GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A temporary burn ban is in effect in Grand Forks County. The National Weather Service says abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions, which developed last summer and fall, have persisted throughout an abnormally dry winter season, and are beginning to intensify. The burn ban is in effect until further notice. It was approved by the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – West Fargo Police are asking for help in locating two more suspects in connection to the Sunday, March 21, shooting in the 1500 block of 11th Ave. E. Police are looking for 21 year-old Leotis McGee Jr of Fargo and 20-year-old Jahmond Walker of Glyndon, Minn. Walker is wanted on a charge of conspiracy to…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A former Marine who launched a fundraising effort to bring military veterans to join a protest camp of the Dakota Access Pipeline has sued the city of Bismarck and a rental company over a rental car dispute that resulted in a warrant for his arrest. Michael Wood Jr., who was also a former Baltimore police officer, raised…
MINNEAPOLIS – The pandemic drove many Minnesota residents outdoors to go ice fishing and authorities say it led to an increase of an unwanted byproduct. Some anglers left behind litter and trash. Items left behind by anglers run the gamut from cigarette butts to bait to plastic bottles to slabs of wood used to prop up fish houses. On a…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Bismarck Police are investigating a late night shooting that happened yesterday around 11:00 pm. Officers responded to the 1600 block of Mapleton Ave after reports of gunfire. Two individuals had gunshot wounds. They were taken to a local hospital. Their conditions have not been released. Bismarck Police believe this to be a targeted attack on the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota House has passed a bill to allow liquor sales on Sundays to begin at 8 a.m. Right now, bars, restaurants and liquor stores can’t sell alcohol until 11 a.m. The measure passed 49 to 41, despite the “do not pass” recommendation from the House Judiciary Committee. The bill was approved earlier in the…
Alanna RanisateGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A Grand Forks woman is in custody, accused of striking a man several times with a hammer. Grand Forks police were called to an assault in progress involving a hammer at 2339 S. 17th St. #15. Upon arrival officers determined that a 61-year-old man had been struck several times with a hammer. Forty-nine-year-old Alanna…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The number of new COVID-19 cases in Cass County is up sharply compared to other counties in North Dakota. According to the North Dakota Dept. of Health, Cass County reported 102 new cases Friday. Burleigh, Stark and Ward Counties were next in line, with just 12, 11 and 10 new cases respectively. Brenton Nesemeier, Director of Field…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police say one of three persons of interest has been identified in connection to a fire in the former Mid America Steel building. Investigators determined that the fire was intentionally set. The fire was reported shortly after 7:00 p.m. Monday. Firefighters from Moorhead were called in to assist with the two-alarm blaze. The fire burned for…
ST. LOUIS (KVRR) – The Missouri Valley Football Conference has postponed Saturday’s North Dakota-Youngstown State football game due to a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing in UND’s Tier 1 personnel, which consists of student-athletes, coaches, managers and staff. The game will be rescheduled for Saturday, April 17, and will be played in Youngstown, Ohio. A start time will be…
