VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — Bond is set for a Barnes County man accused of threating to shoot another man. 33-year-old William Smith was arrested last Thursday. Court documents show that a woman in Oriska called officers saying Smith had repeatedly threatened to shoot her ex-husband in the face during a confrontation. She says Smith made the threats after she…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/NEWSDAKOTA) — A Valley City man makes his first court appearance after being arrested and charged with luring minors by computer and indecent exposure. 30-year-old Adam Liesener was arrested on Monday. Court documents say Valley City Police were tipped off last August that he had sent a nude picture to minors. He was working at Open Door…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The woman who died in an apartment fire in Valley City last week has been identified as 63-year-old Lisa Hough Valley City Police and Fire responded to the fire just after 12:30 a.m. last Wednesday. Two people jumped out of windows to escape the fire and seven others were rescued by firefighters. The building was…
BARNES CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Two people are in custody after a call for a possible armed robbery in Valley City. Law enforcement was called around 6:30 p.m. to the 200 block of College Street Northeast and met with two victims. Two suspects were identified and they had fled the area. They were tracked down to a home in Sanborn,…
Christopher WilkieCASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Two people were arrested in that pursuit which started in Valley City just after 6 a.m. Police responded to Love’s Travel Stop for people acting suspiciously by entering and exiting the store numerous times. While officers were talking to the suspects, the driver fled in a stolen vehicle. Spike strips were used to stop…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– Valley City Police release the identity of a man whose body was pulled from the Sheyenne River a week ago. He is 22-year-old Branden Elias who was reported missing from Independence, Minnesota on July 17th, the same day his body was recovered in Valley City. Independence is just east of Minneapolis. This image from a local…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — This image from a security camera at a Valley City business has helped police learn his identity. They got several tips from the public. The man’s body was pulled from the Sheyenne River last Monday and police tried to learn his identity for days. Police Chief Phil Hatcher says his name will be released once family…
UPDATE: The Silver Alert issued by NDHP and NDBCI on July 23rd has been canceled. Rory Rupp has been safely located in Valley City. VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Valley City are looking for a man who walked away from the Sheyenne Saint Raphael Care facility around 5 a.m. A Silver Alert was issued for 56-year-old Rory Rupp…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — Valley City police release more details about a man pulled from the Sheyenne River on Monday as they try to identify him. Earlier they said the man appears to be between 30-40 years old, 200 pounds with dark short hair and a beard. They now say the beard had a reddish tinge of color and…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KFGO) — A man is arrested for stealing a U.S. flag from the Barnes County Courthouse in Valley City. Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin says Alexander Huus-Peterson was taken into custody late Tuesday night after taking the flag from the grounds of the courthouse. After his arrest, Huus-Peterson admitted to deputies that he had stolen several other…
