Retired N.D. National Guard Adjutant General Mike Haugen.FARGO (KVRR) – A former North Dakota National Guard Adjutant General says it’s about time that the Pentagon shifts away from the policies of the past and refocuses on higher standards for the military. Retired Major General Mike Haugen of Fargo says he’s a strong supporter of the sweeping changes being imposed by…
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley holds a news conference to provide more information about the widening investigation into the creation and distribution of unlawful images at Fargo Davies High School. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News
PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 65-year-old Detroit Lakes man is dead after a crash west of Perham Monday afternoon. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says the 65-year-old was riding a motorcycle westbound and failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of a county road. The motorcycle crashed into a pickup in the intersection. The person who…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A man wanted in a shooting last Wednesday night in Fargo has been arrested. Fargo police say 24-year-old Braden Poitra was arrested in West Fargo at about 9:00 Tuesday night by officers with the Metro Street Crimes Unit and West Fargo Police. He’s facing charges on several warrants for attempted murder, reckless endangerment, armed robbery, and aggravated…
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says state, county and local law enforcement officials are working on an investigation that involves the use of Snapchat to create and distribute sexually explicit materials by students at Fargo Davies High School. “Our North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation is working closely with county and city law-enforcement agencies,” North Dakota…
FARGO (KVRR) – A federal grand jury has indicted a man accused of robbing a downtown Well Fargo Bank on August 1. Sixty-six year-old Jay Douglas Barker appeared on Friday in U.S. District Court in Fargo. Barker is charged with one count of felony bank robbery. State charges against Barker were earlier dismissed. According to court documents, Barker has been ordered…
FARGO (KVRR) – Traffic came to a virtual standstill during the morning rush hour Thursday when one of two trailers being hauled by a semi overturned on I-29 in Fargo. The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes, just south of Main Ave. Traffic flow was slowed for about a half-hour. The North Dakota Highway Patrol will investigate…
FARGO (KVRR) – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Heart is coming to Fargo. The legendary band, led by sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson will bring their Royal Flush Tour to Scheels Arena on Wednesday, March 11. Tickets to the general public go on sale Friday, Sept. 19 at 10:00 a.m. Heart was formed in Seattle in 1973. The…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A former West Fargo city commissioner who was also a longtime local weather forecaster has died. Lou Bennett was 85. Bennett grew up in South Carolina and served in the Air Force for 20 years before he joined the National Weather Service where he worked for 18 years. Bennett was hired by KFGO shortly after…
FARGO (KVRR) – A roaster and ductwork caught fire Thursday morning at a SunButter facility in north Fargo. Fargo Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson says crews were called to a report of black smoke at 8:24 a.m. Crews arrived to find smoke and fire in a roaster and ductwork/chimney. A second alarm was called to bring in extra crews. The fire…
