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Interim Police Chief Travis Stefonowicz named sole finalist for Fargo Police Chief position

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…

Popular free book program started by Dolly Parton is coming to Grand Forks County

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is coming to Grand Forks County. The free book reading program for kids will be available starting July 1. The Community Foundation of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Region has helped lead a grassroots effort to raise $90,000 to launch the program. Once enrolled, kids from birth to age five…

Dent, MN man arrested for role in crash that left a woman dead on Saturday

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….

Attorney General: 27 referred to juvenile court in Fargo Davies Snapchat investigation

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – North Dakota’s Attorney General is providing an update on the widespread investigation into the alleged use of Snapchat by students at Fargo Davies and other schools to create and distribute sexually explicit images of minors. Drew Wrigley says 27 juveniles were referred to juvenile court for possible charges of crimes against around 65 separate victims. Wrigley called…

Regional initiative builds rural housing to drive growth

Lakota City Auditor Amie Vasichek, from left, Marcy Douglas, president of the Red River Community Housing Development Organization, Dawn Mandt, executive director of the Red River Regional Council, and Lisa Rotvold, executive director of the Community Housing Development Organization, pose for a photo during a tour of a home under construction in Lakota in summer of 2024. (Photo courtesy of…

Counting the Flock: Transparency policies for Flock cameras differ depending on the department

FARGO (KVRR) — With all the different departments using Flock cameras and other ALPRs, we looked into what safeguards are in place to protect the public from it’s misuse. We found that these can differ greatly between the cities of Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead. Like we said in the first part of our series, Flock offers what’s called a…

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman says

FILE – Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani participates in a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks in New York, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig,File)NEW YORK (AP) — Rudolph Giuliani, the ex-mayor of New York City and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition at a hospital, his spokesman said Sunday….

Free Comic Books, Mick Foley Mark Monumental Weekend for Paradox

The shop's owner says the last two weeks have been the most impactful in the shop's entire history.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – “We had a thousand people for Free Comic Book Day yesterday, and now we’ve got the legend himself, Mick Foley, right here,” beamed Richard Early, owner of Paradox Comics-N-Cards. That’s right. It wasn’t enough for Paradox to get items out the door like gangbusters for National Free Comic Book Day, where the store remained packed for…