FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The U.S. House race is heating up in North Dakota. Republican Representative Kelly Armstrong confirms that he is running for re-election in November. He first won the seat in 2018. Democrat Trygve Hammer announces that he will run for the House seat. The military pilot, defense contractor, security consultant and teacher was a former candidate for…
FARGO — Does the thought of going out in the cold this weekend get your heart racing — and not in a fun way? Here’s a way you can get out of the house and still stay warm, with one of the region’s most heart-warming nonprofits. HOPE Inc. is getting ready for their winter indoor track meet this weekend. It’s got…
Mohamad BarakatFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The man who shot and killed a Fargo police officer and injured two other officers and a civilian last July submitted four guns to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office in 2016. A report obtained from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office shows Mohamed Barakat told a deputy that he had recently purchased four guns in an attempt…
UPDATE: North Dakota Highway Patrol identifies the semi driver as Shad Pederson of Bismarck. STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A semi driver has a medical event that caused him to veer off the road and crash into a guardrail in Stutsman County. North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 52-year-old man from Bismarck was driving westbound in I-94, 6 miles west…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler is officially announcing her re-election campaign this morning. In her re-election announcement, Baesler highlighted efforts to require lessons on computer science and cybersecurity, as well as providing fiscal training to school districts and reducing the Department of Public Instruction’s spending. She has also been elected president of the Council of…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — The Wahpeton man accused in a fatal hit-and-run in October has entered not guilty pleas in court. 53-year-old Chad Olson on Monday pleaded not guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and duty in accident involving death. Olson is accused of being behind the wheel when 20-year-old Bailey Bernstein was hit while walking with her mom in Wahpeton….
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Police Department will be getting a new safety training tool in the coming future. This will be a virtual reality training system using public safety sales tax funds at $95,000. The Street Smarts VR system will be used to train officers on hundreds of real-life scenarios according to Chief Pete Nielson. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department is asking for a new headquarters after only four years in their current space off 25th St. N. Listing issues such as unsecured parking, location affecting response time and site security. “Even if we stayed where we were right now we would be landlocked and hamstrung with what we have,” said Fargo…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooting at a small-town Minnesota hotel killed an employee and two possible guests, including the suspect, authorities said Tuesday, one day after an active shooter alert was issued. An employee at the Super 8 in Cloquet, Minnesota, called police shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday to say they had found another employee who looked like she had been attacked,…
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The order restricting vehicle access on Upper Red Lake is being lifted at sunrise on Wednesday. Recent observations of the lake show that it has iced over. The ice that was shifting causing the open water has locked up, leaving little room for the ice to shift. The shifting ice last month left a number…
