FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police released video of an officer arresting a motorcycle rider for reckless endangerment and reckless driving last week. The arrest happened May 28 after the officer saw the rider speeding down 45th Street S. The officer tried stopping the motorcycle, but police say the rider was speeding and lane-splitting. Later that day, the officer saw the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Members of North Dakota law enforcement updated the public on new alerts that will go into effect Aug. 1 to help locate members of Native communities and other adults who are reported missing. During the seventh annual Government-to-Government conference in Bismarck on Thursday, a member of the state Highway Patrol outlined how the feather…
The William L. Guy Federal Building pictured on Dec. 18, 2024, in Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two federal agencies cannot punish Catholic employers and health care providers if they refuse for religious reasons to provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients or won’t provide health insurance coverage for such care to their workers, a federal judge ruled…
Ray RuschelLITTLE FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A former North Dakota State College of Science football player charged last week with raping an unconscious woman at his Wahpeton apartment is jailed in central Minnesota. Raymond Ruschel, 51, was booked into the Morrison County jail Tuesday. A Richland County, North Dakota District Court judge issued an arrest warrant for Ruschel May 29….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In one week, people will be able to exchange their old U.S. flags for a brand new one free of charge. Scheels Home and Hardware is teaming up with the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association for a flag exchange starting Thursday, June 12. People will be able to take their old and worn out flags and exchange…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Former state senator Ray Holmberg is now in prison. He’s been transferred to the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Holmberg had been in the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, Minnesota prior to and following his sentencing in U.S District Court in Fargo in late March when he was sentenced to 10 years in prison…
HILLSBORO, N.D. (KVRR/KGFO) – Local law enforcement agencies, including in North Dakota, are condemning a move by the Trump administration to label some jurisdictions as “sanctuaries” over perceived differences related to immigration arrests. The Department of Homeland Security last week released a list of jurisdictions, including cities and counties, it says were “deliberately obstructing” enforcement of federal immigration laws. In…
PAYNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – An 80-year-old man who died during a police response in Paynesville Monday night took his own life. Larry Alstead, a former longtime Minnesota state trooper, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He also had multiple gunshot injuries. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says a sergeant with the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office fired his weapon during the…
CROOKSTON, MINN (KVRR/KFGO) – A man charged with attempted murder and assault while jailed in Crookston made a court appearance this week. According to court documents, Henry Vold, of Mentor, Minnesota, was convicted of felony assault in 2014 and two counts of assault in 2018, and is accused of assaulting one correctional employee and strangling a corrections officer in 2023….
Sean SafranskiFARGO — Fargo Public Schools have announced a new principal for Davie High School. Sean Safranski will be the new principal for the 2025-2026 school year, starting July 1. Safranski has been assistant principal for Davies since 2013. A graduate of the University of North Dakota, he began his career in education in 1999 as an eighth grade Earth…
