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…
ROSEAU CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — One woman is dead and a man is in the hospital in Roseau, Minnesota after a house fire overnight. Roseau County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the fire around 3:30 Tuesday morning. It was at a house south of Warroad at the junction of county roads 12 and 5. A female occupant was pronounced dead…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fans of true crime and the fiction inspired by it have a new event to attend: Fargo Crime-Con. It’s brought to us by the same people behind ValleyCon and Fargo Moorhead Comic Con. The first crime-con is scheduled for February 10-11 at Ramada in Fargo. Wetterling Foundation and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women representatives are already…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A fourth child has died following a house fire in St. Paul. The one-year-old boy died from his injuries at the hospital on Saturday. The child was one of seven people rescued from the January 3rd fire, a mom and six kids. The fire started when the father was at work. He says his 5-year-old…
5:30 PM UPDATE: An alert sent out by UND after 1 this afternoon warned people about a gas leak on campus. It was due to two large propane tanks on fire. The tanks were being used to heat a construction area. Grand Forks Fire crews worked to cool the tanks down and get the supply valves shut off. Fire damage…
