Author: Jim Monk

UPDATE: Two people in custody in connection to Grand Forks murder investigation

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Police are investigating a murder. UPDATE (At 2:27 p.m. Friday): The 49-year-old man who, police say, died of suspicious injuries has been identified as Anthony Kiehl of Grand Forks. According to a release from the Grand Forks Police Dept., two people have been taken into custody as persons of interest. Their identities are…

Grand Forks man arrested following domestic disturbance, house fire

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Police say a man was arrested in Grand Forks following a domestic disturbance that “quickly escalated into an open residential fire.” Officers were called to the disturbance at about 10:17 p.m. Wednesday. Police say the suspect, James Laducer, was inside the residence when an altercation occurred with a woman. Laducer managed to inflict “serious bodily…

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…