FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Firefighters stood by briefly at Hector International Airport in Fargo Friday morning after an inbound aircraft declared an emergency. The plane had just left the airport. Shortly before 8 a.m., the air traffic control tower notified the Hector Field Fire Department that a FedEx Cessna Caravan 208 reported smoke in the cabin. The plane was approximately 2…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Two Fargo residents are in custody after a police pursuit early Friday in West Fargo. The city of West Fargo says at approximately 2 a.m., police approached a suspicious vehicle in Rendezvous Park after park hours. “Officers attempted to make a traffic stop after the suspect vehicle initially fled upon seeing law enforcement and a…
FARGO (KVRR) – About 480 Cass County Electric Coop customers were still without power Wednesday, following an ice storm that moved through the region on December 25. At one time, more than 4,600 of the coop’s customers were affected. “Our employees had nearly 3,000 miles of overhead power line to patrol and assess for damage, according to CCEC. “Since December…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – An Elk River, Minnesota man whose arson conviction was overturned by the Minnesota Court of Appeals is facing new charges in connection with a 2018 fire in Detroit Lakes. Gary Bogatz Jr. was convicted of first degree arson following a fire in a building that formerly housed The Refuge, a nonprofit Christian Outreach & Resource…
Customers waiting in checkout lines at the West Fargo Costco. Courtesy, J.J. Gordon. FARGO (KVRR) – Shoppers looking for last-minute gifts and holiday supplies were out in full force Friday morning. Customers at the West Fargo Costco said the store was packed. Long lines extended through the store just 30 minutes after the store opened. There was also plenty of…
Anders OdegaardGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – A judge has accepted a plea agreement from a Warren, Minn. man charged in the 2022 murder of his wife. According to the agreement, Anders Odegaard will plead guilty to second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony. In exchange, the state will dismiss a separate count of second-degree murder and Odegaard will be…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – A Grand Forks apartment building was heavily damaged by fire early Friday. Grand Forks firefighters were called to the blaze at 1111 22nd Ave. S. at around 3:10 a.m. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from a four-plex. No one was injured, but three residents were displaced. One pet was also displaced….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum says the Census Bureau estimates North Dakota’s population reached a record high of 783,926 people in July. Burgum says the estimate represents an increase of 4,665 residents from last year and is 4,847 residents more than the 2020 census. North Dakota was one of 42 states that saw their population estimates increase this…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of recent business burglaries. Sheriff Jesse Jahner said the break-ins were in Alice, Leonard, and Hunter. He said, in one case, electronic gambling machines were broken into. The Sheriff’s Department is working with state and other local police agencies in the investigation. Anyone with information on the crimes…
Officer Zach Robinson receives the Medal of Honor.FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Awards were given out to first responders for their actions on July 14 and in the days following the fatal police ambush that took the life of Officer Jake Wallin and critically wounded two other officers and a civilian. Officers Tyler Hawes and Andrew Dotas were each honored with the…
