FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A West Fargo woman has been sentenced after entering an Alford plea for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her Fargo employer. Mary Peterson admitted there would be enough evidence to convict her of embezzling nearly $830,000 from Lunde Auto, if the case went to trial. Court records say Peterson took the money over a…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens says the county is looking at moving forward with using the sales tax that passed during last week’s special election for a new jail and or sheriff’s office. Voters approved a three quarter percent sales tax but rejected a 20 mill property tax increase. Both needed to pass for the project…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — The Jail here at Walsh County Law Enforcement Center has both inmates and law enforcement dealing with a lack of spacing, plumbing issues, safety, and more. “What we’re doing now is more or less putting a band-aid on the plumbing and heating, and air conditioning problems. So, they put cast iron pipes in the concrete floor…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Cass County Jail expansion project has started, and Sheriff Jesse Jahner says it is happening at a crucial time. He says the jail has been dealing with capacity issues over the years, but especially recently with the population exploding in Cass County. “Yeah, we’re excited about it. We’ve been struggling over the last two years…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A West Fargo woman is in jail in Rochester after police found her slumped over in her car with drugs on her lap. Police say 22-year-old McKenna Spiekermeier was unconscious in a hotel parking lot and they spotted drugs in the running car. Spiekermeier tried to hide 88 fentanyl pills in her sweatshirt when she woke….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – In a unanimous vote, Cass County Commissioners approve an expansion at the county jail to hold nearly 100 more inmates. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says the architectural design will add one more pod to the jail to separate inmates based on behavioral and mental health needs. He says he’s been in talks with county commissioners for about…
Kurt GroszhansFARGO, N.D. – A North Dakota farmer who had been jailed in Ukraine since November has been released from custody, yet still remains in the eastern European country. Sen. John Hoeven says work continues in regards to “fair treatment and safety” of Kurt Groszhans, who was arrested on charges he plotted to assassinate Ukraine’s then-agriculture minister, Roman Leschenko. Groszhans’…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – An Otter Tail County jail inmate who was found unresponsive in her cell in Fergus Falls has been identified. Twenty-eight-year-old Lavuya Jade Baker of Wadena was found during a routine check early Wednesday morning. Jail staff, law enforcement and EMS attempted life saving measures. Baker was the only person in the cell. Results of an autopsy…
CASS CO., N.D. — A Grafton, North Dakota is man arrested after a high speed chase in Cass County. A Cass County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull over 23-year-old Bronson Moen for speeding around 2 Sunday afternoon near Casselton. But Moen took off on I-94 and hit speeds of 100 miles per hour. Stop sticks were used to stop his…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commissioners vote to continue pursuing an ordinance that would make hate crimes Class B misdemeanors. In a three to two vote Fargo city commissioners vote to move forward with a receiving and filing ordinance that would make anti-bias hate crimes punishable by up to $1,500 and could include a 30 day jail sentence. “It’s…
