Murder

Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal in Idaho student murders case

(FOX NEWS) — Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger has accepted a plea deal to spare his life in exchange for a guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students, two sources close to the case told Fox News Digital Monday. Kohberger, 30, is accused of killing Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin,…

Sen. Mathern Speaks on Heightened Security for Legislators

Mathern opposes the idea that lawmakers need to make themselves less accessible to the public.

North Dakota State Capitol / BismarckFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State Senator Tim Mathern has served in Bismarck since 1986. He says that up until recently, one thing that set this state apart was the level of access it provided citizens to have with their elected representatives. “Most of us list our cell phones, our telephone numbers, our addresses,”…

Man charged with killing prominent lawmaker could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty

BY STEVE KARNOWSKI

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (AP/KVRR) – The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration: the death penalty. Minnesota abolished capital punishment in 1911, and the state’s last execution was a botched hanging in 1906. But federal prosecutors announced charges against Vance Boelter on Monday…

Man indicted in Moorhead drive-by killing

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A grand jury has indicted Jerome Anthony Thomas III on charges of Second Degree Murder with Intent, Attempted First Degree Murder and Attempted Second Degree murder in the death of James Hamilton. Moorhead Police were dispatched on the morning of April 13th around 9:30 AM to the area of 2701 14th Street South for a call…

Fargo Man Reaches Plea Deal in Deadly Shooting Last September

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man who claimed he shot a man in self-defense last September during an argument has entered an Alford plea to manslaughter. That means Tyreik Taylor-Roberts maintains his innocence but admits there is enough evidence to convict him. As part of a plea deal, murder, aggravated assault, fentanyl and drug paraphernalia charges were dropped. The…

East Grand Forks Man Enters Not Guilty Plea In His Father’s 2020 Shooting Death

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An East Grand Forks man has waived his preliminary hearing and entered a not guilty plea in the shooting death of his father in 2020. 32-year-old Vincent Villarreal is charged with murder for the shooting death of his father. 55-year-old Jeffrey Shulzitski was found dead on December 5, 2020 at Budget Inn Express in Grand…

Nichole Rice On Trial in G.F. For Murder of Roommate, Anita Knutson, In Minot in 2007

The prosecution is still in the midst of calling witnesses in an attempt to prove Rice's guilt.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Nichole Rice stands accused of murdering her roommate, Anita Knutson, in a fit of rage in their apartment near Minot State University back in 2007. The trial has been moved to Grand Forks, where the prosecution focuses on eliminating other suspects, saying only Rice had the motive and the opportunity, while the defense tries to…

UPDATE: Arrest Made Following Murders on Spirit Lake Reservation, Three Dead

ST. MICHAEL, N.D. (KVRR) — A shooting in St. Michael, North Dakota has left three members of Spirit Lake Tribe dead. The tribe was notified of the shootings around 9:30 a.m. by Bureau of Indian Affairs and the suspect was taken into custody around 1:20 p.m. The suspect’s identity has not been released. The tribal council has issued administrative leave…

Icanberry Sentenced For 2023 Murder in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A thirty-year prison sentence is given to the man found guilty of killing 60-year-old Terry Klevgaard in Moorhead in 2023. Robert Icanberry was found guilty of second-degree murder last month. Police found Klevgaard dead of “multiple sharp force injuries” in a Moorhead apartment in the 1800 block of 1st Avenue North on April 17, 2023. He…