Gov. Doug Burgum. BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – Gov. Doug Burgum’s presidential campaign says he’s now qualified to appear on the first GOP debate stage. In a statement, the campaign said a Morning Consult national poll showed Burgum has attained the necessary 1% threshold to participate. Burgum earlier met the goal of having at least 40,000 donors, including 200 from…
FARGO – (KVRR-KFGO) – An assault outside the Salvation Army in downtown Fargo closed part of the 300 block of Roberts Street Monday. Police responded to the report of an assault just before noon. A police spokeswoman says the people involved in the altercation have been identified and there is no threat to the public. The investigation is ongoing and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – American Crystal Sugar Company has been fined nearly $26,000 for wastewater discharge violations at its sugar beet processing plants in Crookston and East Grand Forks. The fines come from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The MPCA found that American Crystal made illegal discharges into the Red Lake River at the Crookston plant 12 times between April…
FILE – Minnesota Vikings first-round draft pick Jordan Addison speaks to the media during an NFL football press conference in Eagan, Minn., Friday, April 28, 2023. Addison was cited early Thursday, July 20, for speeding and reckless driving, after a state trooper clocked him at 140 mph in his sports car in a 55 mph zone. The Minnesota State Patrol…
(FARGO) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says Mohamed Barakat, the man who was shot and killed by a Fargo police officer Friday, was armed with explosives, guns, a homemade grenade and 1,800 rounds of ammunition. “In the wake of Mohamed Barakat’s murderous, unprovoked attack. Officer Zach Robinson’s use of deadly force was reasonable. It was necessary. It was…
BISMARCK, ND (KVRR) – Attorney General Drew Wrigley will hold a news conference in Fargo Wednesday to discuss last week’s use of deadly force by Fargo Police Officer Zach Robinson. On Friday, July 14, Robinson shot and killed Mohamad Barakat, the gunman who opened fire and shot three police officers and a woman last Friday in south Fargo. Police Officer…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR-NewsDakota) – Police are seeking help in identifying the body of a man that was recovered from the Sheyenne River in Valley City on Monday. Police Chief Phil Hatcher says the victim was white, about 30 to 40 years old, with dark short hair, and a beard. The man was about 5’8″ to 5’10” tall and weighed…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police and Mayor Tim Mahoney hold a news conference to provide more information about Friday’s fatal shooting of a Fargo police officer. Two other officers who were shot remained in critical, but stable condition Saturday afternoon. Categories: Crime, Local News, North Dakota News
Gage StevensonWATERTOWN, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – A Moorhead, Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to Second Degree Manslaughter in connection with the traffic death of a Watertown woman nearly four years ago. Twenty-year-old Gage Thatcher Stevenson was at the wheel of a car that was westbound on U.S. Highway 212 in Watertown on September 17, 2019, when he intentionally crossed over the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Red River Valley Fair in West Fargo is still a few days away, but there’s already plenty of activity at the fairgrounds. We stopped by with the KVRR drone to get a birds-eye view of the work and setup in progress. The fair begins its annual 10 day-long run on Friday. Grandstand acts this…
