BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Chancellor Mark Hagerott will lead the North Dakota University System for another 18 months before transitioning to a professor position, the State Board of Higher Education determined Tuesday. The board met in a closed-door executive session Tuesday to discuss Hagerott’s evaluation and extending his contract. Board members then resumed the open meeting and voted…
FARGO (KVRR) – (UPDATE 11:24 pm) – The Fargo Police Dept. says 24-year-old Fargo resident, Zion Brooks, was the victim that died on Monday. Fargo Police have released the name of a person of interest in a Monday night homicide. They are looking for 20-year-old J’Veonte Malike Logan, also known as Amire Logan, of Fargo. A person has died after…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo city leaders take action on two more buildings that city inspectors have deemed to be dangerous. A house at 909 4th Street North has been the cite of dozens of police calls for service. Entry doors have been kicked in, there are multiple broken windows along with garbage including drug paraphernalia. Commissioners voted to have…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Mayor Tim Mahoney had some help at Fargo City Hall by two students who are winners of the “Mayor for a Day” essay contest. Third and fifth graders in Fargo Public Schools were asked the question: What would you do if you were mayor for a day? Nathan Asgedom recently finished fifth grade at Kennedy Elementary…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office has suspended ground search operations for 79-year-old Robert Shaw, who has dementia. They say they will continue to pursue other investigative measures and are not requesting any more volunteers. Massive searches have been done since Shaw went missing from his rural Henning home Saturday morning. They have included numerous…
Red River Valley SWAT TeamFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Red River Valley SWAT is holding training exercises this week through Thursday. They were in north Fargo this afternoon. Tuesday they will be in the 600 block of 3rd Street North and 300 Block of 5th Street North in Fargo. Then on Thursday, the training takes them to the 300 block of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will welcome 142 new U.S. citizens during ceremonies on Tuesday. They come from 44 countries such as Cameroon, China, Cuba, Japan, Turkey and others. U.S. District Court Judges Peter Welte and Ralph Erickson will preside over the ceremonies at 9 am and 11 am at Barry Hall at NDSU. North Dakota…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo teen accused of firing shots near Ed Clapp Elementary School last July has now pleaded guilty. 19-year-old Mario Lighthall will have to serve two years before he is eligible for probation on the charges of aggravated assault, terrorizing and reckless endangerment all with a dangerous weapon. Lighthall is being given credit for 260 days…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Former North Dakota state Sen. Ray Holmberg will plead guilty to traveling to the Czech Republic to have sex with children. In a plea agreement, Holmberg admits that he repeatedly traveled from North Dakota to Prague between 2011 and 2016 to have sex with adolescent-aged children and that there is enough evidence of it to find…
ADA, MINN. (KVRR) — Many people come to the Norman County Fair for the food and rides but for some farm families, it’s all about the animals. Many local kids brought the animals that they have been raising to the competitions at the fair. J.P. Babolian raises horses in his family, and took home some awards with his horse. “Make…
