Author: KVRR Staff

Fargo man charged with Gross Sexual Imposition after being caught with teen in elementary parking lot

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is accused of gross sexual imposition after he is caught with a 14-year-old girl in the parking lot of Lewis and Clark Elementary. Police arrested 31-year-old Abdallah Al Gburi after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle at the school late in the evening on June 25. Court records show he was…

Stolen vehicle found in flames in rural Cass County

Picture of a vehicle that was discovered on fire on Highway 46, two mile from Interstate 29 Tuesday July 1, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.CASS COUNTY (KVRR) — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has reported finding a stolen vehicle in Cass County. According to the sheriff’s office, the call came at around 3:40 a.m. Tuesday morning,…

North Dakota Ethics Commission makes first finding of violations by public official

BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Ethics Commission found Rep. Jason Dockter committed three ethics violations related to his ownership of a Bismarck building, but the agency did not hand down any penalties for the lawmaker. The announcement, released Friday evening, marks the first time the commission has declared that a public official engaged in unethical behavior. The…

Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal in Idaho student murders case

(FOX NEWS) — Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger has accepted a plea deal to spare his life in exchange for a guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students, two sources close to the case told Fox News Digital Monday. Kohberger, 30, is accused of killing Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin,…

Barnes County man arrested for terrorizing after repeatedly threatening to shoot another man

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — Bond is set for a Barnes County man accused of threating to shoot another man. 33-year-old William Smith was arrested last Thursday. Court documents show that a woman in Oriska called officers saying Smith had repeatedly threatened to shoot her ex-husband in the face during a confrontation. She says Smith made the threats after she…

Bismarck man charged in nationwide health care fraud investigation

FARGO (KFGO) – Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud-Puhl has announced criminal charges against Isaac Osei Afoakwa, 55, of Bismarck in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicaid. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. Afoakwa was charged by indictment with false statements relating to a health care…

Report: Kristi Noem secretly took a cut of political donations

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight-ProPublica) — In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of the money she raised for a nonprofit that promotes her political career, tax records show. In what experts described as a highly unusual arrangement, the nonprofit routed funds to a personal company of Noem’s that…

The X no more, Wild and Frost to play in ‘Grand Casino Arena’

(Minnesota Wild PR)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Wild PR/KVRR) – Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE), which operates Xcel Energy Center, and Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley, owned by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, today announced a 14-year naming rights partnership. Beginning September 3, 2025, the home of the Minnesota Wild and more than 150 sporting and entertainment…

National Weather Service says microburst was to blame for storm damage in Bemidji and Beltrami County

BELTRAMI CO, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9)  National Weather Service confirms the Bemidji area was hit by a microburst with winds that reached up to 120 miles per hour last Saturday. The survey summary states a severe thunderstorm created “a 10-mile-wide swath of destructive straight-line winds”. It hit downtown Bemidji and through the southern and eastern areas of Lake Bemidji. Homes and vehicles…