FARGO (KVRR) – A former Cass County sheriff’s deputy is under investigation by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation for what’s being called “alleged criminal activity.” According to a statement by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Jesse Jahner was contacted by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation in September regarding a Sheriff’s Office employee. The BCI told Jahner…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — An Indian national who survived a treacherous trek across the U.S.-Canada border in blizzard conditions testified Wednesday that he got separated from a family of four shortly before they froze to death. Yash Patel took the stand on the third day of the trial of Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and Steve Shand, 50, of Florida. Prosecutors…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — In North Dakota, the State Canvassing Board certified the 2024 General Election results. There will be two automatic recounts for two Supervisor of Soil Conservation District races, South McLean and Towner County. There are two seats where a demand recount threshold has been met. District 9 and District 18, the race that Corey Mock chose not…
FARGO, N.D. – It’s been so long since people in the Fargo-Moorhead area have seen snow, one could almost forgive them for being caught off guard on their morning commutes. The Fargo Public Works department, however, was primed and ready. “We’re coping well,” said Fargo Public Works Service Manager Corey Houim. “Crews hit the streets last night after midnight, we’ve…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Cass Public Health is encouraging smokers and users of vaping devices to set Thursday as their quit date. The quit date is part of a nationwide campaign called “Great American SmokeOut” which started in the 1970’s in Massachusetts. Several years ago Fargo Cass Public Health worked to bring the SmokeOut to the area and is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Cyber Madness Middle School Tournament Finals started this morning with six teams and five middle schools competing for who can be the winning champions. “They’re learning how to do encryption and decryption. They’re learning about network activity other sorts of things that really adult professionals do. But really we got them involved in challenges to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man pleads guilty in federal court to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Police arrested 20-year-old Kadar Pearson while investigating a shots fired report near The Arbors apartment complex. They found Pearson wearing a sweatshirt and ski mask, though the temperature was in the mid-70s. He fled and tossed a…
This combination image shows left to right; undated photo released by the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office shows Harshkumar Patel in Elk River, Minn., and undated photo released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Steve Shand. (AP Photo)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A man convicted of human smuggling testified Tuesday that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man faces charges after fleeing from police, crashing and attempting to get away on foot. Police tried to stop 37-year-old Brody Welsh last night for a traffic violation near Lincoln Park. Welsh sped off and eventually crashed into a pump station building where he got out of the vehicle and fled. He…
MINNEAPOLIS — The most famous Christmas villain is not be entirely over his thieving ways. But this year, instead of stealing Christmas, it’s possible he might just steal your heart, instead. That’s as a Fargo native is mid-run as the star of the new production of “Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas” by one of the top children’s theaters…
