FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former Fargo businessman is sentenced in U.S. District Court for a large-scale cocaine distribution operation. 52-year-old Barrett Prody was given nearly 16 years in federal prison for continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering and obstruction of justice. Court documents show the former owner of JT Cigarro and O’Leary’s Pub laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in…
This combination image shows left to right; undated photo released by the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office shows Harshkumar Patel in Elk River, Minn., and undated photo released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Steve Shand. (AP Photo)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A man convicted of human smuggling testified Tuesday that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across…
Sheriff vehicles are pictured near Trump International Golf Club, Sunday. Sept. 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla., after gunshots were reported in the vicinity of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Stephany Matat)WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Florida woman is facing charges for her role in scamming someone in Fergus Falls out of $20,000. 22-year-old Nadia Islam was arrested when she went to the home to pick up cash. The victim called police on August 14 saying their computer froze and they called Microsoft. A return caller told the victim they…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Former Grand Forks Mayor Pat Owens has died at 83. She was forced into the national spotlight during the destructive flooding of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks in 1997. Damages in the Red River region hit $3.5 billion. In a statement, Mayor Brandon Bochenski offered thoughts and prayers to the Owens family and expressed…
NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of the absence of the event’s biggest star. Bertoletti won in a tight, 10-minute race where the leader bounced back and forth. The 39-year-old Bertoletti defeated 13 competitors…
Leonard PeltierA parole hearing was held in Florida for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. A decision is expected within 21 days. Peltier has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota. At 79, his health is failing, and if this parole request is denied, it might be a…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO/KBRF) – 29-year-old Nicole Peasley of Fergus Falls was arrested after taking her child whom she did not have physical custody of to Florida instead of returning them to their father. On May 11th, the Fergus Falls Police Department received a report from the father, stating that he was waiting in the parking lot for the custody…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There was no jackpot winner in Monday night’s Powerball drawing, but one ticket won $2 million and five others won $1 million each. One of the $1 million winners came from Minnesota. Minnesota Lottery says a ticket sold at Falls Standard gas station in Zumbro Falls, north of Rochester, matched five numbers for a one million…
NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A single ticket sold in Florida is good for a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, ending weeks of anticipation over who would win the eye-popping top prize. A Publix grocery store in Neptune Beach sold the winning ticket, according to the Florida Lottery. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday night were 13, 19, 20, 32, 33 and…
