Marcus RexrodeFARGO (KVRR) – An arrest has been made in the death of a teenage boy Monday in Fargo. Thirty-one-year-old Marcus Brian Rexrode is in the Cass County Jail. A jail official confirmed that Rexrode is in custody in connection with the boy’s death. He was arrested Wednesday night. He’s being held on charges including murder, firearm possessed by felon…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – West Acres has announced a new tenant for the old Herberger’s space in the mall. Iowa-based Von Maur department store will open for business in spring 2025. West Acres CEO Brad Schlossman said the mall has been cultivating its relationship with Von Maur for over a decade and that the department store’s lease is by far the…
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – A GoFundMe account has been set up for a rural Fort Pierre family who lost three family members and their home in an explosion Wednesday. Trevor and Kelsey Hupp were at work when the explosion happened at their home along Highway 1806 in the Antelope Creek area, southeast of Fort Pierre. The blast killed their…
FARGO (KVRR) – Police say a boy is dead after being shot during an altercation involving several people in south Fargo. At 11:19 p.m. Monday, police responded to a report of gunshots in the 4400-block of 9th Ave. South. “We got a lot of kids in the neighborhood, dog park right over there, my girlfriend walks over there all the…
Ruby slippers. (FBI)FARGO (KVRR/AP) – A federal grand jury has indicted a man in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Court documents says Terry Martin is charged with one count of theft of major artwork. The Associated Press reports Martin lives about 12 miles from the…
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…
