FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fergus Falls has a new police chief. Justin Paul landed the job on Monday after being one of three finalists interviewed last week. He has a 27-year career in law enforcement and currently serves as a Captain in the Bettendorf, Iowa Police Department. Paul says Fergus Falls is “kind of like Goldilocks”: it’s just the…
(AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)(AP) – Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two men suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash south of Valley City Tuesday morning. The Highway Patrol says just after midnight, a 62-year-old Spiritwood man was driving a pickup on a county road when he was unable to negotiate a curve. The pickup went off the road and rolled. Neither man was wearing a…
Former Cass County Deputy Darin VikenFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A former Cass County Sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced after pleading guilty to six misdemeanors for what prosecutors say was harassing conduct toward women enrolled in the court-ordered 24-7 program. Darin Viken, 63, of Fargo, the former coordinator of the program, was fired more than a year ago. He was charged in…
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota, arrives to Nellis AFB for Red Flag-Nellis 25-2, March 6, 2025. Red Flag provides unique training with an emphasis on Airmen and Guardians’ readiness for high-end warfighting and strategic competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)MINOT, N.D. (AP) —…
Chad Wendel uses bags to store corn after it has been dried in his grain-handling facility that stands in the background. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)NORTH DAKOTA (North Dakota Monitor) — When June storms demolished three grain bins that Dean Bjornson had planned to use to store much of this year’s crop, his reaction was to bag it instead He ordered…
North Dakota State Capitol / BismarckBISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is opening up money to enhance tourism, community infrastructure, and historic preservation across the state. The grants, which were voted on in the last legislative session, are to provide money to communities to support various projects that will contribute to visitor and resident experiences. They range from providing money for…
NEVIS, Minn. (KFGO) – A Nevis man died of what the Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office says was a cervical spine fracture in an apparent diving incident. Deputies and other first responders were called to Lake Belle Taine in Nevis. The victim and others were at a swimming beach shortly before 2:30 Saturday morning. CPR was underway when they arrived, but…
Alan Steven Walker, 30. Picture courtesy of West Fargo Police Department.WEST FARGO — The West Fargo Police Department has arrested a man after he allegedly fled from police after a traffic stop. Police say the incident happened at around 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, where West Fargo police began to perform a traffic stop near the 500 block of…
This photo from the North Dakota Governor’s Office shows a B-52 bomber from Minot Air Force Base in a flyover at the North Dakota State Fair on Friday, July 18, 2025, in Minot, N.D.. (North Dakota Governor’s Office via AP)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota carried out an unexpected sharp turn and…
