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City prepared to demolish building heavily damaged in December fire

May 4, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A large commercial building west of downtown Fargo that was heavily damaged by fire will be demolished by the city if the owner doesn’t have it done by the end of June. City Commissioners voted 4-to-1 to approve the recommendation from City Inspections Director Bruce Taralson to raze the structure. Taralson says the building at 1418 1st…

Hankinson man arrested after high speed chase in South Dakota

May 4, 2021

Jim Monk,

PIERRE, S.D. (KVRR/KWAT) – A Hankinson, N.D. man faces a number of charges following a high speed chase over the weekend. A Hughes County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop 26 year-old Richard Mayer for speeding on Highway 14 east of Pierre Saturday night. Mayer wouldn’t pull over, and the chase was on across the Missouri River bridge into Fort Pierre,…

Air National Guard Director Tours Fargo’s 119th Wing

They reviewed the base Reaper mission, as well as efforts to establish a new operations center

May 3, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Air National Guard director was in Fargo to hear about the important role the 119th Wing plays in supporting military operations around the globe. While in Fargo he heard about opportunities to enhance the base and strengthen the educational benefits. “The senator is right, we need smart people in the National Guard,” Lieutenant General Michael…

What are the rules for Clean Up Week?

May 3, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – Clean Up Week began Monday in Moorhead, Dilworth, Fargo and West Fargo. In Fargo, a collection schedule map is available to figure out your scheduled recycling day. If you live in week B, your collection is this week. If you are in week A, your collection will be in the next week. In West Fargo, it’s a…

Woman who covered up Moorhead murder sentenced to time served

May 3, 2021

Jim Monk,

Andrea PayneMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A judge has sentenced a Moorhead woman to time already served after her guilty plea to helping cover up a murder. Twenty-seven-year-old Andrea Payne admitted to knowing that her roommate, Dystynee Avery, had been killed. Payne was sentenced to 378 days already spent in jail. Payne, Avery and 28-year-old Ethan Broad were sharing a south…

Police ask for help in locating Fargo woman

May 3, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police are asking for assistance in locating a missing person. Thirty-year-old Jessica L. Houser was reported missing Sunday. Houser was last seen on April 29, 2021 in Fargo. Houser is white, 4’11” thin build, with brown eyes and brown hair. Anyone with information regarding Houser’s whereabouts can call 701-451-7660. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags:…

Attorney general’s office reviewing Taco & Margarita Festival

May 3, 2021

Jim Monk, ,

FARGO (KVRR) – The North Dakota Attorney General’s Office is looking into last weekend’s Taco & Margarita Festival in Fargo. Many people who attended the event say it failed to live up to its expectations. After paying for parking and admission, customers say they stood in long lines to buy food from a just two vendors. The festival indicated that at…

Barnesville woman jailed after Fargo cemetery incident

May 3, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A Barnesville, Minn. woman was arrested at a Fargo cemetery after witnesses say she drove over several graves and nearly hit two people during a funeral. Police were called Saturday to Riverside Cemetery at 2102 5th St. S. Twenty-eight-year-old Blair Rebecca Whitten was arrested for aggravated reckless endangerment. “Multiple complainants reported Whitten was driving her vehicle, inside…

Munitions being detonated as evidence in pipeline lawsuit

May 3, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Munitions were set to be detonated as attorneys attempt to gather evidence in a federal lawsuit by a Dakota Access pipeline protester who claims she was injured in a skirmish with law enforcement officers. Sophia Wilansky claims police targeted her with a concussion grenade in November 2016. Law enforcement maintains she was injured by a propane canister that…

Fargo woman turns passion for fresh fruits, vegetables into business

Renae Mitchell owns Juice Box Fargo

May 2, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — (KVRR) “Well, for a business owner, I would say, follow your passions,” said Mitchell. The female entrepreneur did just that. Two years ago, Renae Mitchell of Fargo decided to start up a new venture after graduating from the Nutritional Therapy Association. “I wanted to take the knowledge on what I learned to teach people how to use…