FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo police officer is on paid administrative leave after being arrested for driving under the influence and other charges. Thirty-three-year-old Brandon Rittenour was arrested for DUI Actual Physical Control and DUI Refusal. He was also cited for failure to provide proof of insurance and received a warning for care required. Police received a call regarding a…
FARGO (KVRR) – Firefighters were called to a fire at a homeless encampment near downtown Fargo Friday morning. The fire was reported at 8:21 a.m. near the Red River in the 500-block of Oak Street. Crews were able quickly put out the fire. One fire engine, two ambulances and Fargo police responded. It’s not known whether anyone was injured. There…
FARGO (KVRR) – Former longtime Moorhead City Council member Nancy Otto has died. Otto died Wednesday at Sanford on Broadway in Fargo. She was 73. Otto served four terms on the city council between 2000 and 2016. Former Moorhead Mayor Morrie Lanning says Otto was an “active and caring council member” who was dedicated to the city’s needs. Funeral services…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that the city of Fargo does not have the authority to restrict the sale of guns and ammunition by licensed firearms dealers who operate out of their homes. The ruling upholds an earlier Cass County District Court decision that came to the same conclusion. The city argued that the law…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Clay County Commission on Tuesday passed an ordinance that bans the sale of flavored tobacco. The ordinance allows for the continued sale of menthol cigarettes, flavored chewing tobacco and nicotine pouches. Commissioners declined to pass a more restrictive option that would have included menthol. The vote was 3-2. Commissioners David Ebinger, Frank Gross and Paul…
HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR: 8:15 pm UPDATE) – The Diocese of Fargo reports the fire was knocked down just after 8 p.m. There is extensive damage to the ceiling and water damage throughout the church. An inspection is underway. **ORIGINAL POST BELOW** HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) – Firefighters are on the scene of a fire inside St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Hankinson,…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man has been convicted of witness tampering after a four-day trial in U.S. District Court in Fargo. U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider says Shaquiel Anthony Mendez was convicted for his role in conspiring to tamper with a federal witness after the witness was assaulted and stabbed with a pencil in the Cass County jail. The case…
FARGO (KVRR) – A trial in a civil rights battle involving the city of Fargo and an adult entertainment store has been delayed until next year. Romantix Inc. claims the city’s Land Use Development Code is unconstitutional and violates the First and 14th Amendments. In a 2022 lawsuit, Romantix accused the city of violating its rights by denying a “change…
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what’s being called a “serious assault” in Horace. Around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, deputies and emergency medical personnel were called to the Sheyenne Trailer Court where the caller said a group of people were assaulting someone. The suspects were gone by the time deputies arrived. The victim was taken to…
FARGO (KVRR) – The pilot of a twin-engine plane made an emergency landing at Hector International Airport after a warning light indicated the plane had a landing gear problem. Airport Fire Chief Chad Noyes says the plane landed without incident shortly before 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Noyes says a strut on the front landing gear collapsed, but the landing gear remained…
