FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man indicted on a federal charge after pulling a gun on a police officer is sentenced to over four years in federal prison. 40-year-old Shawn Larkin was charged with felon in possession of a firearm. Police say Larkin was pulled over in September 2020 for a suspended license and an open warrant. During a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commissioner Arlette Preston is urging city staff to take more action on street racing. She says she is still receiving complaints about the issue nearly a year after a crackdown by law enforcement. The commission voted to have city engineering staff study possible changes like traffic lights or speed bumps. Commissioner Dave Piepkorn calls…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Public Schools has hired a Director of Educational Justice. Tristan Love is currently the director of learning and engagement at Project Wayfinder. He will take the place of Dr. Tamara Uselman in June. Uselman announced back in March that she would be stepping down as the district’s first Director of Equity and Inclusion. It was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A three year old girl is in a Fargo hospital after being attacked by a dog north of Cass Lake, Minnesota. The girl was playing in the yard with her mother on Thursday morning when the dog came into their yard and attacked the child. Beltrami County authorities say the girl suffered severe injuries. The child…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — A Minot man is jailed after a bar shooting and homicide. Police say 40-year-old Travis McDermott is being held for reckless endangerment-extreme indifference with a weapon. They say a 32-year-old man was shot at the Original Bar and Nightclub early this morning. The man was later pronounced dead. Police say this is an active investigation. Ward…
Joseph PoitraFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The final suspect in a fatal stabbing in downtown Fargo is sentenced to time served. 29-year-old Joseph Poitra was charged with accomplice to murder but a plea deal dropped the charge to reckless endangerment. He was released after being behind bars since November, serving 192 days. Poitra was also sentenced to 18 months probation. Earlier,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man has minor injuries after crashing his pickup into the lead engine of an Amtrak train. The crash happening Thursday morning around 7:20 about a mile west of Interstate 29, southwest of the city. The 60-year-old man was taken to Altru to be treated while his 52-year-old passenger from East Grand Forks…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An active shooter call in Grand Forks turned out to be a man shooting at a rodent. The sheriff’s office and police department both responded to an area near CF Industries Thursday morning around 8:30. That is in the 4900 block of Washington Street North. They quickly determined that the shots were being fired from…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Tonight is the night! A choir from Sheyenne High School in West Fargo will be taking the stage with rock and roll legends, Foreigner, on the band’s biggest hit. Around 20 choir members will be backing the band on it’s number one smash hit “I Want To Know What Love Is”. We have a crew there…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — Country and gospel music legends The Oak Ridge Boys are among the final acts announced for this year’s Norsk Hostfest. Others taking the Great Hall stage include Brothers Osborne, Daughtry and Terry Fator. Fator is actually taking Jay Leno’s spot after the comedian had to cancel his entire 2023 nationwide comedy tour due to a conflicting…
