Author: Jim Monk

Police seize drugs, cash, gun from north Fargo home

FARGO (KVRR) – Police have arrested a Fargo man in connection with several drug-related charges. On November 3, the police department’s Narcotics Unit and the Cass County Drug Task Force, served a search warrant at 743 Oak Street North.  Detectives found 234 hits of LSD, marijuana wax, THC Vape Cartridges, $3,600 in cash, and a .45 Caliber rifle. Twenty-nine-year-old Jacob Wishinsky…

Update: Police searching for person of interest in Dilworth shooting

DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – One man was shot in the leg in Dilworth Thursday morning and police are searching for the man they believe is responsible.  Police Chief Ty Sharpe says 37-year-old Christopher Lussier was taken to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, where he underwent surgery.  Sharpe says the bullet wound is not life-threatening. The shooting occurred at 202 5th…

Nine injured in fiery crash involving 29 vehicles on Interstate 94

MONTICELLO, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a crash on Interstate 94 near Monticello that involved 29 vehicles, half of which were semis. Poor visibility and challenging road conditions due to snow made travel extremely difficult in the area at the time of the crash. The crash took place just before 9:15 a.m. on I-94 near Wright…

Two people killed in Clay County crash

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Minn. – The Minnesota State Patrol says two people have died in a highway crash north of Moorhead. The patrol says a pickup traveling southbound on Highway 75 near Georgetown crossed into the northbound lane and collided with an SUV about 8 p.m. Wednesday. The driver of the pickup,  45-year old  Nathan Thompson, of Ada, and the driver…

North Dakota COVID-19 death toll climbs to 697

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health reports 1,801 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths since Wednesday. There are 10,421 active cases in the state. 294 people are hospitalized. Cass County reported the most new cases, with 404. So far, 697 people in North Dakota have died. Health officials say that the high number of daily…

North Dakota Nurses oppose plan to allow positive asymptomatic health workers

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Nurses Association says it does not support a move to allow health care workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 but do not have symptoms to remain on the job. Gov. Doug Burgum supports the move to ease stress both on hospitals and medical personnel trying to keep up with skyrocketing coronavirus cases in…

AAA says pandemic will cause big drop in Thanksgiving travel

FARGO (KVRR) – The effects of the pandemic are impacting travel decisions for the Thanksgiving holiday. Gene LaDoucer of AAA North Dakota says the auto club expects at least a 10-percent drop in travel, the largest one-year decrease since the Great Recession in 2008. Based on mid-October forecast models, AAA would have expected up to 50 million Americans to travel…