Judge Nicholas ChaseWASHINGTON (KVRR-KFGO) – The Trump Administration is nominating Nick Chase to be the next U.S. Attorney for North Dakota. Sens. Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven recommended the nomination. Chase is a judge for the state’s East Central Judicial District. Before that, he served for 20 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including as acting U.S. Attorney. He also has…
Courtesy: GiveSendGoROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A woman who called a young Somali child the “N” word repeatedly at a Rochester, Minnesota park, all of which was captured in a now-viral video, may be criminally charged. Identifying herself as Shiloh Hendrix on a crowdfunding website, she has raised over $700,000 with a goal of $1 million citing the need for security…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We’re learning more about North Dakota’s first confirmed measles cases since 2011. All four are in Williams County and involve people who were not vaccinated. State health officials are keeping details about the cases to a minimum to protect the patient’s privacy. They say across the state, toddlers are about eighty percent vaccinated. Incoming kindergarteners are…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Interstate speeds are going up across North Dakota on August 1. Gov. Kelly Armstrong has signed a bill raising the speed limit from 75 to 80-miles-per-hour. The legislation also raises fines for speeding. Armstrong says he believes that the speed limit increase strikes a reasonable balance with neighboring states and raising fines should act as a…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion is the focus of a hearing of the Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct. Last month, Republicans filed an ethics complaint against the Democrat accusing him of violating Senate rules. They claim Champion authored legislation in 2023 and 2025 directing $3 million to his client who runs the violence prevention organization 21…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The former executive director of Presentation Partners In Housing in Fargo is accused of embezzling over $200,000 from the non-profit. Court records show Cheri Gerken of Moorhead was fired after a private forensic accountant found she had used her company credit card for unauthorized purchases from 2019 to 2023. Gerken has been charged with felony theft…
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS)– The North Dakota State baseball team bounced back with an 8-4 win over Oral Roberts in game two of the three-game series on Saturday afternoon at Newman Outdoor Field. Sam Canton got the Bison (16-27, 12-11 Summit) off to a fast start with a two-run home run in the first inning to make the score 2-0….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (NDSU ATHLETICS)– North Dakota State softball dropped the final game of the regular season on Saturday, falling to Summit League Regular Season Champions St. Thomas, 9-0, at South Field. The Bison put two on in the first, starting with a triple from Chloe Woldruff, but the Bison were unable to get a run across. St. Thomas would take…
WIMBLEDON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Wimbledon Rural Fire Department was dispatched to the Arrowwood Prairie Fertilizer facility on a report of a semi on fire in the parking lot late Thursday night. When they arrived, firefighters found three semis and another truck burning. The truck trailers did not contain chemicals or fertilizer. Fire crews used water and foam to bring…
Leroy Gordon Sonnenberg, 82. Picture courtesy of Fargo Police Department.FARGO — The Fargo Police Department is notifying the public of a registered sex offender change of address. Leroy Gordon Sonnenberg, 82, registered an address at 123 15th St. N. Sonnenberg was convicted of lascivious acts with children in Story County, Iowa in 1968. In 2008, he was convicted of exploitation…
