LAKE POINSETT, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – A Sisseton, South Dakota man was arrested for Felony DUI and a parole violation after driving his vehicle into Lake Poinsett, south of Watertown Sunday. Officers with the Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office were called to an area near Stone Bridge on the north end of the lake around 1:30 p.m. They found a 2024 GMC…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is issuing five citations and fining a Fargo company over $26,000 after a man was killed in a work-related accident last year. Tuah Kollie died July 24 at Mid America Steel in the industrial park. KFGO News requested the results of OSHA’s investigation through the Freedom of Information Act. Mid America…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who has been missing since December. Corey Bryant, 31, was last seen in Bemidji on Dec. 19. The Sheriff’s Office says his family last heard from him on Jan. 26. A missing persons alert has now been issued to help find him. Bryant is 5’1” and…
HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Hankinson man is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after several puppies and dogs were exposed to extreme cold conditions. According to court documents, the Richland County Sheriff’s Office has taken calls from concerned neighbors throughout 2025. The concerns were for dogs being at large, with no caretaker, and being exposed to extreme conditions. Deputies…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two men are in the Grand Forks County Correctional Center after police say they stole a vehicle and led officers on a chase. Christopher Davis, 28, and Tristan Amyotte, 20, were both arrested after police say they took a running vehicle from a home in the 400 block of N. 6th Street around 5:30 Thursday…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – West Fargo Mayor Bernie Dardis will not run for a third, four-year term. Dardis was first elected in 2018 when he defeated long time Mayor Rich Mattern. Dardis is a former business owner and has also worked as a consultant. His announcement prompted former City Commissioner Eric Gjerdevig to get into the race. He served…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A former Cass County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Deputy has pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate at the Cass County Jail. Andrew Robinson was initially placed on administrative leave, but later fired after an investigation by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation and an internal investigation by the Sheriff’s Office. Robinson was charged with simple assault after…
Mark FrieseBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Kelly Armstrong has appointed longtime Fargo attorney Mark Friese to the North Dakota Supreme Court. Friese’s appointment is effective March 9. Friese succeeds Justice Daniel Crothers, who on Nov. 26 announced his retirement after serving as a justice since 2005. “I am honored and humbled to accept Governor Armstrong’s appointment,” Friese said in a…
(MSP Sgt. Jesse Grabow)FARGO – (KVRR-KFGO) – As a storm pushes through the Dakotas and Minnesota, the North Dakota Department of Transportation is advising no travel in parts of the state. The entire northern third of North Dakota is under a Winter Storm Warning until midnight Wednesday into Thursday. The No Travel Advisory in the northeast includes areas where blowing…
Obit Robert DuvallLOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two “Godfather” movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in “Tender Mercies,” has died at age 95. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home Sunday in Middleburg, Virginia, according to an announcement from his publicist…
