GRAND FORKS, ND (KVRR) Jury selection begins in the trial for the man charged with killing a Grand Forks police officer and his own mother. Salamah Pendleton is accused of shooting and kiling 29-year-old Officer Cody Holte in an apartment in May 2020 while authorities were serving an eviction notice. Pendleton’s 61-year-old mother was also shot and killed. He is…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing Sunday morning. Just before 7:00 a.m., officers responded to a medical assist in the 800 block of 10th St. S., where a victim was found by the caller with an apparent stab wound to the neck. Officers located the victim in the 700 block of 10…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo City Commission approves three hate crime ordinances that will protect all people no matter their nationality, religion, or lifestyle. “The most important message here is that everyone should feel safe and secure in this community and if you’re getting targeted because of your lifestyle or religion your skin color or whatever the most important…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Professional Ninja Jake Murray is in town to do a meet-and-greet, sign autographs and have a watch party with fans at Four Star Ninja Academy. A native of Brookings, South Dakota, Murray says he is excited to support and help grow the ninja community in the Midwest. Murray says he lived in Fargo 13 years ago…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a weekend shooting at the Quality Inn. Police say 24 year-old Christopher Lane is wanted for attempted murder, motor vehicle theft and reckless endangerment. Officers were called early Saturday morning to the Quality Inn at 3251 30th Ave. S. on a report that…
NDSU Newman CenterBISMARCK (KVRR/KCND) – A subcommittee of the state Board of Higher Education says North Dakota State University must treat requests from freshmen for an exemption from its on-campus housing policy on religious grounds the same as it does any other requests. NDSU requires freshmen to live on-campus, but there are exemptions. The NDSU Newman Center, which provides housing…
HANKINSON, N.D. — Dakota Nation Gaming Enterprise will now be one of the first establishments in North Dakota to have its very own Vegas-style sports book lounge coming this fall. Dakota Magic Casino will leverage the IGT PlaySports platform, self-service betting kiosks, and turnkey services. The enterprise has three tribal casinos with Dakota Magic Casino and Hotel near Hankinson, North…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Wildlife officials say North Dakota’s spring pheasant population estimate is up 3% from last year but worry that an extended drought could cut into hunting prospects in the fall. The number of roosters detected this spring was up in the northwest, southeast and northeast regions. The southwest area, which is generally considered the state’s main pheasant hunting…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says six people were arrested during a human trafficking operation in Beltrami County. The BCA led the operation with assistance from the Tribes United Against Sex Trafficking (TRUST) Task Force, the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office and the Bemidji Police Department. During the operation, suspects responded to an ad on…
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota authorities are bracing for an extended wildfire season, saying the typical summer reprieve is looking more and more unlikely. Wildfires are typically at their worst in the spring and fall, slowing down in the summer when trees and plants are fully green and rain increases. But more than half of the state is experiencing drought conditions and…
