Author: TJ Nelson

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…

Seven Applicants Forwarded To Serve on Fargo’s First Police Advisory Board

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Seven community members are being recommended to serve on the Fargo Police Advisory and Oversight Board. The nominees come from a diverse background and include a former New York Police Department and federal parks employee, educators, a business leader and even a retired U.S. Air Force veteran. They were selected from a pool of 43 applicants….

Anna Johnson Joins Race For Fargo City Commission

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Anna Johnson is making a run for Fargo City Commission. Johnson previously served for three years on the city’s Native American Commission. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Johnson says she believes in “serving Fargo’s diverse community of working-class families”. There are around half a dozen candidates in the race…

Greta Van Fleet Puts Fargodome On The Tour Schedule

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Grammy-award winning rock band Greta Van Fleet announces new arena shows this fall including a stop in Fargo. The band will take the stage at the Fargodome on Friday, September 23. It is just one of 42 stops planned across the U.S. and Canada. A fan presale begins Wednesday with general ticket sales starting Friday at…