FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Troopers with the North Dakota Highway Patrol were busy during rush hour Tuesday morning, responding to five crashes over the course of about an hour on a four-mile stretch of east and westbound I-94. First responders were called to the scene of a rollover crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 just west of the I-29…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police personnel spent about an hour Monday morning collecting items on the boulevard along 25th Street South where the July 14 shooting took place and had become a makeshift memorial to fallen Officer Jake Wallin. Officers and staff packed up the handcrafted memorabilia, law enforcement patches, flowers, signs, and hundreds of flags well-wishers and mourners have…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Police Department’s first K-9 officer has died. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of K-9 Disco,” Police announced Friday. “Disco took one final ride with his partner, and best friend, Assistant Chief Pete Nielsen. The two visited their favorite places, reminisced on their over 1,000 deployments together,…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer has heard the phrase “Lock It or Lose It,” but he’s now learned the hard way that leaving the key in your car isn’t a good idea. While guest hosting “News and Views” on KFGO Friday, Schafer learned that his SUV had been stolen from KFGO’s parking lot. “I was on-air…
FARGO (KVRR) – As Gov. Doug Burgum makes his entrance on the national stage for Wednesday’s GOP primary debate, Sen. Kevin Cramer says Burgum should continue highlighting energy and the economy as cornerstones of his campaign. Cramer says so far, Burgum has been “doing the right thing” by establishing himself as a business expert and someone who understands the economy,…
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…
