FARGO (KVRR) – Hershey has announced plans to close the original Dot’s Pretzel factory in Velva, North Dakota. The company says due to the small size and physical limitations of the building and costs associated with the plant, it led to a “hard decision to cease operations and close the facility. Hershey says the plant’s 27 employees will be offered…
FARGO (KVRR) – The daughters of former President George W. Bush will be the keynote speakers for the 10th annual Women Connect Celebration. The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce says Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush will appear September 26 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex in Fargo. Bush Hager is co-author…
SARTELL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The family of Tom Bearson, the NDSU student whose 2014 murder is still unsolved, has announced that they will be closing the foundation they started in his name. In a Facebook post Tuesday morning, the Bearson family thanked the community, Tom Bearson Foundation employees, and others. “As we close our Foundation, we want to express our…
FARGO (KVRR) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland was in Fargo Monday. Garland met privately with several local, state and federal law enforcement officials. The meeting was closed to reporters. Before the meeting, Garland spoke briefly about July’s deadly ambush that killed Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin. Garland called the incident a “horrific ambush.” He said the courage of Officer…
Arthur KollieBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The North Dakota Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Fargo man in the attack and murder of a 14-year-old girl. Twenty-four-year-old Arthur Kollie argued that his rights were violated during his trial in the fall of 2022. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Kollie was found guilty of murder, robbery…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police seized drugs, guns, ammunition and cash from a Moorhead apartment Wednesday. Capt. Deric Swenson says officers conducted a search warrant in the 3700 Block of 7 Street South. Officers located over 170 fentanyl pills and over 18 grams of fentanyl paste. Swenson says the search also resulted in the seizure of guns with ammunition and…
FARGO (AP) – Dramatic video footage of a shooting ambush last month in Fargo that left one police officer dead and two others and a bystander wounded was shown Thursday, highlighting the surprise nature of the attack on police responding to a routine traffic crash. North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski presented the video…
David GeorgeFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The principal of Independence Elementary School in West Fargo has been charged with seven felony counts of viewing or having child pornography. 39-year-old David George is charged with promoting or directing an obscene sexual performance by a minor and possession of prohibited materials. The charges filed by the Cass County State’s Attorneys Office say George had…
Anders OdegaardWARREN, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The sentencing for a northwestern Minnesota man has been delayed because the victim’s family was not notified of a plea agreement. Thirty-two-year-old Anders Odegaard of Warren initially pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the august 2022 beating death of his ex-wife, Carissa Odegaard, who was 31. Last month, Anders Odegaard submitted an Alford plea…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Area Public Schools says there will be no disruption to bus services this fall. On August 1, the district announced that five high school routes would need to be canceled due to driver shortages, but a newly-negotiated agreement will make the cancellations unnecessary. About 120 students would have been affected. “We are thrilled to be…
