FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police Officer Tyler Hawes vividly remembers July 14th. Hawes was one of four people shot by a gunman after responding to a routine traffic crash on 25th Street in south Fargo. Hawes is speaking publicly about the shooting for the first time, in an interview conducted and produced by the city of Fargo. “Nothing I did that…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is arrested in Grand Forks after fleeing from a traffic stop. Police pulled over 29-year-old Juan Gutierrez on Columbia Road near the UND campus around 9 this morning. Gutierrez fled onto campus and crashed into a snow pile. He then took off running and was caught in the 2600 block of 5th Avenue…
VERGAS, Minn. (KVRR) — A Vergas man was flown to Essentia in Fargo after crashing his vehicle last night in town. Joshua Carlson, 45, was driving on South Pelican Avenue in Vergas around 9:30 when he left the road, hit a tree, embankment and parked cars. He caused damage to a home and a garage area. Carlson was ejected from…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police and other assisting agencies made a traffic stop on I-94 that resulted in a major drug bust. On Monday, they searched the vehicle and found approximately 2,600 M30 Fentanyl pills with a street value of $26,000. Officers arrested 25-year-old Trevor Gabrick, of Plymouth; 24-year-old Desmine Moore, of Robbinsdale; 30-year-old Dupree Williams, of Hopkins; and…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Emblems Redesign Commission has finalized its recommendation for a new state flag design. The Commission voted on modifications to the original submission known as F1953. Those modifications included the symmetry of the shape of Minnesota, the direction of the eight pointed star, and the colors. The Commission also voted for a modification to the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – West Fargo City Commissioners approved a plan to move staff from city hall and lease the Wex building south of I-94 for about $725,000 a year. The vote was 3-2. That move will provide more space for the current crowded police headquarters and added expansion. City Administrator Dustin Scott says the move will involve a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Salvation Army of Fargo-Moorhead is making sure families with children don’t have to “go without” during the holidays. The nonprofit is holding its annual Christmas Toy Distribution Monday and Tuesday at Hope Lutheran Church in south Fargo. Over the past few years, the event has provided toys and gifts for more than 450 area families….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Great Plains Food Bank is getting an early Christmas present. And it’s delivered by, who else? Amazon. It’s part of an ongoing partnership between the shipping giant and the local food bank. Great Plains Food Bank serves a huge part of the region including North Dakota and Clay County on the Minnesota side. The $10,000 check…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Someone in North Dakota is $150,000 richer, just in time for the holidays. The Powerball winner matching four white balls and the Powerball. The ticket was sold through the North Dakota Lottery’s Pick & Click online play service. The lucky winner is from Bismarck but chooses to remain anonymous. She says she plans to pay off…
FARGO — It’s been called the Pulitzer prize of education innovation. And a Dakota-based firm is getting attention for making the shortlist of semifinalists for the million-dollar Yass Prize. Be More Colorful is a virtual reality company that works to bring students into workplaces across the state without ever leaving the classroom. Among their products is a workplace immersion experience that…
