Author: TJ Nelson

Pennsylvania Man Arrested For Assaulting Fargo Police Officer

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Officer Caleb Korb is recovering from minor injuries after being assaulted by a fleeing man. The department says Korb was trying to stop 23-year-old Preston Johnson of Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania for speeding early this morning. Johnson stopped at 32nd Avenue and 45th Street South and appeared to be drunk. While being arrested he fled…

Fargo Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing Woman Around 10 Times

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man is now charged with attempted murder after stabbing a woman he met downtown around 10 times. 56-year-old Fabian Henderson was arrested early Sunday morning – about 24 hours after police responded to the 3100 block of North Broadway. Court documents show Henderson and another man were invited back to the woman’s apartment for…

Sports Betting Bill Gets Bipartisan Push in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — New bipartisan sports betting legislation would bring about the most significant change to Minnesota’s gaming laws in many years. The bill is being introduced by state Rep. Pat Garofalo of Farmington, a Republican, and state Rep. Zack Stephenson of Coon Rapids, a Democrat. It seeks to replace illicit gaming with a regulated market for Minnesotans…

Body Found Outside Friday in Grand Forks is Identified

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Grand Forks identify a body found outside last week as 42-year-old Christopher McCormick of Grand Forks. McCormick’s body was found in the noon hour on Friday in the 1200 block of 43rd Street North. Police tell us that the circumstances related to his death are still under active investigation. They say there is…

Four Candidates for Two Seats In MN’s Seventh Judicial District

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz will have to pick from four candidates to fill two vacancies in the Seventh Judicial District. The Commission on Judicial Selection is recommending Leah duCharme, a senior shareholder at Gjesdahl Law; Heidi Schultz, an Assistant Todd County Attorney; Greta Smolnisky, a District Court Referee; and Stormy Vickers, he specializes in criminal defense…

Jamestown Man Arrested For Road Rage Incident Near Casselton

WHEATLAND, N.D. (KVRR) — A Jamestown man is arrested after a road rage incident on eastbound I-94 near Casselton. Cass County sheriff’s responded after 4 p.m. Sunday to a report of a vehicle ramming a vehicle in front of it several times. Highway patrol troopers pulled over Joshua Buchanan near Wheatland and arrested him for reckless endangerment, driving under the…

Bird Flu Found In Commercial Mixed Species Flock in S.D.

CHARLES MIX CO., S.D. (AP) — Federal inspectors confirm the presence of bird flu in a commercial mixed species flock in southeastern South Dakota. Samples from the flock in Charles Mix County, which borders Nebraska, were tested at a national laboratory at South Dakota State University. The property was quarantined and the birds will be killed to prevent spread of…

A Big ‘Welcome Home’ For State Class B Girls Basketball Champs in Kindred

Kindred Area Ambulance Service/FacebookKINDRED, N.D. (KVRR) — The small town of Kindred, North Dakota turns out to welcome home their State Class B Girls Basketball Champions. The towns fire department and ambulance service leading the procession. The Vikings went unbeaten for the season with Saturday night’s win against defending state champs Grafton. The final score was 64-40 at the Betty…

FBI Searches Two West Fargo Businesses

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — FBI agents searched two West Fargo contracting businesses this week, but the bureau has not said what the investigations pertain to or whether they’re connected. The FBI confirms that agents searched Pro-Mark Services on Thursday. MDM Construction was also searched. A spokesman says he cannot provide information on what agents were looking for in either…