each charged with one count of Fentanyl Possession with Intent to Distribute, Heroin possession with Intent to Distribute, meth, cocaine and marijuana possession, Drug Paraphernalia…
BELTRAMI COUTNY, Minn. (KVRR) — Beltrami County deputies discover a wrapped “Christmas present” during a traffic stop with drugs inside. On Friday, deputies along with Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force agents arrested 35-year-old Kenneth Triplett. Authorities pulled over Triplett on U.S. Hwy 71 South as part of an ongoing investigation. During a search of the vehicle, they found 18 pounds…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Tango Blast gang member from Mexico is sentenced to 15 years in prison for dealing drugs out of local hotels. 34-year-old Joel Quinonez appeared in U.S. District Court in Fargo for sentencing on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth, possession of firearms and reentry of removed alien. Quinonez was deported from…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Congressman Kelly Armstrong met with staff and patients at The Ridge a treatment and recovery center in Fargo. He says he predicts a good night for Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections because of “economic headwinds” causing problems for families across North Dakota. He says he believes voters will get the country back on…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Four people are arrested in Jamestown on Monday for their ties to burglaries in the area. Jamestown Police, Stutsman County Sheriff’s office, James Valley Special Operations team and North Dakota Probation and Parole conducted a total of five searches in vehicles and hotel rooms at Comfort Inn and Quality Inn. They found items related to some…
924 5th Street South, Fargo FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo City Commissioners vote to have a dangerous house demolished by mid-November. The house at 924 5th Street South was deemed dangerous by building inspectors. The house has been the scene of drug deals, dangerous violations of city code, rubbish, and some 550 police calls since December 2018. Netty Burger is…
