BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota House has rejected the so-called “mug shot” bill. The bill would have prohibited police from releasing mugshot photos of suspects arrested and booked into jail. Supporters of the bill say the photos can cause harm to someone who was jailed, but later found not guilty. Finley Republican Rep. Bill Devlin, who opposed the…
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig will ask the city liquor control board to approve his recommendation to end an ordinance that restricts stores, including supermarkets, from selling off-sale liquor. Gehrig, one of five members on the liquor control board, says Fargo’s current law, which prohibits off-sale within grocery and other big box stores is outdated and act…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) — Fargo Police report that officer were dispatched around 10:10 p.m. Sunday night to the 1100 block of 4th Ave S for a vehicle that crashed into a home. The driver of the vehicle suffered a leg injury and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. No one in the house was injured. A criminal report…
Doctors say they’re facing increasing threats of violence for refusing to prescribe opioids or trying to wean patients off the addictive painkillers. The issue was underscored by this weeks shooting at a Buffalo, Minnesota clinic that left one person dead and four injured. Authorities say 67-year-old Gregory Ulrich was angry about his medical treatment and had threatened a similar mass…
MORTON CO., N.D. — A violent protest four years ago between Dakota Access Pipeline protesters and law enforcement is still being investigated. One protester has recently been jailed for refusing to provide grand jury testimony. No one has been criminally charged in the November 2016 clash, which severely injured 21-year-old Sophia Wilansky of New York City. She has sued law…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As former president Trump is acquitted of charges in causing insurrection at the U.S. capitol. A Political science expert breaks down what’s next for the country. “You had a president that two times activated the party in the majority of the house, the Democratic party that they felt compelled by his actions to go through impeachment…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Firefighters knock down a fire that broke out early Sunday morning in West Fargo. Crews were able to contain the damage to the two-stall garage with minimal smoke damage inside the home. The people living there were able to get out safely and no one was hurt. The occupants were not displaced. Fire crews stayed on…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — To celebrate 25 years of the Polar Fest Plunge tradition, one celebrity with ties to North Dakota is bearing the cold to help raise funds for the Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes. Normally, the event is open to the public where people gather around a frozen lake to watch plungers jump into an…
FARGO, N.D. — A man is dead and another person is injured following an early morning crash on Great Northern Drive and 18th Street North in Fargo. Fargo Police responded to the crash at around 1 a.m. on Saturday where they found a badly damaged vehicle and an unresponsive man lying on the ground nearby. The 21-year-old was transported to…
FARGO, N.D. – This is the ninth year of the Derby for Veterans, and much of competition is speeding to get in. From local businesses to pine derby enthusiasts from out of state people are on edge to see if their cars qualify. This year the Derby for Vets team is expanding their streaming ability to bring the excitement to…
