Devin Fontenot (Facebook)JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) – Jamestown Police have identified the man who was shot and killed by police following a shooting incident outside of Fred’s Den early Tuesday. The shooter was 27-year-old Devin Fontenot of Jamestown. Police say Fontenot refused to comply with an order given by a Jamestown Police Officer to drop his weapon and his actions jeopardized…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead in Jamestown early Tuesday morning. Jamestown Police say officers were called for a report of a man with a gun and knife in the parking lot of a bar. The 9-1-1 caller said the man got into a fight…
FARGO (KVRR) – A former metro area bar owner who led a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in North Dakota, Minnesota and Florida has pleaded guilty to federal charges. According to court documents, Barrett Prody signed a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Fargo on November 1st. Prody is pleading guilty to conspiracy with intent to distribute, obstruction of…
Leonard PeltierFARGO (KVRR) – Amnesty International is asking President Joe Biden to pardon Leonard Peltier, the man convicted of killing two FBI agents during a shooting on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Peltier is serving two life sentences at a federal penitentiary in Florida. His 1977 trial was held in Fargo. “Indigenous elder and activist Leonard Peltier has been…
FARGO (KVRR) – A former Cass County sheriff’s deputy is under investigation by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation for what’s being called “alleged criminal activity.” According to a statement by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Jesse Jahner was contacted by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation in September regarding a Sheriff’s Office employee. The BCI told Jahner…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – For the first time in program history, North Dakota hockey will head to Austin, Texas to host the 2026 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. North Dakota will take on Michigan State on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. “The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game in Austin is the type of event that we want to have…
PIERRE, S.D. (KVRR) – The University of North Dakota’s Dean of the College of Engineering and Mines is the new president of South Dakota Mines. Dr. Brian Tande will assume his new role at the university in Rapid City on Jan. 9. “Dr. Tande’s depth of experience in academic leadership and his dedication to fostering innovation and student achievement made…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Moorhead Police are investigating reports of gunshots on Monday night. Police were called to the 2700-block of 14th St. South at around 9:45 p.m. where they found casings in the street. No one was hurt. Witnesses say a dark SUV may have been involved. Police are asking residents in the neighborhood to check video…
Moorhead malt plant (KVRR)MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch will shut down operations at its Moorhead malt plant and redirect the grain to be processed by a Twin Cities-area company in 2025. “Anheuser-Busch has reached an agreement with Rahr Malting Co. to take on the full capacity of malt production for Moorhead,” according to a company statement. “As a…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A West Fargo woman is charged with theft after being accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her Fargo employer between 2015 and early 2022. According to court records, Mary Peterson was in charge of making cash deposits for Lunde Auto until she was fired in 2022. Her firing came after the general manager learned…
