BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality says they have responded to a reported chemical spill in the Cannonball River, near New England, on Wednesday, Sept. 3. New England is about 25 miles south of Dickinson. According to NDDEQ, the spill happened due to a farm implement accident which released an unknown amount of diesel as well…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man has been arrested for allegedly poisoning a St. Cloud man in June. Police arrested 35-year-old Stuart Hanmer for homicide in connection with the death of 33-year-old Cody Ernst. Doctors discovered thallium, a highly toxic heavy metal, in his system at levels so high, it had to be ingested. Police believe Hanmer intentionally…
FARGO, N.D (KVRR) — Another Powerball drawing has come and gone with no jackpot winner. But there are a few big winners in Minnesota and North Dakota. A ticket sold at Speedway in Inver Grove Heights is worth $1 million. One sold at Don’s Car Wash on 52nd Avenue South in Fargo is worth $100,000. That player purchased the Power…
Avian flu has recently been confirmed at commercial turkey farms in North Dakota and South Dakota. (Scott Bauer/Agriculture Research Service, USDA)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — Avian flu has hit turkey farms in North Dakota and South Dakota, the first cases in commercial flocks in the United States since early July. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection…
David George (Sherburne County Jail)FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Attorneys for a former West Fargo Elementary School principal who pleaded guilty to federal child sex abuse charges will ask the judge to place him in a prison in North Carolina. In May, David George pleaded guilty to taking a 10-year-old boy to South Dakota, molesting him, taking images of the abuse, and…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The City Commission approved the removal of a dangerous apartment building in south Fargo. Inspections Director Shawn Ouradnik says the designation was made after a July 7 fire that did significant damage to a basement apartment unit and smoke damage throughout the two story apartment. He says there are a number of other issues with the 5-unit…
UPDATE: A domestic disturbance and attempted burglary suspect who set off a shelter-in-place overnight in Moorhead has been caught. In the noon hour, police were called to the 2800 block of Village Green Drive after a man was seen entering their neighbor’s vehicle. Officers arrived and found 21-year-old Krayshawn Tyler concealed in the trunk. He was taken into custody on…
ROLLAG, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The search is over for a Pelican Rapids, Minnesota man who was reported missing by the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says Richard Evenson was found dead southeast of Rollag on Monday. He’s not releasing any further details. Otter Tail County says there were no signs of a crime in Evenson’s…
MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – Moorhead Area Public Schools enrollment is down slightly this year. The school year began yesterday with 7,378 students. That’s 88 students less than last school year. The number does not include preschool students. The largest class in the district is 12th grade with 613 students. There are 512 students in this year’s kindergarten class. “We are excited…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A 20 year prison sentence is given to 43-year-old Joseph Schultz of the White Earth Reservation for sexually abusing a minor. Schultz pleaded guilty earlier this year to abusive sexual contact. The nine year old female victim reported the abuse after he was arrested on an unrelated charge. Authorities say the abuse lasted throughout the fall and…
