WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A former gaming employee for the West Fargo Hockey Association has been charged with felony theft for stealing about $68,000 from the organization. Steven Lyon of Moorhead was a longtime employee who was a bingo manager. Association Executive Director Jeremy Jorgenson says Lyon took the money from electronic gambling machines. Jorgenson says when confronted, Lyon…
FARGO (KVRR) – The drivers of two vehicles involved in a crash that killed two horses in Ward County are facing charges. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 20 year-old Ian Lindgren of Farmington, Minnesota was driving a van that collided with a pickup driven by 34 year-old Jessica Gjovig of Fortuna. The crash happened on March 7 at around…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A former Clay County correctional officer charged with criminal sexual conduct is accused of having a sexual relationship with an inmate while working at the jail. According to prosecutors, 23-year-old Chloe Nord of Fargo became romantically involved with the inmate between November of last year and her last day of work in January. Nord is accused…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – CNH Industrial has confirmed layoffs at its Case New Holland manufacturing plant in Fargo. The company cited current and anticipated market conditions for the job cuts. Employees were notified earlier this week with about 198 hourly positions affected. CNH says it is dedicated to supporting the affected employees during their transition. Last May, about 700 members Local…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Attorneys for a former inmate at the Cass County jail have filed a federal civil lawsuit against the City of Fargo, Cass Public Health and two of its nurses, Cass County, and the jail’s administrator. According to court records, 46-year-old Tsega Sharp was arrested by Fargo Police on Nov. 21, 2021 and taken to a hospital emergency…
ST. MICHAEL, N.D. (KVRR) — A shooting in St. Michael, North Dakota has left three members of Spirit Lake Tribe dead. The tribe was notified of the shootings around 9:30 a.m. by Bureau of Indian Affairs and the suspect was taken into custody around 1:20 p.m. The suspect’s identity has not been released. The tribal council has issued administrative leave…
FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo School Board has voted unanimously to offer the position of superintendent of schools to Dr. Cory Steiner. Steiner has accepted the position pending the negotiation of a written contract. Steiner is currently the Superintendent of Northern -Cass Public Schools. Steiner will succeed Dr. Rupak Gandhi, who resigned effective June 30, 2025. Gandhi has served in…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Multiple crews and agencies responded to a fiery crash involving two semis on Interstate 29 in Fargo Friday morning. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes under the 19th Avenue N. overpass. The Highway Patrol says one semi was merging onto the interstate after being stopped on the shoulder when it was rear-ended by…
(FARGO) – A longtime federal drug prosecutor from Fargo says he’s decided to accept an early buyout and retire from the Justice Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Myers has been a North Dakota BCI agent and a prosecutor at the state and federal levels for nearly 28 years. Myers has prosecuted thousands of people, including cases involving an international fentanyl…
NEW YORK (AP) – The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its journalists. The lawsuit was filed Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. The AP says its case is about an unconstitutional effort by the…
