FARGO (KVRR) – Federal prosecutors in Fargo and attorneys for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. have started the process of removing Rodriguez from death row. In March, Attorney General Merrick Garland directed U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider to withdraw the notice of intention to seek the death penalty against Rodriguez, who was sentenced to death in 2006 for the kidnapping and killing of…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A citizen group in West Fargo is calling for an external audit of city finances and billing practices after errors in utilities billing led to more than $1 million in losses for taxpayers. A public records analysis by The Forum first revealed the billing errors, including an undercharge of $1.4 million to Cargill’s West Fargo…
FARGO (KVRR) – A former official of the Three Affiliated Tribes Nation has been sentenced to five years in prison for soliciting and accepting bribes. Federal prosecutors say 58-year-old Randall Phelan of Mandaree received kickbacks from a contractor on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Beginning around 2013 and continuing through 2020, Phelan accepted more than $645,000. In exchange for the payments,…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) Retired long-time Fargo City Engineer Mark Bittner has died. Bittner was with the city for more than 40 years. He played a key role during major flood fights, including 1997 flood and the record flood of 2009. While Dennis Walaker was serving as Public Works Operations Director and later as Mayor, Bittner worked mostly behind the scenes. Bittner…
CARIBOU, Minn. (KVRR) – The U.S. Border Patrol says federal agents and the Kittson County Sheriff’s Office stopped a human smuggling attempt near Caribou, Minnesota Thursday. Authorities say they witnessed multiple people walking south from Canada border. Officers stopped two vehicles and discovered 20 people that had just crossed the border illegally. “This was a great example of our agents and…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association will not participate in this fall’s Governor’s Deer Opener. According to a social media post, the association made the unanimous decision “due to continued attempts to ban wolf hunting and anti-gun legislation within the state, which are in direct opposition to our mission.” “Since its inception in 2002, the Minnesota…
FARGO (KVRR) – A new item will be on the menu during the Willie Nelson concerts later this month at the Bluestem Amphitheater in Moorhead. Jade Presents announced on social media Thursday that Cannabis Seltzer will be sold during Nelson’s concert and all other events during this year’s Summer Concert Series. The product is available through a new partnership with…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Tonight is the night! A choir from Sheyenne High School in West Fargo will be taking the stage with rock and roll legends, Foreigner, on the band’s biggest hit. Around 20 choir members will be backing the band on it’s number one smash hit “I Want To Know What Love Is”. We have a crew there…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-6:30pm UPDATE) – Thief River Falls, Minnesota police identify the victim of a homicide investigation as Steven Opdahl of Oklee, Minnesota. A man has been arrested in connection with the homicide. Police and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office were called last night to Digi-Key Corporation for a report of a man who was found dead due…
Rupak GandhiFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – In an emotional address to the Fargo School Board during the Board’s regular meeting Tuesday night, Superintendent Rupak Gandhi shared his administration’s stance that, unless the Board directs it otherwise, the district will prioritize keeping students safe over obeying a new North Dakota state law that creates a number of restrictions and policies related to transgender…
