FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police are investigating a dog bite report in the area of 12th Avenue South and 14th Street. Police say the victim could not get information from the dog owner before the dog and owner left the area. Police are trying to locate the owner of the dog to verify vaccinations to avoid having the victim go…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The organ donation flag at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo was raised in honor of 14-year-old Jupiter Paulsen. Paulsen was taken off life support on Tuesday, her father Robert said. Jupiter Paulsen was in serious condition at Sanford for several days after being assaulted and stabbed more than 20 times on June 4th in south Fargo. Life…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A fundraiser has established to save the oldest building in Grand Forks. A log cabin, which served as Grand Forks’ first post office, was built in 1868. Grand Forks County Historical Society Director Leah Byzewski says the 153 year-old cabin is in need of expensive repairs. Several logs have water and insect damage and need…
MINNEAPOLIS – Three young adults have filed a federal lawsuit alleging Minnesota’s minimum age of 21 to carry a gun is unconstitutional. Kristin Worth, Austin Dye and Axel Anderson filed the action on Monday. Three gun groups — the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, Second Amendment Foundation and the Firearms Policy Coalition — joined them on the complaint. They argue that…
MINNEAPOLIS – Two people are dead after a dump truck collided with an ambulance in Itasca County. The crash happened Tuesday morning in Lawrence Township. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the ambulance was heading south and the dump truck was heading east when they collided at an intersection. Killed were 51-year-old Troy Boettcher of Warba and 17-year-old Joseph Latimer of…
BISMARCK, N.D. – City leaders in Bismarck have killed a proposal to allow chickens within city limits. The Bismarck City Commission denied a request from the city Planning and Zoning Commission to hold a public hearing on a potential ordinance that would have allowed city residents to keep up to four chickens. Commissioner Steve Marquardt said he was concerned about…
courtesy, KFGOFARGO (KVRR) – Fire gutted a flood buy-out home near the Red River in Fargo. Firefighters responded shortly after midnight Wednesday to the 3600-block of River Drive South. Fire Captain Ryan Biergutz says the house fire was called in as a grass fire after somebody saw flames through trees that surround the house. Strong winds were also whipping embers…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO) – Wahpeton and Breckenridge fire departments are working to put out a large, burning straw pile outside the Masonite International plant north of Wahpeton. The fire was reported around 2:15 this (Wed) morning The straw pile is located in the northeast corner of the storage area. Fire breaks have been put up to keep the fire from…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – If you’re on the hunt for a new bike to get you out and about this summer, get in line. Bike shop employees in Fargo say the demand currently far exceeds the supply on hand. “We saw a tremendous spike in the demand for bikes last summer, and that has really continued through the winter and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Board of Education votes 6-2 to censure Member Jennifer Benson for refusing to wear a mask during meetings. She claims the mask policy is illegal. Benson argues she isn’t an employee of the district and the board cannot ask her about her medical history to provide an exemption to the rule. “You have said…
