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…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO — A person is dead after taking their own life during a traffic stop at the intersection of 26th Avenue South and Veterans Boulevard. Police stopped a vehicle around 11:30 a.m. for probably cause relating to a domestic dispute. The driver got out of the vehicle and was briefly detained. The passenger did not comply with…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — According to the Department of Health, there have been more than five million calls, texts and chats using the new mental health hotline, 9-8-8 in its first year of service. A new poll from the National Alliance of Mental Illness found that more than 80% of adults were unfamiliar with the new 9-8-8 hotline. Shushanna Perez…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Friends and a Facebook post are shedding light on a tragic story near Detroit Lakes. Steven and Stacy Stearns, who were found shot to death Tuesday morning along with their two dogs, had cancer. Steven was diagnosed with lung cancer and Stacy with stomach cancer. The couple updated their photos on Facebook Monday evening along…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Becker County authorities release the names of two people found dead in a house south of Detroit Lakes Tuesday morning. They say 45-year-old Steven Stearns shot and killed his wife, 49-year-old Stacy Stearns, before turning the gun on himself. Her death was ruled a homicide and his a suicide. Authorities also found two dead dogs…
TOWNER COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – The Towner County Sheriff says there was an escalating dispute between brothers Robert and Richard Bracken for weeks. Preliminary autopsy results show Doug Dulmage, Justin and Richard Bracken died from multiple gunshots August 29th. Authorities say Robert Bracken shot them and then himself. A gun was found in his possession at the scene. The Brackens…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — FirstLink wants to bring the topics of mental health and suicide to the forefront for young people. A film festival will be held on April 28th at Fargo Theatre. College and high school students are encouraged to submit their own films. Cash prizes up to one thousand dollars are being offered. FirstLink answers the National Suicide…
FARGO, N.D. – Federal authorities say a man who killed himself inside the federal courthouse in Fargo after he was convicted for brandishing a weapon at a minor faced a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison and a maximum term of life. Jurors had just departed the Fargo courtroom Monday when Jeffrey Sahl Ferris, 55, of Belcourt slashed…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – In an appeal to young people, Fargo Police want you to know that your life matters. “And the star of this film is prevention,” Officer Bloom stated. Last year two Fargo high school students took their own lives. Fargo Community trust officers like Michael Bloom are taking action to bring awareness to suicide. ‘Its devastating when…
FARGO (KVRR) – A man who had been on trial in U.S. District Court in Fargo is dead after he pulled out an object and cut himself in the throat. North Dakota U.S. Marshal Dallas Carlson says the incident happened Monday afternoon after a jury returned a partial guilty verdict against the man, who had faced terrorizing-related charges. “He produced…
