BISMARCK, N.D. – A former employee of the North Dakota State Penitentiary has been accused of smuggling drugs and electronics into the prison for an inmate in exchange for money. Investigators say Matthew Taylor was working as a correctional officer last year when he received payments from a woman to deliver a cellphone, two SIM cards and a cigarette package…
Jason Ravnsborg interviewed by police following fatal crash SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has renewed her efforts to force the state’s attorney general from office after he hit and killed a pedestrian last year. Noem delivered to the House speaker an external hard drive containing the crash investigation file. The House had indicated earlier this year…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – West Fargo Assistant Police Chief Jerry Boyer has been placed on paid administrative leave. City spokesperson Melissa Richard says Boyer has been on leave “due to an ongoing, internal investigation unrelated to criminal matters” since Aug. 19. “There will be no further comment on the investigation because it is active and the department does not…
FARGO, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum is pleading for North Dakota residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as North Dakota’s hospitals struggle with an influx of patients infected with the delta variant. Burgum brought together health professionals Wednesday in his first COVID-19 briefing in more than five months. The governor says hospital capacity is a “present and looming issue”…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association says a $40,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the strange deaths of dozens of cows near Jamestown. The group says 58 pregnant cows were found dead on July 29 in a pasture leased for grazing on the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge. At…
FARGO (KVRR) – As Amazon prepares to open its Fargo Fulfillment Center in the coming weeks, the company is looking for workers here and across the country. The company will host its third annual Amazon Career Day on September 15. Amazon Vice-President Ardine Williams says it’ll be an interactive experience for all job seekers, regardless of experience, professional field, or…
Gage StevensonWATERTOWN, S.D. (KVRR/KWAT) – A Moorhead, Minn. man charged with killing a Watertown, S.D. woman in a traffic crash nearly two years ago made a court appearance Wednesday. Eighteen year-old Gage Stevenson is charged with First Degree Murder in the death of 43 year-old Dawn Meyer. Defense attorney Tom Sannes told Judge Carmen Means it was premature to issue any…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A 79-year-old Grand Forks resident was cited after Grand Forks police say the driver mistakenly drove into a closed lane of freshly-poured concrete. The car got stuck and had to be removed by a construction tractor. Damage to the concrete was repaired. The driver was not injured. Police say the driver was given a citation…
CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR/KNOX) – Effective immediately, a mask mandate is effective in Catholic schools in the Diocese of Crookston. Bishop Richard Pates, apostolic administrator of the diocese, says masks will be mandated for K-8 students, teachers, staff and visitors. “Our Diocese of Crookston Catholic schools take seriously the responsibility to care for children. For the common good and out of…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Calling President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan a “complete failure,” Sen. Kevin Cramer on Tuesday said Biden’s actions are “unfitting for the office he holds and are embarrassing our country on the world stage.” “Instead of showing remorse or taking proper action, the President is misleading the American people while his Administration focuses on getting credit for…
