NEW ORLEANS (AP: 8:10PM UPDATE) — Authorities say the driver of a pickup truck sped through a crowd of pedestrians gathered in New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter district early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people and injuring about 30 other revelers. The suspect was killed in a shootout with police. The FBI is investigating the attack as an…
Jordan Parisien / GoFundMeUPDATE: A GoFundMe account has identified the shooting victim as Jordan Parisien. The fundraiser was started by Ella Davis for her cousin, Linus Parisien, Jordan’s father. She writes, “Linus’ parents and siblings have passed away. He is the last member of his family, and he does not have the financial means in this economy to afford his…
RED LAKE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Red Lake Public Safety Officer and another man were killed in a car crash this morning. Red Lake Department of Public Safety says Officer Jesse Branch was killed in a crash on Highway 1 east of Red Lake, north of Bemidji. Red Lake tribal member Alan Lussier Jr. was also killed. Branch and Lussier…
Leonard PeltierFARGO (KVRR) – Amnesty International is asking President Joe Biden to pardon Leonard Peltier, the man convicted of killing two FBI agents during a shooting on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Peltier is serving two life sentences at a federal penitentiary in Florida. His 1977 trial was held in Fargo. “Indigenous elder and activist Leonard Peltier has been…
FILE – Ruby slippers once worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz” are displayed at a news conference on Sept. 4, 2018, at the FBI office in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Terry Jon Martin, the aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing the slippers, gave into the temptation of “one last score” after an old mob associate led…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man is sentenced in federal court for possession of stolen firearms and assaulting a federal agent. The judge gave 45-year-old Michael Otto 13 years in federal prison. He’ll have to pay restitution for damaged vehicles totaling over $2,700. Two stolen firearms were found in Otto’s vehicle after a high speed chase in September…
WASHINGTON (KVRR-KFGO) – A former North Dakota Young Republicans member and political candidate has been charged in US district court for his alleged role in the January 6th incident at the U.S. Capitol Building. Damien Johntston, 21, was charged in federal court in the District of Columbia September 24, 2024. He was arrested in Appleton, Wisconsin September 26, and appeared…
Tom BearsonMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Investigators looking for clues in the unsolved murder of a North Dakota State University student in Moorhead are using new technology to re-examine the case. Eighteen-year-old Tom Bearson was last seen with friends in the early morning hours of Sept. 20, 2014. Later that day, law enforcement was contacted after Bearson didn’t show up for a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two 13-year-olds have been arrested for a social media threat made towards Ben Franklin Middle School in Fargo. It was reported to police Thursday night. The teens were arrested for terrorizing Friday night. One of the teens had a BB gun concealed when they were arrested. They were also arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. It…
FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo police say the FBI is now leading the investigation into a series of bomb threats in the city last week. There were six bomb threats in all. None were found to be credible. The office at Fargo South High School received threats Wednesday and Friday. The call on Friday forced the school to dismiss early for…
