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UPDATE: Fargo armed robbery suspect arrested

UPDATE: Police say shortly after the robbery, 28-year-old Peter Lee Jacquemart Palmer of Fargo was arrested at a nearby apartment for suspicion of felony armed robbery. Authorities have not said what he is accused of taking from the convenience store.   FARGO, N.D. – Police are searching for the suspect involved in an armed robbery in North Fargo. Officers responded…

Jury convicts Fargo man in death of his girlfriend

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A Cass County District Court jury has found a Fargo man guilty in the death of his girlfriend. Forty-six-year-old Sheldon Davis was convicted of murder, arson and endangering by a fire in the death of 52-year-old Denise Anderson. Anderson’s body was found Davis’ apartment after a fire on Aug. 1,  2019. Deliberations took about an hour. Davis faces…

Hauck named to replace Simons in North Dakota House

BISMARCK, N.D. – A replacement representative for the seat of a North Dakota lawmaker expelled has been named. District 36 Republicans’ executive committee unanimously appointed Dori Hauck, of rural Richardton. She is a rancher, writer and music teacher, and has served as the secretary-treasurer for the district party since 2012. Hauck succeeds former representative Luke Simons, whom the House expelled…

Bismarck father accused of injuring infant daughter

BISMARCK, N.D. – A Bismarck man is facing felony charges after being accused of injuring his 4-month-old daughter. The 22-year-old father is charged with felony child abuse, which carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence upon conviction. A police affidavit says the baby’s head injuries were discovered during a medical visit in late February. The affidavit says Denzil Harvest was the…

Police chief wants tougher penalties for drug-related deaths

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski told North Dakota lawmakers Thursday that he strongly supports a bill that would increase penalties for drug dealers if someone dies from the sale of their drugs. Zibolski said drug overdoses increased dramatically from 36 in 2018 to 91 in 2020, including 18 deaths last year. So far this year, Fargo…

Simons won’t challenge ouster from legislature

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Former Dickinson Republican State Representative Luke Simons won’t go to court over his expulsion from the Legislature. In a statement, Simons said if he were to take the matter to the state Supreme Court, it would take weeks for a decision – and as he put it, “The only way I can immediately correct this injustice…

COVID-19 unit nurse sheds light on mental health resources for healthcare workers

Reach for Resilience is a statewide mental health resource for all North Dakota healthcare workers

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – After a year of helping patients fight COVID-19, medical professionals are dealing with health concerns of their own. Mental health, that is. “The first few weeks were terrifying,” recalls Sanford Health nurse Melanie Allen. A year ago, Allen cared for the first COVID-19 patient at Sanford Health. She has been a nurse for nearly 15 years,…

Book with swastika on the cover found at NDSU

FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State University Equity Office is investigating after a book with a swastika on the cover is left inside a little lending library outside the Memorial Union. The university says in an email to students and staff the book Fatherland was found next to a bible on Tuesday. NDSU says if it was left to…