Author: Gabriel Ostler

Sheldon Ray Erickson
Crime, Local News, North Dakota News

West Fargo Man Arrested After Attempting to Flee from Police

The West Fargo Police Department says the man sped away when they attempted to perform a routine traffic stop.
Gabriel Ostler,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A West Fargo man was arrested after police say he tried to speed away from them when they attempted to perform a traffic stop. The West Fargo Police Department says the incident occurred just after 3 P.M. on October 25. Officers to tried stop a vehicle near the 1600 block of 9th Street E. for a…

Grandin Gardner Fire Truck 10 2023
Local News, North Dakota News

Grandin Woman Struck and Killed by Train

Authorities are still investigating why the woman might have been in the path of the train to begin with.
Gabriel Ostler,

(UPDATE: victim identified) Barbara Graalum, 71, Grandin GRANDIN, N.D. (KVRR) – A 71-year-old woman from Grandin has died after being struck by a Canadian National train. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the woman was walking on 3rd St. in Grandin at just after 2 in the afternoon on October 24. She was then hit by a northbound train…

Nicholas John Hilsendeger
Crime, Local News, North Dakota News

Two Men Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Juvenile, Fleeing Police

Authorities deployed both a drone and a K-9 unit to track down the two suspects.
Gabriel Ostler,

Reece Harold, 20, Breckenridge Nicholas John Hilsendeger, 22, Fargo CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says that two men are in custody after reportedly assaulting a juvenile and then attempting to flee from law enforcement. The incident began at around 1 A.M. on October 25. A juvenile female located somewhere along I-29 called authorities, requesting assistance…

Moorhead Police Department
Crime, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

Moorhead Police Department Adds New Way for Citizens to Submit Anonymous Tips

People can either text a number with the tip information, or download the Moorhead Police Department app and alert officers that way.
Gabriel Ostler,

Exterior of the Moorhead Police Department.MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – If you’ve got a tip for the Moorhead Police Department, but wish to remain anonymous, you now have another way of submitting that information. The department has unveiled the “tip411” non-emergency text line. To use it, you must text the keyword TIPMOORHEAD followed by your message to the number 847411 –…

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Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Fargo’s Distinctive Water Tower Wins Award

The 2025 "Tank of the Year" beat out more than 300 other competitors from the United States and Canada.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The eye-catching blue-and-psychedelic-orange paint scheme isn’t just a cool visual near downtown Fargo anymore. That new water tower has been officially named Tank of the Year for 2025 by Tnemec Company Inc., a national provider of protective coatings.  Their annual contest seeks to find the most innovative tower in North America. Fargo’s entry beat out more…

Hit and Run
Crime, Local News, North Dakota News

Driver Crashes Into College Basketball Team Van; Charged With DUI

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver rear-ended the van, then rolled their own car.
Gabriel Ostler,

RAMSEY COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – The Lake Region State College intramural men’s basketball team is maybe a bit shaken up, but uninjured, after being rear ended by a driver now being charged with DUI. The incident occurred about two and a half miles southeast of Crary, North Dakota at 9:35 P.M. on October 22. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says…

City Of Fargo Plans Reconstruction Of 1st Avenue North
Construction & Traffic Updates, Local News, North Dakota News

City of Fargo Plans Reconstruction of 1st Avenue North

The engineering department has already begun soliciting feedback with an online survey, and will speak to community members at an open house on October 28.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The rationale regarding the reimagining of 1st Avenue North in Fargo is simple. “It’s made its jump to the top because it’s really in pretty poor shape,” said Jeremy Gorden, engineer for the transportation department. “It’s pushing 100 years old.” The city will attack the project in two stages. First, they’ll work on a shorter stretch,…

Bras Off Broadway
Community, Entertainment, Health, Local News, North Dakota News

“Bras Off Broadway” Raises Money, Awareness During Breast Cancer Month

The feature presentation of the event is a fashion show with models who have custom-designed their own bras for the occasion.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A unique event near downtown Fargo has returned this year, aiming to raise breast cancer awareness and funds for research. Bras Off Broadway is taking place at Brewhalla. It’s the fourth iteration of the event. The night begins with a social hour with silent auction items and a live DJ. That’s followed by a buffet dinner,…

Kfgo's Don Haney Calls It A Career
Entertainment, Local News, North Dakota News

Don Haney Prepares to Call it a Career

The legendary broadcast journalist has been at KFGO for well over 30 years.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Don Haney is calling it a day after a long, illustrious career in broadcast journalism. He’s seen just about everything in decades of work, from the disastrous 1997 floods in Fargo to the Standing Rock protests in 2016, which even left him a little banged up. KFGO news director Paul Jurgens says he has nothing but…

STEM Day Concordia
Education, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead, North Dakota News

STEM Day for Middle Schoolers at Concordia

The entirety of the seventh grade at Ben Franklin Middle School got to participate.
Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – The entire seventh grade class of Ben Franklin Middle School got to take a mini field trip today in order to get hands-on experience with science and engineering. It was the annual STEM workshops day, hosted by Concordia College in the Integrated Science Center. There were a number of activities for the students, such as building…

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