Author: TJ Nelson

Mayor of Minot, ND Resigns After Sexual Harassment Investigation

MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — Minot Mayor Tom Ross submitted his resignation Tuesday afternoon following an investigation into sexual harassment of City Attorney Stefanie Stalheim. A special City Council meeting was held to accept the findings of the two-month investigation. According to the investigation findings, Ross sent Stalheim a video of him masturbating. Ross claims he sent it by mistake and…

Deputy On Leave After Shooting Man In Domestic Disturbance South of Watford City, ND

MCKENZIE CO., N.D. (KVRR) — One person is dead and a deputy on leave after an officer-involved shooting south of Watford City, North Dakota. Just before 7:30 last night, McKenzie County sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic disturbance. During the encounter, a man was shot. He was taken to McKenzie County Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The deputy has…

Charges Filed In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash Involving Bicyclist in Downtown Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Hawley, Minnesota man involved in a deadly hit and run crash in downtown Fargo is charged with a felony. 42-year-old Jeremy Jorgenson is charged with one court of duty in accident involving death. Jorgenson is accused of hitting 61-year-old Bernd Scholz of Fargo while he was on his bicycle at the intersection of NP Avenue…

Motion To Consider City-Owned Property in Downtown Fargo For Convention Center Fails

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo city commissioners motion to make city-owned property available for the new convention center, dies due to lack of a second. John Strand wanted to make sure developers are aware that city-owned property downtown including the former Mid America Steel lot and Civic Center are available. But other commissioners say there isn’t enough room for…

Concert Series: Buckaroo Headliners Announced as Justin Moore and Charley Crockett

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Justin Moore and Charley Crockett are going to headline Buckaroo! It’s a new two-night country music festival planned for this August at The Lights in West Fargo. Other acts include Matt Stell, 49 Winchester, Kylie Morgan and more. Buckaroo will be held August 22nd and 23rd. Two-day general admission tickets will cost you $99.90 plus…

Wilkin County, MN Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking

DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) — A Nashua, Minnesota man is indicted for drug trafficking. According to court documents, 58-year-old Lance Anderson conspired with others to distribute meth in and around Minnesota from March 2022 through September 17, 2023. The indictment charges Anderson with one count of conspiracy to distribute meth. He made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court last Monday….

Minneapolis Man Arrested In West Fargo for Giving False Information and Fleeing

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –A Minneapolis man is arrested for fleeing from police in West Fargo. They stopped 30-year-old Juste Sou on Friday night for a traffic violation in the 3200 block of Sheyenne Street but he fled after giving them false information. The chase ended in a parking lot when his vehicle became disabled. Sou was arrested for fleeing,…

Man Who Died After Being Pulled From Red River in Moorhead is Identified

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The man whose body was pulled from the Red River in Moorhead last week has been identified as 63-year-old Robert Cartwright. Moorhead Police say the cause of death is still under investigation with help from Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office. They say preliminary autopsy information does not indicate any suspicious circumstances. Police were called to the…

Kuwaiti National Who Overstayed Visa Taken Into Custody in Northern Minnesota, Vehicle Seized

Courtesy U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks SectorGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector announces a Kuwaiti national who had overstayed his visa and falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen has been taken into custody. The man was apprehended by Warroad Station Agents in collaboration with Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle he…