Author: Jim Monk

RDO’s Caters Taters raises $88,000

FARGO (KVRR) – The annual RDO Caters Taters fundraiser collected $88,000 this year. Proceeds from the event will be given to Bio Girls.  The Fargo-based charity focuses on building the self-esteem of girls from 6-12 with community service, mentoring and physical activity. “The board and staff of BIO Girls are filled with gratitude – gratitude for RDO and its employees for…

Carjacking suspect fatally shot by police in Mounds View

MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. – Police in a Minneapolis suburb say an armed carjacking suspect was fatally shot by officers who encountered him in a liquor store. Authorities say police responded to a call of shots fired in Mounds View Sunday about 7:15 p.m. While responding to that call, officers got another call about an armed robbery in the parking lot…

Feds say former UND student used fake info to obtain coronavirus relief funds

FARGO (KVRR) – A former University of North Dakota student is accused of stealing more than $330,000 in federal coronavirus relief money. A federal grand jury says Enroy Oneil Duncan devised a scheme to defraud the government by filing a false application for PPP funds. According to court documents, Duncan falsely stated that his company, called “Homeinhome Senior Care” had…

5-year-old shot and killed in Brooklyn Park, brother in custody

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (KVRR) – A five-year-old boy is dead after a Thanksgiving night shooting in Brooklyn Park. Police say the initial investigation determined that a 13-year-old boy in the home was handling a gun. Several other juveniles were present as they were attempting to make a social media video. At some point the 13-year-old male shot the gun, striking…

U.S. bans travel from South Africa due to COVID-19 variant

Omicron variant (World Health Org.)WASHINGTON  – Beginning Monday, the United States will ban travel from South Africa and 7 other African nations by non-US citizens following the discovery of a COVID-19 variant. Officials have named the variant “omicron.” A World Health Organization panel has classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern. The variant’s discovery in southern Africa sent…

Fire on Thanksgiving displaces Minot apartment residents

MINOT, N.D. – An apartment building fire on Thanksgiving in Minot displaced residents in four apartments. Firefighters said the blaze started in a basement laundry room that had an electrical panel. As firefighters first arrived at the apartment, they saw light smoke exiting the structure from a basement window. They quickly entered the building and put out the fire. People…

Murtha named North Dakota Investment Board director

BISMARCK, N.D. – An agency key to implementing new in-state investment components of North Dakota’s $8.3 billion oil tax savings has a new leader. The State Investment Board named Retirement and Investment Office interim Executive Director Jan Murtha to take over the role on a permanent basis. The office oversees about $20 billion of assets. Murtha, who is an attorney,…

Update: Fargo woman has been found safe.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Police say a 20-year-old Fargo woman who was reported missing has been found safe. Fallon Mois was last seen on Wednesday, Nov. 17.  Her family reported her missing on Nov. 22. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: FALLON MOIS, fargo police, missing

Justice Dept. to prioritize prosecuting violence on flights

Hector International AirportWASHINGTON – Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing U.S. attorneys across the nation to swiftly prioritize prosecution of federal crimes that happen on commercial flights. The directive comes as federal officials face a historic number of investigations into passenger behavior.  The Federal Aviation Administration said earlier this month that it had launched 950 investigations into passenger behavior on flights…