David CookFARGO (KVRR-KCND) – The new President of NDSU will be paid $420,000 per year. Dr. David Cook will start in June. Cook has been vice chancellor for the Office of Public Affairs and Economic Development at the University of Kansas. Current NDSU President Dean Bresciani and UND President Andrew Armacost earn about $369,000. University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott, is…
CARRINGTON, N.D. (KVRR) – Police in Carrington, North Dakota arrested a man after officers found approximately 290 pounds of cocaine. Police say the cocaine was seized on Feb. 18. The estimated street value is approximately $5 million. According to court documents, 38-year-old Narvir Suri of Edmonton, Alberta is charged in Foster County with possession with intent to manufacture/deliver cocaine. Suri…
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) – Photos of two ice-covered Casselton firefighters who helped rescue travelers stranded in a multi-vehicle pileup during Monday’s brutal blizzard have gone viral – and a lot of people have been wondering who they are under all that ice? Firefighters Isaac Stone and Patrick Stahl have each been with the Casselton Fire Department for a number of…
Ryan BaronKARLSTAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A former superintendent of Ulen-Hitterdal Public Schools has pleaded guilty to trespassing on school property in Karlstad, Minn. Court documents say 39-year-old Ryan Baron illegally entered Tri County School in Karlstad on Oct. 21. Baron is also a former superintendent at Tri-County Public Schools. According to the citation, Baron admitted to investigators that he was…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Cass County commissioners decided to delay a vote about whether to approve a 15-year tax break for a proposed soybean processing plant just west of Casselton after complaints from local residents during a public hearing. Prior to the hearing, Joe Raso, of the Greater Fargo-Moorhead EDC, outlined a long list of positive economic impacts the project would…
MINNEAPOLIS – A second teen has been arrested in the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Amir Locke while executing a search warrant. A 16-year-old boy is charged in Ramsey County juvenile court with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Locke’s 17-year-old cousin has also been charged in the Jan. 10…
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota U.S. Sens. Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven are co-sponsoring a bill that would exempt non-U.S. citizen commercial truck drivers from vaccination requirements when temporarily entering the United States from Canada or Mexico. The bill is called the Terminating Reckless and Unnecessary Checks Known to Erode Regular Shipping (TRUCKERS) Act. “Vaccine mandates for truckers to enter…
Amtrak derailment. Sept. 25, 2021HELENA, Mont. – The family of a Georgia couple who were on a trip celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary when they died in an Amtrak train derailment in Montana has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amtrak and BSNF Railway, which owns the tracks. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Illinois, says Amtrak and…
Rep. Jim HagedornST. PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday officially called a special election to fill a vacant congressional seat in southern Minnesota after U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn died last week following a battle with kidney cancer. A special primary will be held on May 24 followed by the special election on Aug. 9. Candidates for the special…
LEEDS, N.D. (KVRR) – The driver of a semi was not seriously injured when the truck collided with a train Monday afternoon near Leeds, North Dakota. The Benson County Sheriff’s Office says 40 -year-old Isaac Conley of Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, failed to yield at the railroad crossing and was struck broadside on the passenger side by a BNSF Train. Conley was…
