Author: Jim Monk

Former EPIC CEO Todd Berning owes more than $3 million to Minot bank

MINOT, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Todd Berning, the former CEO of EPIC Companies, owes a Minot bank over $3 million according to a foreclosure notice recently filed in Ward County District Court. The foreclosure notice says Henry Land Holding LLC took out a mortgage in August 2021, for two properties in Minot. Ward County tax records show that the Henry Land…

Attorneys argue over whether Holmberg should be jailed

Attorney Mark Friese (left) & Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Attorneys have filed their arguments on whether former North Dakota state Sen. Ray Holmberg should be taken into custody as he awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to traveling overseas to have sex with children. The 80-year-old Grand Forks Republican has been allowed to remain on release with conditions due to “exceptional…

Police looking for men who vandalized downtown area

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police are asking for help in identifying two men who vandalized a portion of the downtown area. Police say it happened at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say the men tampered with property belonging to the city of Fargo and a private business, resulting in garbage being littered across the sidewalks and streets. Anyone with information…

Fargo Sanford Medical Center in talks to open possible Starbucks Coffee

Starbucks Coffee, Sanford USD Medical Center. courtesy, SiouxFalls.BusinessFARGO (KVRR) – Sanford Health is exploring the possibility of opening a Starbucks Coffee inside Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. A Sanford spokesman confirms discussions are under way, but they are still in the early stages. “This is still very early in the process and we are in exploratory discussion,” according to a…

Gunshot fired at downtown Fargo Fire Department Station

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo police are investigating after a bullet struck Fire Department Station 1, on NP Avenue in downtown Fargo. Fire Chief Steve Dirksen says a window and a small portion of a wall were struck by the bullet. The damage was discovered as staff arrived Thursday morning. Chief Dirksen says the area that was hit by the bullet…

More Than A Dozen Fire Crews Called Out For Numerous Wildfires In Southeast North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — At least 14 fire crews are being called into action to deal with rapidly spreading wildfires in southeast North Dakota. High winds and dry conditions helped fuel an outbreak of brush fires south and west of the Fargo area this afternoon. Fires were reported near Buffalo, Horace and Walcott. A bridge caught fire in Richland County…

Judge hears arguments to determine whether Holmberg should be jailed

Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR) – A federal judge has ordered attorneys to file briefs regarding whether former State Sen. Ray Holmberg should be taken into custody while he awaits his sentence after pleading guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with children. Holmberg has been allowed to remain free, but federal prosecutors want Judge Daniel Hovland to consider jailing…

Suspect flees following shooting in downtown Fargo

courtesy, KFGOFARGO (KVRR) – A man is hospitalized in Fargo with serious injuries following a shooting in downtown Fargo Thursday morning. The shooting happened at the corner of 3rd Avenue North and Broadway outside Sammy’s Pizza at around 2:30 a.m. Police say the suspect fled the scene before officers arrived. The victim was transported by ambulance to Sanford Hospital with…

Feds ask judge to consider locking up Holmberg for violating release terms

Request for hearing says Holmberg "poses a danger to others"

Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR) – Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to consider revoking release privileges for former state Sen. Ray Holmberg, who pleaded guilty to taking multiple trips to Europe to pay for sex with children. Holmberg continued to violate the terms of his release by accessing social media in August and September. The Grand Forks Republican also visited a…

Fargo activist arrested for felony theft, accused of stealing state grant money

Faith Dixon was arrested on a felony warrant issued in Burleigh County.

FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo activist who’s been involved in Black Lives Matter and social justice issues is accused of misappropriating money she received after applying for grants from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Faith Dixon is in custody in the Cass County Jail in Fargo. She was arrested on a felony warrant issued in Burleigh County. According…