Author: Jim Monk

Osgood Elementary assistant principal placed on leave, school district investigating

Joshua DahlWEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The assistant principal of a West Fargo elementary school is on paid administrative leave. Osgood Elementary Assistant Principal Joshua Dahl was placed on leave on Tuesday, April 30 pending an internal investigation. “The situation that led to Mr. Dahl being placed on leave is specific to two learners, whose families are working closely with…

Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House to suspend operations Friday

15 men who currently reside there will need to find new shelter.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House will suspend operations indefinitely on Friday. Executive Officer, Pastor Sue Koesterman, says 15 men who currently reside there will need to find new shelter. Koesterman says the shelter can no longer afford to stay open. “This is a regrettable decision for all of us, but our first and foremost priority is…

Fargo apartment fire under investigation, possibly ‘suspicious’

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department is investigating the cause of a small fire considered “suspicious.” The fire was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in an apartment on the second floor of the apartment building at 1440 34th Street South. Fire Department Battalion Chief Jason Ness says they’re looking for several people who may have more information regarding…

Second suspect arrested for bar burglary in Vergas

Donald Merrill, Sr.FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Investigators have made another arrest in a recent burglary at Billy’s Corner Bar & Grill in Vergas, Minnesota. In March, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office took a report that a handgun to be given away in a raffle had been stolen. Deputies arrested 24-year-old Donald Merrill Jr. for burglary and being a felon…

911 transcript released in burglary case involving Minnesota state senator

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A transcript of the 911 call to Becker County emergency dispatch shows that the stepmother of state senator Nicole Mitchell armed herself with a small steak knife after reporting that someone had broken into her home early Monday morning. Detroit Lakes police and county deputies responded to the home….

American Crystal Sugar fined $350,000 for environmental violations

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says American Crystal Sugar Company violated several air quality conditions, including releasing more hydrogen sulfide and particulate matter than its permit allows. The violations occurred between 2020 and 2022 at its sugar beet processing facility in East Grand Forks, Minn. The MPCA says American Crystal failed to properly operate…

Update: Arrest made in connection to severe beating in downtown Fargo

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A man has been arrested for aggravated assault and robbery after a Fargo man says he was severely beaten while trying to stop an assault in downtown Fargo. Police say 36-year-old Travice Ledoux was arrested Friday.  He has no permanent address. Sam Pikula suffered multiple broken bones in his face, including both orbital bones, his nose in…

Fargo Brewing Company declares bankruptcy

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Brewing Company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to re-organize its debts. The company made the announcement Tuesday on social media. “Since FBC began in 2010, the beer industry has experienced many challenges, including a pandemic, supply chain issues and differences in consumer drinking habits,” co-founder and president Jared Hardy said. “From a customer…