FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The former controller for Salon Professional Academy in Fargo is charged with felony theft for stealing around $50,000. 34-year-old Alexis Engelking was arraigned on the charge last Friday. Court records show Engelking would alter and inflate her own paychecks and at times issue herself two paychecks instead of just one. Co-owner Jodi Brown told detectives that…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota lawmakers are almost 12 hours into their one-day special session to pass 14 budget bills worth $66 billion and have only passed seven so far. One of the most contentious issues was to repeal a 2023 state law that made illegal immigrants eligible for the MinnesotaCare program as part of Health and Human Services funding….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A bipartisan group of Fargo citizens wants to shake up the election process for mayor and city commission by enacting a non-partisan primary. Former KVRR news director Jim Shaw was among a group addressing the city commission along with current Cass County Commissioner Tony Grindberg and State Representatives Karla Rose Hanson and Scott Wagner. They want…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo officially has a new fire chief and his name is Gary Lorenz. All five city commissioners voted to appoint Lorenz after he was picked from among three final candidates in a national search. Lorenz has been Grand Forks Fire Chief since 2018. He previously worked for Fargo Fire for 28 years, rising to the rank…
ST. MICHAEL, N.D. (KVRR) — The summer lineup is announced for one of the most beautiful concert settings in North Dakota! Spirit Lake Casino, south of Devils Lake, is hosting four concerts and two other events at Spirit Lake Amphitheater along the lake. Throttle Monster Trucks Tour takes place June 14 followed by Kip Moore on June 20. Blackhawk plays…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is accused of pulling a gun on two people in a vehicle next to his early Sunday morning. Timothy Busche is charged with three felony counts for terrorizing, possession of meth with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm. Court records show a couple called Fargo Police to report the incident in…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A rural Erskine, Minnesota man is dead after crashing his motorcycle on a gravel road about 10 miles east of Crookston. Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded just after 1 p.m. to County Road 38, about 1 1/2 miles north of U.S. Highway 2. A passerby spotted the crash scene. Deputies say 39-year-old Travis Shimpa was…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Occupants of a house at 1322 Allwood Court in Grand Forks are displaced after a fire. Grand Forks Fire crews responded in the noon hour and arrived to find flames on the first floor and smoke throughout the house. The fire was quickly put out with moderate damage isolated to the kitchen. The cause of…
TRAILL CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A 19-year-old motorcyclist from Gardner, North Dakota has serious injuries after a pursuit and crash late Saturday night. North Dakota Highway Patrol says it happened around 9:30 p.m. about five miles south of Hillsboro on Traill County Highway 81. They were notified of a reckless driver on I-29 near the Mayville exit and the driver…
Madison DunkirkFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Fargo arrest a woman suspected of shoplifting a $700 coffee machine on Tuesday, May 20 at a business in the 4200 block of 13th Avenue South. A loss prevention employee observed the woman loading a cart with high-value merchandise and attempting to leave the store without paying. When the employee tried to stop…
