Author: Gabriel Ostler

Officials Keeping Eye On Measles Spread As Case Number Rises In Pembina County
Health, Local News, North Dakota News

Officials Keeping Eye on Measles Cases; Number Growing in Pembina County

The state reported one case in Williams County, but that, for the moment, seems to be the extent of the spread in that region.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services has a message given the rising number of measles cases in Pembina County: don’t panic. Although no amount of measles is necessarily good, the situation in the state is nowhere near a crisis level. “The majority of North Dakotans are vaccinated against the measles,” said Molly Howell…

Center for Banking and Finance
Education, Local News, North Dakota News

NDSU Launches Center for Banking and Finance

The new center promises to set up students for profitable careers in the banking and finance world through a host of resources.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State University has added a new academic center to its campus in order to expand opportunities for students in the world of banking. Faculty and industry leaders gathered at the College of Business today to launch the Center for Banking and Finance. The Center aims to give students hands-on experience with emerging financial technologies…

Civilians Meet To Search For Isadora Wengel
Community, Crime, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead, North Dakota News

Community Gathers to Search for Isadora Wengel

Organizers handed out maps of the Red River and encouraged searchers to mark where they had looked. They hoped to find Isadora and bring her home, but they also wanted to show support for her still-grieving family.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Since Isadora Wengel was reported missing in early January, the Fargo Police Department and other law enforcement agencies have been looking for her tirelessly. The case against her boyfriend, 21-year-old Joshua Hite, has moved forward on circumstantial evidence – but neither officials nor the general public will rest until her remains are found. To that end…

Fernando Lucio
Crime, Local News, North Dakota News

Grand Forks Man Arrested for Stabbing

Police say 42-year-old Fernando Lucio stabbed a woman multiple times.
Gabriel Ostler,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A Grand Forks man is in custody after an attack on a woman left her with multiple stab wounds. The Grand Forks Police Department says they received a call for service just after 4:30 P.M. on February 14. Officers arrived at the Lagrave Place Apartments at 812 4th Ave. S. and located a female victim…

Love Stinks
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Drekker Celebrates Anti-Valentine’s Day with “Love Stinks” Event

The emo-themed extravaganza featured all-day flash tattoo from Amarok.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – For many, Saturday was all about love, passion, and celebrating togetherness with your committed romantic partner. Brewhalla made sure they offered an alternative for those not too keen on those concepts. The Drekker taproom played host to “Love Stinks”, a tattooing and craft event also celebrating the emo genre of music. Amarok Tattoo was in-house doing…

Iran Demonstration
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Members of Iranian Community in Fargo-Moorhead Protest for Regime Change

Iran's exiled Crown Prince called for a global day of action, which led to demonstrations in several major world cities.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Members of the Iranian community in Fargo-Moorhead as well as their supporters held a demonstration on Saturday as part of an international call to action. Protests took place in Munich, Los Angeles, Toronto – and Fargo, as a crowd gathered down by Broadway Square. Those in attendance called for a regime change, saying that the current…

Kiwanis Pancake Karnival
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Kiwanis Pancake Karnival Returns for 68th Installment

This year, the organization was raising money to help children in the area facing food insecurity.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A time-honored tradition returned to the Fargodome this Saturday for breakfast delights and community fundraising. The 68th annual Kiwanis Pancake Karnival once again brought in record-breaking numbers of folks for a delicious meal. Organizers said they were confident they surpassed their previous best attendance figure of 11,000. At $10 per ticket for adults, that’s a hefty…

Save a Life Saturday
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Save a Life Saturday Brings Hands-Only CPR Training to West Acres

Just knowing how to do proper chest compressions on someone in cardiac distress could literally mean the difference between life and death.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Valentine’s Day brought many a shopper to West Acres looking to pick up a little something special – but they may have acquired lifesaving skills on top of their gifts. Sanford Ambulance and the NDSCS EMS Club joined forces for their eighth annual Save a Life Saturday from noon to 4 P.M. Interested passerby were taught…

Crash
Local News, North Dakota News

T-Bone Crash in Fargo Injures Three

Two of the four total people involved in the crash were juveniles and will not have their names released by the NDHP.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says that three people are injured after a T-bone crash occurred at the intersection of 45th Street and 49th Avenue South in Fargo. NDHP says the incident took place just before 7:00 P.M. on February 13. A Nissan Rogue was traveling eastbound on 49th Avenue South and started to cross 45th…

Nicholas Wessels
Crime, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead, North Dakota News

Pursuit Crosses State Lines; Driver Taken into Custody

The Cass County Sheriff's Office says that 39-year-old Nicholas Wessels fled a traffic stop after deputies attempted to arrest him for active warrants.
Gabriel Ostler,

CASS and CLAY COUNTIES, N.D. and MN (KVRR) – A 39-year-old Moorhead man is in custody at the Clay County Jail after authorities say he led them on a pursuit that crossed the North Dakota – Minnesota border. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the situation began just before 3 A.M. on February 14, when a deputy conducted a traffic…

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