ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A few days after receiving a guilty verdict for burglary, Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell has decided to resign. In that time, she plans to finish up her final duties and obtain health insurance for her son. “I don’t know that she’s done her constituents any service by being there. I mean, she’s had very…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – A pursuit in West Fargo has led to two people landing in custody. The West Fargo Police Department says that at 11:17 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, they attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 200 block of 5th Street E. The suspect vehicle fled south towards a parking lot in the…
Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York.NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial concluded after the panel sent their first two notes to the judge Wednesday afternoon, just a few hours after beginning deliberations. They requested to rehear jury instructions, as well as rehear testimony from…
STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — An Elk River man who pleaded guilty after getting caught in a solicitation of a child sting out of Stearns County has been sentenced. 45-year-old Kyle Barton is sentenced to 10 days in jail and five years probation. He received credit for four days already served. Barton pleaded guilty to a felony charge of engaging…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A North Dakota House committee has given a “do pass” recommendation to a bill designed to prevent kids under 18 from attending drag shows. Bismarck Republican Rep. Brandon Pritchard is the bill’s main sponsor. Pritchard and supporters told the House Judiciary Committee they are concerned about younger children being exposed to those kinds of shows, and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The man who suffered serious injuries after crashing into the pillars of the pedestrian bridge over I-94 in Fargo last week was wanted for luring a minor. The crash happened just hours after a warrant was signed for the arrest of 51-year-old Robby Njos of Moorhead. Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney Ryan Younggren says Njos is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two people are arrested when a traffic stop turns into a chase that began shortly after 1 a.m. on the Main Avenue Bridge, headed into Moorhead then back into Fargo. Police say the car eventually came to a stop and the passenger, 32-year-old Skyler Poitra who has no permanent address, ran. He was quickly caught by…
CAMPBELL, WI — A Fargo woman is facing charges in Wisconsin after fleeing from police at speeds nearing 140 miles per hour. Prosecutors in La Crosse County charging 36-year-old Amy Torres with felony attempting to elude an officer and misdemeanor counts of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint, a Campbell police officer was running radar…
FARGO, N.D.–The Cass County State’s Attorney has released the list of charges filed against 21-year-old Reng Zechariah Ayong. Ayong was arrested after one person was killed and another injured during a shooting on Tuesday. The State’s Attorney is charging Ayong with five felonies and one misdemeanor. The felonies include murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, reckless endangerment, theft of property and…
MOORHEAD, Minn.–Charges have been filed against a Moorhead man in connection with the death of a woman who had been missing since April 3. Twenty-seven-year-old Ethan Broad is charged with second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony. According to court documents, Broad told Moorhead police that he killed 19-year-old Dystynee Avery in self-defense before he dismembered the victim by…
