Author: Alex Bertsch

Fargo homicide suspect Leo Dartoe arrested in Atlanta

Leo DartoeATLANTA (KVRR) — Fargo homicide suspect Leo Dartoe has been arrested. Dartoe was taken into custody in Atlanta Friday by the U.S. Marshals task force and the Atlanta Police Department. He remains in custody in Atlanta, awaiting extradition to North Dakota. Dartoe was wanted in the killing of Sampson Bleh in Fargo on August 23rd. Dartoe fled the scene…

Longtime editorial cartoonist, historian Steve Stark dies at 74

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Editorial cartoonist and historian Steve Stark has died. Stark was widely known in the Fargo-Moorhead area not only for his cartoons, but also for visiting schools portraying and teaching students about Teddy Roosevelt. Stark began drawing editorial cartoons for The Spectrum while a student at NDSU. Stark left the area for a few years and then returned…

UPDATE: Gregory LaCroix In Custody For Overnight Shooting in Downtown Fargo

Gregory LaCroixFARGO, N.D. (KVRR-8PM UPDATE) — The man wanted for an overnight shooting in downtown Fargo is now in custody. Police arrested 37-year-old Gregory LaCroix around 5 p.m. downtown without incident. He is being held for attempted murder and fleeing. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Fargo are searching for Gregory LaCroix who has been identified as a suspect in…

Gov. Burgum continues trade mission in South Korea

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (KVRR) – Governor Doug Burgum has been in South Korea this week, leading a trade and investment mission aiming to increase cooperation between the country and North Dakota on energy and economic development. On Monday, Burgum signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Institute of Energy Research promoting the development of renewable energy and carbon capture….

American Crystal Sugar Company fined over exceeding pollution limits at Moorhead facility

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – American Crystal Sugar Company is being fined after failing a pollution control test. The company’s Moorhead sugar beet processing facility failed emissions performance stack tests on two boilers in Fall of 2023. The tests showed that permitted limits for filterable particles and particulate matter were exceeded by as much as 226 percent. The Minnesota Pollution Control…