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…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police Officer Tyler Hawes vividly remembers July 14th. Hawes was one of four people shot by a gunman after responding to a routine traffic crash on 25th Street in south Fargo. Hawes is speaking publicly about the shooting for the first time, in an interview conducted and produced by the city of Fargo. “Nothing I did that…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – West Fargo City Commissioners approved a plan to move staff from city hall and lease the Wex building south of I-94 for about $725,000 a year. The vote was 3-2. That move will provide more space for the current crowded police headquarters and added expansion. City Administrator Dustin Scott says the move will involve a…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A son of North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a crash that resulted in the death of Mercer County Deputy Paul Martin. Forty-two-year-old Ian Cramer is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Friday. He was charged with felony counts of manslaughter, fleeing a police officer and…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police say it appears a man had a medical condition and lost control of his vehicle, went off the road and crashed. Police responded to 8th St. and 9th Ave. N. shortly before 3:00 a.m. Thursday after an SUV went struck a tree. The driver was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening….
FARGO (KVRR) – Voters in Fargo have rejected a sales tax increase for a $140 million overhaul and expansion for the Fargodome. “We’re going to have to do a post-analysis of why you voted against it,” said Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney. “And maybe we shouldn’t have bunched both the convention center and the FARGODOME together. Nearly 52% of voters cast…
