MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead man who changed his plea to guilty to murder in the 2nd degree without intent was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in prison. 36-year-old Jamal Ahmed shot and killed 37-year-old Franky Torres last July. Court records show Ahmed was identified as the suspect who shot Torres in the head while Torres was fighting…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead man charged with shooting and killing an acquaintance last July pleads guilty to murder in the 2nd degree without intent in Clay County Court. Court records show 36-year-old Jamal Ahmed was identified as the suspect who shot 37-year-old Franky Torres in the head while Torres was fighting with another man over an alleged sexual…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The City of Moorhead is getting a new public swimming pool and Romkey Park is getting a makeover. The Department of the Interior-National Park Service has awarded $5 million to the project. It’s being made possible through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program. The current swimming pool was built in 1958 and city leaders say it…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The City of Moorhead is ready to make changes to Romkey Park. A public meeting was held to see what the community wants to see. The park’s pool is the only all ages outdoor pool in the city. It was built in 1958 and has exceeded it’s 25 to 40 year life expectancy. Other proposed improvements…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) –Moorhead police are investigating a shooting that occurred yesterday evening in a Moorhead neighborhood. At 10:30 on Wednesday evening officials from the Moorhead Police department responded to the Romkey Park neighborhood on the 1100 block of 19th Street South for reports of shots fired. “I woke up and saw the cops outside the door and window and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Moorhead Police are investigating a shooting overnight near Romkey Park. Officers responded to the 1100 block of 19th Street South around 10:30 Wednesday night for reports of shots fired. Officers identified the parking lot where the shooting happened and found the person who was shot nearby. They were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. Officers have not made…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – A federal fugitive is arrested after a brief standoff in Moorhead. Authorities were investigating a suspicious person near Minnesota State University Moorhead around 12:30 on Thursday. A caller identified the man as 20-year-old Miguel Cooley, Junior. Cooley barricaded himself in a relative’s apartment near Romkey Park. After failed attempts to get him to come out, officers used…
