BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – North Dakota law enforcement issued 830 citation last month during a ‘Put the Phone Away or Pay’ distracted driving enforcement campaign. 300 of the citations were issued for distracted driving, 190 for speeding, 135 for other traffic citations like equipment violations and 60 for not wearing a seatbelt. Four arrests were made, three for driving under…
WEST FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The West Fargo Police Department says a juvenile boy without a drivers license will be referred to juvenile court for charges after a crash Saturday night. Just after 9:50 p.m. police say they responded to a crash at the intersection of 10th Ave E and 9th St E. When officers arrived they found two heavily damaged…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — White Earth Tribal Police Department continues to investigate an assault that happened at Shooting Star Casino over the weekend. They say multiple suspects are in custody. But due to the involvement of juveniles in the incident, no further information is being released at this time. They are asking people who may have witnessed the incident or…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — A 16 year old male has turned himself in to authorities after being accused of shooting three people in Bemidji, Minnesota. Officers responded to an apartment building in the 2500 Itasca Loop Northwest area just after 4 p.m. They found three adults had been shot and learned that a teen was the suspect. The victims were…
Andrea Pedro-Francisco was arrested on her way to work and sent to a Texas detention center a week before she was scheduled to have surgery to remove a large ovarian cyst. (Courtesy photo)WASHINGTON (Minnesota Reformer) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it will not release a Minnesota woman facing deportation on humanitarian parole to receive surgery to remove a…
Interim Police Chief Travis Stefonowicz answers a question made by Rocky Schneider, executive director of the Downtown Community Partnership. 5/6/26.FARGO (KVRR) — Fargo’s only remaining candidate for police chief made his case as to why he should be the new leader of the Fargo Police Department. Interim Chief Travis Stefonowicz spoke at length, answering questions from a selection committee that…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The final interview for the next Fargo police chief is being moved up to Wednesday from Thursday due to scheduling issues. The sole finalist is Interim Chief Travis Stefonowicz after two other finalists dropped out. He will be interviewed in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall starting at 8:15 a.m. The interview will be broadcast…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — A sudden shakeup at Minnesota’s Department of Human Services, which is at the center of fraud investigations. Shireen Gandhi, the woman Gov. Tim Walz tapped to lead the agency, is being replaced by John Connolly on a temporary basis. He is the state’s Medicaid director who oversees policy across key service areas and leading Medical Assistance…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo’s interim police chief has been named the sole finalist for the police chief position. A Police Chief Selection Committee picked Travis Stefonowicz from a pool of four applicants: three from out of state, and one internal. The committee had identified three candidates of interest to interview this week, but two decided not to move forward and…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — 33-year-old Allen Alberts of Dent, Minnesota is being held for 2nd degree manslaughter – culpable negligence, after a woman died following a crash. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Nicole Shoultz of Dent was thrown from a pickup when it overturned into a farm field southwest of Perham around 6 a.m. on Saturday….
