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Fargo man Accidentally Shoots Himself In The Leg, Charged

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — A Fargo man is charged after accidentally shooting himself in the leg. 23-year-old Cody Perman was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police responded to the call Monday night around 7:30 at his home in the 5300 block of 20th Street South. Perman was charged with the Discharge of a Firearm…

UND women’s hockey lawsuit dismissed

UND women’s hockey teamGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A federal class action lawsuit brought by would-be members of the women’s hockey team against the North Dakota University System after the University of North Dakota eliminated the program has been dismissed. The case, filed in district court last June, claimed UND violated Title IX, a rule designed to provide gender equity…

Driver Arrested For DWI After Vehicle Fire

A vehicle fire leads to a DWI charge in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A vehicle fire leads to a DWI charge in Moorhead. Police and firefighters responded to a vehicle on fire in the 1800 block of 5th Avenue South just before 7:00 Monday night. The vehicle was stuck in a snowbank. Police say it looks like a driver was trying to get it unstuck. Officers found the driver…

5 People Hospitalized After Crash

Six people are injured, with five going to the hospital after a crash on eastbound Highway 2 near Devils Lake

RAMSEY COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Six people are injured, with five going to the hospital after a crash on eastbound Highway 2 near Devils Lake. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver of a Hyundai Santa Fe rear-ended a Buick Regal as it was slowing to turn off of the highway. There were five people in the Buick. They were…

“His dedication was second to none” Norman Co. ready to say goodbye to Sheriff Thornton

ADA, Minn. (KVRR) – Norman County is mourning the sudden loss of Sheriff Jeremy Thornton who died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at age 53. “It will be impossible to replace Sheriff Thornton,” Norman County Chief Deputy Ben Fall said. It’s a sudden loss that Norman County will take some time to mourn. Sheriff Jeremy Thornton began feeling fatigued…

Five Former Moorhead Mayors Attend Swearing In Ceremony

Morrie Lanning, Wayne Ingersoll, Mayor Shelly Carlson, Del Rae Williams, Mark Voxland & Judge Johnathan JuddMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Five former Moorhead mayors attend the swearing in of Mayor Shelly Carlson and newly and re-elected council members. The election winners were all sworn in by Seventh Judicial District Judge Johnathan Judd, a former mayor of Moorhead. Other former mayors included…