Author: KVRR Staff

2 hurt in chain reaction crash west of Mapleton

MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two people were hurt in a crash two miles west of Mapleton that included three semis and an SUV Sunday night. It happened around 11:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94. The Highway Patrol says a semi lost control on the ice and jackknifed. The truck went into the median with the trailer in…

Suspect Suspected Of Taking Own Life After Domestic Assault and Shooting Saturday in Fargo

(UPDATE 11.26.24 @ 4:55 P.M.) Fargo Police Department is identifying 30-year-old Fargo resident Mesud Heco as the deceased individual. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two people were injured and a suspect is dead after a domestic assault early Saturday in Fargo. Police were called to the 5500 block of 36th Street South around 2:20 a.m. The suspect chased the assault victim…

Suspect Who Trigged Shelter-In-Place in North Fargo Is Arrested for Terrorizing

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A shelter-in-place was issued in north Fargo early this morning after reports of a man terrorizing people with a gun. Police say 43-year-old Nearia Gibson of Fargo allegedly threatened two people with a handgun around 3:45 a.m. in the 1800 block of 3rd Street North. The victims left the area and officers tried making contact with…

At least 19 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to recall

(USDA)(AP) – At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said. Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled the meat this week after Minnesota state agriculture officials reported multiple illnesses and found that a sample of the product tested…

Two convicted in human smuggling case after family froze to death on US-Canada border

Harshkumar Patel & Steve Shand. (AP Photo)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A jury convicted two men of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the U.S.-Canada border during a 2022 blizzard. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national…

North Dakota Supreme Court considers motion to reinstate abortion ban while appeal is pending

South Central Judicial District Court Judge Bruce Romanick listens to arguments in a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s abortion ban on Oct. 10, 2024, in Bismarck. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, ND (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s solicitor general called on the North Dakota Supreme Court to reinstate an abortion law struck down by a lower court until a final decision…

PSC approves power line despite questions about need, cost

Randy Christmann, center, chair of the Public Service Commission, delivers remarks prior to a panel discussion on data centers next to other members of the commission, Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, left, and Julie Fedorchak, right, in the Pioneer Room at the Capitol on Aug. 1, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Public Service Commission on…