Ray Holmberg (left) & Wayne StenehjemBISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Newly released call logs show the late Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem communicated with former Sen. Ray Holmberg as the lawmaker was being investigated for sex crimes, including calls the day Stenehjem sat for a law enforcement interview. Yet Stenehjem only told law enforcement about one phone conversation with Holmberg,…
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…
Justin Eichorn, of Grand RapidsST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state senator who was caught in a sting operation was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution Wednesday, a day after his fellow Republicans called on him to resign. GOP Sen. Justin Eichorn, 40, of Grand Rapids, was arrested in Bloomington on Monday in an undercover operation targeting commercial sex involving…
ST. MICHAEL, N.D. (KVRR) — A shooting in St. Michael, North Dakota has left three members of Spirit Lake Tribe dead. The tribe was notified of the shootings around 9:30 a.m. by Bureau of Indian Affairs and the suspect was taken into custody around 1:20 p.m. The suspect’s identity has not been released. The tribal council has issued administrative leave…
Leonard Peltier, shortly after his release from federal prison in Florida on Feb. 18, 2025. Photo by Angel White Eyes SUMTERVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison Tuesday morning based on former President Joe Biden having commuted his life sentence for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, a decision that elated Peltier’s supporters while…
Thomas HumistonBELTRAMI CO., Minn (KVRR) — A man is arrested in Douglas County, Nevada for sex crimes that happened over the course of two years in Beltrami County, Minnesota and in Alpine County, California. Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says 24-year-old Thomas Humiston was arrested in Nevada on January 30 for first degree criminal sexual conduct. An investigation revealed that Humiston…
FARGO (KVRR) – An executive order that commutes the life prison sentence of Leonard Peltier has been officially filed with the U.S. Clerk of Court in Fargo. Peltier’s surprise commutation was announced by former President Joe Biden, just minutes before Biden’s term concluded Monday. It allows Peltier to serve the remainder of his sentence on “home confinement” and is effective…
BINFORD, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The FBI is now investigating a report of water contamination in eastern North Dakota and one person is in custody. On Wednesday, the Griggs County Commission notified residents of Binford the city’s water may be contaminated and told them not to drink, cook with, or bathe in it until it’s found to be safe. The State…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is having her hearing to become the next Homeland Security Secretary pushed back from Wednesday to Friday. According to a committee aide, the FBI has yet to complete its portion of her paperwork. If approved, Noem will take over the agency responsible for border and airport security, disaster response, protections for…
Doug Burgum / Interior Secretary NomineeWASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico is accusing Republicans of a breach of precedent and protocol in scheduling Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing to become Interior Secretary. The Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources says the FBI background check isn’t finished and there is no…
