FARGO (KVRR) – A jury has found a West Fargo man guilty of killing his wife. Spencer Moen is convicted of killing his wife, Sonja Moen, in their West Fargo home last year. Moen was arrested in August, 2023 after calling to report that Sonja Moen fell asleep in their bathtub and was unresponsive. An autopsy showed that she died…
Ruby slippers. (FBI)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged with the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz” pleaded guilty Friday, pulling back the curtain on a whodunit mystery dating back 18 years. Terry Jon Martin, 76, was indicted in May on one count of theft of a major artwork….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A federal jury in Fargo finds a woman guilty for her role in an international drug conspiracy case. Marie Um was convicted of all counts against her in a case dubbed “Operation Denial.” Um, also known as “Angry Bird,” was indicted in 2017. She was one of three Canadian nationals extradited for selling fentanyl and similar…
MINOT, N.D. – A Minot man has pleaded guilty to criminal charges resulting from the overdose death of a 16-year-old girl. Thirty-three-year-old Mark Rodgers Jr. entered pleas Wednesday to felony murder of a minor, tampering with evidence, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and maintaining a premises for drug use. Rodgers is accused of injecting the girl with a…
MINNEAPOLIS – A Rochester man who fled to Mexico with his wife after being charged with setting fire to a St. Paul school and two stores during the riots that followed the death of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to arson. Thirty-five-year-old Jose Felan Jr. entered the plea in federal court last week in connection with the fires set on…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes as Floyd was handcuffed and facedown on the street…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) – Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson has pleaded guilty to a drunken driving-related charge in connection with a rollover crash on I-94 near Alexandria. Under a plea agreement, Hutchinson pleaded guilty to fourth-degree DWI. He originally faced three other charges. Douglas County Attorney Chad Larson says terms of the agreement are the same that would apply to…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A Brookings man has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for his role in the 2019 starvation death of a toddler. Robert Price, Jr. entered the plea after reaching an agreement with prosecutors. Price and the child’s aunt, Renae Fayant, were indicted by a grand jury in July 2019 on charges of second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and…
Ronald ThompsonFARGO (KVRR) – A former West Fargo teacher has been convicted of luring a minor by computer. Prosecutors say 59-year-old Ronald Thompson believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl. West Fargo police received a tip from an out-of-state investigator on Jan. 28 that Thompson was attempting to solicit a minor online. The “minor” who Thompson was attempting to…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A prominent North Dakota lawmaker will plead guilty to drunken driving rather than proceed to trial. Rep. Scott Louser, who is the House assistant majority leader, was pulled over after crossing from Mandan into Bismarck shortly before 1 a.m. on April 16. A breath test measured Louser’s blood alcohol level at 0.117%, above the legal limit of .008%….
