ADA, Minn. (KVRR) — The mayor of Ada, Minnesota is facing a DWI charge tied to a crash back in November. Court records show 36-year-old John Hintz rolled his pickup in a ditch in Norman County. Hintz and a passenger had no major injuries. But he failed two sobriety tests in the field and a urine test later came back…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A laptop left inside a stolen vehicle helped officers track down the thief. Sunday night, Fargo officers responded to a call of a stolen vehicle that had been left with the engine running. The owner said the laptop was still transmitting its location and police were able to use that to track down 41-year-old Willshaun Boxley….
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is jailed and facing a number of charges after crashing into the Sanford Walk-in Clinic in Bemidji before crashing into the front entrance of Paul Bunyan Mall. Police say Damian Smith called dispatch Tuesday afternoon saying he was having a mental health breakdown. They began to pursue Smith after the crash at Sanford and…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) — Police in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks chase a man that was reported to be driving on a sidewalk at Walmart and later threatened to shoot a woman. 28-year-old Kyle Tischler, who has no known address, was taken into custody when he got out of his vehicle in East Grand Forks Tuesday afternoon….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A young driver is cited after losing control of her vehicle and crashing into the entrance of Red Pepper in Grand Forks. That crash happened Thursday night around 7:30 at 4401 South Washington Street. Police say the 17-year-old female was driving through the parking lot when she lost control and drove through the south entrance…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An attempted traffic stop turns into a high-speed chase and ends in a crash in Grand Forks. Police say they attempted to stop 34-year-old Bruce Austreng around 8:30 Tuesday night. But Austreng took off onto 32nd Avenue South where he hit two vehicles and then tried to flee on foot. Austreng is facing charges of…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead family is shocked after a reckless driver crashes into their home Tuesday night. Just before 7:00 officers were sent to 405 Oak Way. When they arrived, officers found an SUV partially inside the home. The family of five was inside of the home at the time, but are thankfully not hurt. “Insurance should cover…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — A Fargo man is facing numerous charges after failing to stop at a stoplight and getting t-boned near Devils Lake. The crash happened around 11 this morning at the intersection of US Highway 2 and State Highway 20. North Dakota Highway Patrol arrested 28-year-old Tanner Mitchell for DUI, DUS and reckless driving. He was also cited…
WAHPETON, N.D. — After a year long battle, a judge has found a Wahpeton school bus driver not guilty in a crash that injured 18 children. The 70 year old driver, Michael Skroch was found not guilty of reckless driving after a train hit the bus in December of last year. The incident sent five children aboard the bus to…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. — A Fargo driver gets arrested after leading authorities on a high speed pursuit. Twenty-three-year-old Brandon Jacobson was driving in Clay County when he fled into Cass County. A North Dakota State Trooper caught up with Jacobson south of Horace on Highway 10 and spikes were used to stop the vehicle. Jacobson lost control and rolled in…
