Murder

Prosecutors turn over 130,000 pages of evidence in the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker

Vance BoelterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the case of a man charged with killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband said Wednesday that prosecutors have turned over a massive amount of evidence to the defense, and that his lawyers need more time to review it. Federal prosecutor Harry Jacobs told the court that investigators have provided substantially all…

Suspect in southwestern Minnesota double murder is caught in Iowa

HANSKA, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) – Authorities say two people were killed early Sunday morning in a shooting in southwestern Minnesota, and a suspect was arrested in Iowa after a manhunt. Brown County Sheriff’s Office received a report at about 4:22 a.m. from a juvenile witness that his mom’s ex-boyfriend broke into their house on the 100 block of Blessum Street West in Hanska and…

Levi Larteh waives extradition back to Cass County to face murder charges

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — An extradition hearing is held in Clay County Court in Moorhead for the Fargo man accused of fatally shooting another man on Monday night. 26-year-old Levi Larteh has agreed to be moved to Cass County Jail and face charges of murder and reckless endangerment. Larteh is accused of shooting and killing 28-year-old Nadin Khoury in his…

Jury finds Grand Forks man guilty of manslaughter in beating death last October

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man charged with the murder of 49-year-old Anthony Kiehl last year has instead been found guilty of manslaughter by a jury. The trial for 46-year-old Donald Bartlette started last Tuesday in Grand Forks and the verdict was read this afternoon. It was last October when Bartlette claimed Kiehl came at him with…

Life sentence for man convicted of dismembering his mother

Troy Mitteness (Dakota County Jail)HASTINGS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Burnsville man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his 82-year-old mother. Last week, Troy Mitteness was found guilty of premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder in the killing of his mother, Sandra, in June of 2022. He told investigators that…

People involved in murder-suicide on August 16 in Moorhead are identified

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the people involved in a murder-suicide in Moorhead over the weekend. They are 53-year-old Nancy Acosta and 21-year-old Camilo Acosta, both of Moorhead. Police say just before 4 in the morning on August 16, they responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment building in the 1100 block…

Narveson Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison

20 of the years are set to be suspended.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The man convicted of murdering another inside a Grand Forks bar in 2024 has now learned his fate. Nicholas Narveson was sentenced on August 1, 2025, after he was found guilty of murder and other counts, including terrorizing and reckless endangerment. He received a sentence of 60 years in jail, with 20 of those being…

Vance Boelter indicted on murder, other charges in deaths of lawmaker and her husband

Vance BoelterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted a Minnesota man Tuesday on charges that he fatally shot a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounded a state senator and his wife while he was allegedly disguised as a police officer. The indictment handed up lists murder, stalking and firearms charges against Vance Boelter. The murder…