JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — An unruly and resistant student at Jamestown High School is escorted out of the building by police. It happened around 8:45 this morning. Police say the school resource officer was called to a classroom to deal with the unruly student. The student struggled with the SRO and staff members so the teacher called 911 to get…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There are now three more officers working to make the city of West Fargo a safe place to live. A swearing in ceremony was held during the city commission meeting for the new recruits and for the new assistant chief. The officers had to complete the field training process before taking the oath of office….
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — One of the two Democrat U.S. Senators from Georgia is headed to Minnesota. Sen. Raphael Warnock will headline the DFL Party’s 12th Annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner. It’ll take place on Friday, March 15 at St. Paul Rivercentre. Warnock is a senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He was first elected to the Senate during a…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota BCA identifies the law enforcement officers who used force last week while trying to arrest a man in Fargo on numerous warrants. They say North Dakota BCI agent Scott Voeltz fired his handgun at 29-year-old suspect Tyler Merritt of Fargo. The bullet went through his jacket but didn’t cause any injuries. The shot was fired…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A number of people across the region are dealing with mail and newspaper delays and broken and unavailable cluster box units. North Dakota’s congressional delegation is urging the U.S. Postal Service to expand its ongoing postal audits to include the entire North Dakota and Minnesota district. They are already looking into issues at Bismarck, Mandan and…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A pickup has gone through the ice on Union Lake in Polk County, south of Erskine. The sheriff’s office says it happened just before 4 p.m. in an area known as the narrows, where there is only 5 inches of ice. The two people inside the pickup were able to get out but the vehicle…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A White Earth, Minnesota man is found guilty by a federal jury of production of child porn. 34-year-old Ryan Thompson, also known as Ryan Townsend, used a minor in December 2020 to produce pornographic images. The 13-year-old victim used her school-issued laptop to message the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and told them Thompson had been…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The company building the largest indoor waterpark in the tri-state region says funding is in place allowing construction to begin as the frost lifts. The Wave Waterpark Resort by EPIC in Fargo is set for a soft opening in December 2025. You will still have to wait two years from today to make reservations. They will…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Former Republican state senator Tim Flakoll is running for Cass County Commissioner. The business owner with experience as Director of Operations for NDSU Downtown and Provost for Tri-College University is seeking the seat in District 1. He lost a race for Fargo City Commission in 2018. Flakoll says Cass County needs a creative problem solver with…
MOORHEAD, Minn., (KVRR)- The future of Downtown Moorhead starts now with the demolition of Moorhead Center Mall. Crews are working on tearing down sections of the mall including the former Herberger’s location on the west side. That store opened in the mall in 1983 and was an anchor store until closing in 2018. The large parking ramp on that end…
