FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will welcome 142 new U.S. citizens during ceremonies on Tuesday. They come from 44 countries such as Cameroon, China, Cuba, Japan, Turkey and others. U.S. District Court Judges Peter Welte and Ralph Erickson will preside over the ceremonies at 9 am and 11 am at Barry Hall at NDSU. North Dakota…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo teen accused of firing shots near Ed Clapp Elementary School last July has now pleaded guilty. 19-year-old Mario Lighthall will have to serve two years before he is eligible for probation on the charges of aggravated assault, terrorizing and reckless endangerment all with a dangerous weapon. Lighthall is being given credit for 260 days…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn (KVRR) — A man died after his vehicle crashed into a tree in rural New York Mills, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office was notified about the crash around 2:30 Saturday afternoon. They arrived to find the male driver and only occupant of the vehicle was dead. The sheriff’s office says drugs and or alcohol are…
****UPDATE 8:30 pm 06/23/24**** Abdinour Alasow was located safe. Thank you for your assistance. FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Fergus Falls Police are attempting to locate 27-year-old Abdinour “Abdi” Alasow. He left his adult foster home around 10:15 Saturday night. Alasow is black, 5’9″, 200 pounds with short black hair. He was last seen wearing gray sweatpants and a dark…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR: 9PM UPATE 6/23/24) — Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is now requesting the help of volunteers in the search for 79-year-old Robert Shaw. He went missing Saturday after walking away from his home in rural Henning. Shaw has dementia. Volunteers are asked to meet Monday at 8 a.m. at 21791 State Highway 29 in Henning….
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The driver of a motorcycle who was killed after crashing into a U.S. Postal Service van in Becker County on Saturday has been identified as 39-year-old Travis Hanks of Menahga, Minnesota. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened just before 3 p.m. on County Highway 40, about three miles east of Wolf Lake. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/CNN) — Lunde Auto Center in Fargo is just one of thousands of auto dealers being impacted by a nationwide computer system outage. Software provider CDK Global says it’s continuing its investigation after a second cyber incident, impacting 15,000 dealerships. The software is used for things like deal negotiations and service records. CDK says most of their systems…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Did you know that the bald eagle is not designated as the national bird? We have a national mammal, the bison. A national flower, the rose and even a national tree, the oak. The bald eagle has been depicted as a national symbol since 1782 when the founding fathers approved the Great Seal of the United…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Brigadier Gen. Mitchell Johnson has been tapped to serve as the next adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard and director of the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services. Johnson will assume the role on September 15 and will succeed Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, who is retiring after nearly nine years as adjutant general and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A high-risk sex offender has gone missing. Fargo Parole, Probation, and Pretrial Services Office says the global positioning monitoring bracelet for 61-year-old Ronald Thompson is not registering and can no longer be located. His bracelet showed his last location was in Grand Forks. Thompson is currently on supervision for possession of meth and unlawful possession of…
