WEST FARGO,N.D. (KFGO) – West Fargo Police arrested a man court records say is part of a group of Venezuelans that targeted ATMs in the Fargo area last weekend. According to police reports, early Saturday morning, an officer stopped Henry Theis, 25, in a car that was parked at an ATM outside a Gate City Bank and drove off without…
FARGO (KVRR-Prairie Public) – The average price of gasoline dropped six cents per gallon in North Dakota last week. GasBuddy.com says the average is now $2.94. That’s 8 cents lower than a month ago, and 46 cents lower than a year ago. The cheapest gas in North Dakota is priced at $2.66 per gallon. The most expensive was priced at $3.21…
Attorney Mark Friese (left) & Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR) – Former state Senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks is in federal custody as he awaits to be sentenced after pleading guilty to traveling overseas to have sex with children. U.S. Marshal Dallas Carlson confirms that Holmberg turned himself in before Friday’s 1:00 pm deadline, which was ordered by federal Judge Daniel…
BRAINERD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office says a pregnant woman and her four children who were abducted at gunpoint early Friday from a residence near Brainerd have been found safe. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says 35-year-old Chad Aanerud was taken into custody in Morrison County. Investigators say Aanerud abducted 33-year-old Nikkole Dobson and her…
KYIV, Ukraine (KVRR) – A Fargo man who’s been helping coordinate humanitarian relief in Ukraine says tensions are quickly growing as some 8,000 North Korean troops assemble near Ukraine border in Russia. The Biden administration says the North Koreans are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days. Mark J. Lindquist has been helping deliver…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR-KFGO) – A federal judge is dismissing a civil lawsuit filed by the family of Ricky Cobb II against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan for Cobb’s fatal shooting. U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel granted Londregan’s motion to dismiss, saying he acted “reasonably” when he shot Cobb who was trying to pull away from a traffic stop on Interstate 94…
Leymah LopaiFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo woman has been charged with theft after being accused of stealing over $500,000 worth of merchandise from her Fargo employer. Court records say officers were first called after the owner of Bloc Galleries, which sells collectible banknotes, reported $250,000 worth of bills missing from his inventory. The bills are sold at trade shows and…
Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR) – A federal judge has ordered former North Dakota State Senator Ray Holmberg to surrender to U.S. Marshals on Nov. 1. Holmberg has pleaded guilty to traveling overseas to have sex with children. “Since the entry of a guilty plea on August 8, 2024, Holmberg’s overall conduct does not equate with a good faith effort to fully…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – The average price of a gallon of gas in North Dakota has dropped below $3. GasBuddy.com says the average is now $2.99. The price is down three cents from last week, six cents from a month ago and 53 cents from a year ago. GasBuddy’s survey shows the cheapest gas in North Dakota is $2.76, with…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – American Crystal Sugar Company says the 2024 sugar beet harvest was a record breaker. The company says an estimated 15 billion sugar beets were harvested this year. Other harvest-related records were also shattered. American Crystal says October 6 was a record piling day with 1,223,362 tons piled. The previous record was set on October 19, 2021….
