Author: Gabriel Ostler

Churches United Frees up Space at Dorothy Day Food Pantry

The organization is only saying right now they need the room for something big and exciting.

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – The Dorothy Day Food Pantry in Moorhead is set to undergo a major transformation – and to make that change, they had to make some room. The pantry, owned by Churches United, held a “Warehouse Wipeout” event on Sunday. They threw open the doors, and just about everything was up for grabs, including shelving, appliances, and…

Former Director of North Dakota Fish & Game Arrested for Sexual Misconduct

The charge for 71-year-old Terry Steinwand is gross sexual imposition with a victim under 15.

Terry SteinwandFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The former director of North Dakota Game and Fish has been arrested for sexual misconduct. 71-year-old Terry Steinwand was arrested on a charge of gross sexual imposition with a victim under the age of 15.  The charge is a felony.  A criminal complaint has yet to be filed that would detail the charge. Steinwand was…

Fargo Police Department Looking for Attempted Murder Suspect

The department says the 23-year-old woman viciously assaulted a man, resulting in his hospitalization.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in locating a 23-year-old woman they’re seeking to charge with attempted murder. The department says the assault in question took place on Friday, September 5, at about 5:40 A.M. near the 700 block of College Street North. Officers say when they arrived, they found a man with…

Fargo Man Arrested After YouTuber Tips off Police Regarding Child Sex Materials

The YouTuber has a channel where he attempts to catch child predators.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A Fargo man is in custody at the Cass County Jail after authorities say a YouTuber let them know that the man was in possession of child sex materials. The YouTuber, Jidon Adams, allegedly set up a decoy account posing as an underage female. This account made contact with Jerry Shope, and Adams said the resulting…

Fatal Crash in Emmons County

The 50-year-old driver struck a tree and died at the scene.

HAZELTON, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 50-year-old man from Menoken is dead after a single-vehicle crash on the evening of September 4. The agency says that the man, driving a 2003 Pontiac Montana, failed to make a left turn at the intersection of 1st Avenue Southeast and 61st Street Southeast in Hazelton. The car struck…

Horace Homeowners Ponder Next Move After Lawsuit Dismissed

Judge Constance Cleveland dismissed the lawsuit against the city of Horace on a technicality, saying the plaintiffs had missed a filing window.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Back in April, 15 Horace homeowners banded together with the O’Keeffe, O’Brien, and Lyson law firm to fight what they said were unreasonable special assessments. That number had dwindled to 12 by the time the lawsuit made it to a judge, and the plaintiffs say that the deluge of assessments has continued to force people out…

Moorhead’s Historic Dairy Queen raises over $47,000 for Sanford Children’s Hospital

The money was gathered during the month of July, which culminated in Miracle Treat Day on July 31.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The numbers are in from Miracle Treat Day at the Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen. During the month of July, the Dairy Queen raised money for the Sanford Children’s Hospital, with the main celebration coming at the end of the month on July 31. Dairy Queen owners Diane and Troy DeLeon issued a release today, thanking the…

Feed the Hungry Tour Stops in Fargo

Richard Demers says that once he did research about how pervasive of a problem food insecurity is in the U.S. and Canada, he felt he had to do something to combat the phenomenon.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Air Museum is known for, well, its classic aircrafts. But on September 3rd, it hosted a different kind of vintage conveyance for a very special cause. Richard Demers grew passionate about fighting hunger after seeing the problem up close in his native Canada, and decided to hop behind the wheel of his 1932 Dodge DK8…

Buffalo Wild Wings Foundation Gives $11,500 to ABLE Games

ABLE says the money will help them expand to more states outside the Midwest.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A big donation is set to help many children with disabilities compete in athletics. The LaHaise family owns 11 Buffalo Wild Wings locations in North and South Dakota and Minnesota, and every October they focus on fundraising efforts for local organizations. That allowed them to present the ABLE Games with a check for 11,500 dollars. They…

Great Maze Returns to West Acres in Cedar Form

Maze owners say that the new layout is more challenging because they can fit more panels in the same amount of space as before.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Folks are used to seeing the Great Maze spring up near the Best Buy at West Acres Mall – but they’re seeing a lot more wood than hay this time around. “It was becoming kind of difficult for us to find a home for the straw afterwards, we had about 1,500 bales in the past, and…