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Murder-Suicide in Cass County, Minnesota

Investigators say they determined this was the outcome after looking into a structure fire.

OUTING, MN (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has not only identified the two people who were found deceased following a structure fire in Outing, Minnesota, but also classified the case as a murder-suicide. At approximately 2:43 A.M. on August 13, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire on Shady Lane NE in the…

Two found dead in structure fire in Outing, Minnesota

OUTING, Minn. (KVRR) — The Cass County, Minnesota, Sheriff’s Office says they found two people dead at a residential structure fire. According to the sheriff’s office, they responded to the call of a structure fire at around 2:43 a.m. on Shady Lane NE. When responders arrived on scene, the fire had engulfed the structure. While they were fighting the fire,…

Mother arrested for second-degree murder of her 20-month-old child

MOORHEAD, MINN. — The Moorhead Police Department says the mother of a 20-month-old child that died nearly two weeks ago has been arrested for second degree murder. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the child as 20-month-old Jose Lazarus Zamora, of Moorhead, and that their preliminary autopsy ruled the child’s death as a homicide. The child’s mother, 32-year-old Valerie…

Man Who Died After Being Pulled From Red River in Moorhead is Identified

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The man whose body was pulled from the Red River in Moorhead last week has been identified as 63-year-old Robert Cartwright. Moorhead Police say the cause of death is still under investigation with help from Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office. They say preliminary autopsy information does not indicate any suspicious circumstances. Police were called to the…

Update: Fargo man admitted stabbing Moorhead teen 13 times

Isaac Arndt is charged with second-degree murder for the death of 14-year-old Jaelynn Nicole Walker.

Jaelynn WalkerMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Court documents says the man accused of killing a teenage girl in Moorhead this week admitted to police that he stabbed the girl 13 times. Eighteen-year-old Isaac Arndt is charged with second-degree murder for the death of 14-year-old Jaelynn Nicole Walker. According to prosecutors, Arndt arrived at the Clay County Law Enforcement Center late Monday…

Young Victim of Suspicious Death in Moorhead Is Identified

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Police in Moorhead identify the young child who died under suspicious circumstances as 3-year-old Eastyn Deronjic. The boy was taken to Sanford early Monday after he was found not breathing at 1502 Belsly Boulevard South in Moorhead. He was later pronounced dead. Police say the boy and his younger sibling had been staying at the address…

Mankato man sentenced to life in prison for murder of 2-year-old

MANKATO, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Mankato man is sentenced to life in prison for the sexual assault and murder of a 2-year-old. Police responded to an apartment in April 2021 for a medical incident where they found a child unresponsive. Officers took him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The autopsy found injuries consistent with sexual assault and…