FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man is sentenced to more than 4 1/2 years in prison for robbing a man who thought he would be meeting a prostitute. 20-year-old Teon Berry was part of a group of men and a woman who robbed the man after he responded to an ad on the “Skip the Games” website. He was lured…
FARGO, N.D. — A Calumet, Michigan man arrested for vehicular manslaughter in a collision that killed an Alexandria man in Fargo last September changes his plea to guilty. The move avoided a trial for David Torgerson and the judge sentenced him to six years in prison followed by two years of probation. He was given credit for nearly 8 months…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An epidemiologist with the North Dakota Department of Health says vaccinated people should have no concerns about ditching face masks. Brenton Nesemeier says recent studies show that the COVID-19 vaccines are effective at keeping people out of hospitals and from dying. As of Tuesday, 52 percent of people in Cass County are fully vaccinated against the…
FARGO, N.D. – Federal authorities say a man who killed himself inside the federal courthouse in Fargo after he was convicted for brandishing a weapon at a minor faced a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison and a maximum term of life. Jurors had just departed the Fargo courtroom Monday when Jeffrey Sahl Ferris, 55, of Belcourt slashed…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A West Fargo Police Officer has died while on duty after suffering a medical emergency at the police department’s headquarters. Police Chief Denis Otterness says the officer’s name is being withheld until family members are notified. Otterness says the officer died after being taken by ambulance to a hospital. Details about the medical emergency were…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – West Fargo Police say someone reported seeing a mountain lion Tuesday on 26th Ave. E and 1st St. E near Nature’s Bend Trail near the Sheyenne River. Police have been in contact with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. The large cat has not had any aggressive behavior to this point and the police…
WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR) – A Missouri man is dead after drowning in the Little Muddy River near Williston. The Williams County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a drowning Monday near 135th Ave NW and 56th St NW. The victim, 18-year-old Elijah Edmonds, who was transported to CHI St. Alexius, where he was pronounced dead. Williston police, firefighters, and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – In an appeal to young people, Fargo Police want you to know that your life matters. “And the star of this film is prevention,” Officer Bloom stated. Last year two Fargo high school students took their own lives. Fargo Community trust officers like Michael Bloom are taking action to bring awareness to suicide. ‘Its devastating when…
NIMROD, Minn. — A treasure hunter finds what’s believed to be a mortar from the Korean War Era and takes it to the Nimrod Bar for a little show and tell. The possibly live mortar was found with a metal detector near the Shell City Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The person who found it called the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A UND student has been named to the state Board of Higher Education. Gracie Lian, a senior studying business administration, will be the board’s student representative for a one-year term. She joins the group on July 1. Lian has served as president of the North Dakota Student Association and as UND’s student body president. She is also…
