Shannon BrandtFARGO (KFGO) – The man charged with murder in the death of 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson after a street dance in McHenry, North Dakota last month, made his initial court appearance Thursday. Shannon Brandt appeared via Zoom from the Stutsman County jail. Defense attorney Mark Friese of Fargo waived the reading of the charges. Judge Bradley Cruff noted that Brandt…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo City Commission held an informational meeting Wednesday to discuss a proposal for a mixed-use development downtown. The ownership group includes Kilbourne Group Apartments, Global Development, City of Fargo, and Fargo-Moorhead Community Theater (FMCT). The current proposal would allow for a 400-seat theater, 145 apartments with 2,200 square feet of retail space, and 450-480 parking spots…
FARGO (KVRR) – Organizers say they expect a “full house” when author and conservative commentator Candace Owens appears at North Dakota State University next week. Owens is scheduled to speak Monday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 pm at the NDSU Memorial Union. Tickets are free, but required to attend. Turning Point NDSU is hosting the event. Chapter President Dylan Taves says…
Heidi HeitkampCHICAGO (KVRR) – The University of Chicago says former Democratic U.S Senator Heidi Heitkamp has agreed to become the next director of the Institute of Politics. The university made the announcement on social media. “Heidi earned a reputation for working constructively with members on both sides of the aisle on nationwide affordable housing, reforming the nation’s housing finance system,…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol arrested a man who struck a Clay County deputy’s squad car at the scene of a vehicle fire. Sheriff Mark Empting says the crash happened around 7:25 pm Tuesday along Highway 34 in Barnesville. Empting says the deputy was using his marked patrol vehicle with emergency lights activated to block the road….
MOOSE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Minn. (KVRR) – A boy who was accidentally shot by his uncle while squirrel hunting near Motley, Minnesota has died. Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch says the 12-year-old boy died at a Twin Cities area hospital. An autopsy will be conducted by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office. The boy was shot Sunday morning in Moose Lake…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality says more than 12,000 gallons of crude oil spilled Monday at a rail loading facility in Mountrail County. The initial report from Phillips 66 indicates the spill involved 286 barrels (12,012 gallons) of oil. An unknown amount of oil entered a wetland within the facility. The cause of the…
(Library of Congress)NEKOMA, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – An abandoned Cold War-era military installation in Nekoma, North Dakota is being considered for possible designation as a National Historic Landmark. The Stanley R. Mickelson Safeguard complex, known as “the Pyramid” is among 24 properties being examined by a National Park Service study called “Protecting America: Cold-War Defensive Sites.” The complex was used to…
CALLAWAY, Minn. (KVRR-KDLM) – Several fire departments battled a blaze that destroyed the main lodge at Maplelag Resort, northeast of Detroit Lakes. The well-known resort near Callaway is on Little Sugar Bush Lake. Firefighters were called to the resort at around 8:00 a.m. as large plumes of smoke could be seen several miles away. An employee of the resort indicated…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Police say they were notified by Schroeder Middle School administrators that a guardian of a student had reported weapons missing from their home. Officers responded and found that two handguns were missing from the home. The guns were located at another residence at approximately 8:25 am. Police say there’s no evidence that the…
