BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Attorney General Drew Wrigley rules that Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s line-item veto of a Senate bill will stand. That means no special session will be needed to fix the matter. The problem started when Armstrong vetoed $150,000 for a Native American-focused organization to fund a homelessness liaison position. But the veto also unintentionally crossed out a $35…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A St. Michael, North Dakota man is sentenced to over five years in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter. 46-year-old Ryan Guy was sentenced by District Judge Peter Welte in Fargo. In February 2022, Guy was behind the wheel when he rolled his vehicle on Spirit Lake Reservation, killing a passenger. Guy’s blood alcohol content was 0.164,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — KVRR caught up with Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski who says the video posted online of three officers being hit by a suspect in downtown Fargo over the weekend doesn’t give the full context of what happened. We wanted to hear what he thinks about the incident and the public reaction. “Once people start forming conclusions,…
LISBON, N.D. (KVRR) — A shooting and high speed chase last Friday in rural Ransom County has a man facing attempted murder charges. 24-year-old Eric Johnson of Milnor, North Dakota is accused of firing a rifle at a man who came to the farm to help rescue a cat. A bullet hit the man’s vehicle before he took off and…
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…
