FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo South High School was locked down Wednesday afternoon after a caller indicated there were bombs on the premises. School officials say the threat was investigated and considered not credible. They say it was most likely a “swatting” call, which is when someone reports a fake emergency. The following letter was sent to South High School parents:…
Timothy WindelsFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Court records say a man arrested by Fargo Police for tampering with infrastructure may have caused thousands of dollars of damage to internet and cable lines in Fargo. Timothy Windels, 36, is accused of cutting Midco lines at seven different locations around the city, causing significant outages to residential and business customers. Some businesses affected were…
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says he believes there are more people with information about the sex crimes case surrounding former state Sen. Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks–and he wants them to speak with investigators. Holmberg recently pleaded guilty in federal court to traveling to the Czech Republic to have sex with children. He’ll be sentenced…
FARGO (KVRR) – Major funding changes appear likely for a program that fights childhood hunger by providing students with food to take home for meals on weekends. The Great Plains Food Bank fully funds its “Backpack” program for students in Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo, but other school districts served by the food bank cover the entire cost for themselves….
FARGO (KVRR) – The man who led the prosecution against former American Indian activist Leonard Peltier for the murders of two FBI agents has died. Lynn Crooks was 83. As an assistant U.S. attorney, Crooks led the government’s team of prosecutors during Peltier’s trial in Fargo in 1977. Peltier was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. The shootings happened…
FARGO (KVRR) – As major changes lie ahead at one of Fargo’s most iconic pizza parlors, special attention is being given to the restaurant’s history and nostalgia. Duane’s House of Pizza has been churning out pizzas, chicken and jo-jo potatoes at its legendary South University Drive location since 1975, nearly five decades of producing what many believe is the finest…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police, Moorhead police, state troopers and other law enforcement responded to a shooting in the 2200 block of 12th Ave. South. Fargo police confirmed that one person was shot. The victim was was taken to a hospital by ambulance, where they were later pronounced dead. The suspect had fled the scene before officers arrived. The initial…
Jaelynn WalkerMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Court documents says the man accused of killing a teenage girl in Moorhead this week admitted to police that he stabbed the girl 13 times. Eighteen-year-old Isaac Arndt is charged with second-degree murder for the death of 14-year-old Jaelynn Nicole Walker. According to prosecutors, Arndt arrived at the Clay County Law Enforcement Center late Monday…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — B-1 bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota could temporarily be moved to Grand Forks Air Force Base. Sen. Kevin Cramer says an environmental assessment should be done by October 8, likely clearing the way for the temporary move. He says he has been working on it for better than a year. The Air…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Police are investigating an assault that happened near the NP Avenue bridge and 2nd Avenue N. in downtown Fargo early Monday morning. Police say the victim told officers he was walking his dog when it was attacked by another dog. The victim began to argue with the other dog owner. That led to the man being attacked…
