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Jury finds Fargo man guilty of killing his father

November 3, 2020

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A Cass County jury has found a Fargo man guilty in the shooting death of his father more than two years ago. When he is sentenced, 37-year-old Christopher Riley faces life in prison for the murder of his father, 60-year-old Kevin Riley Sr. Christopher Riley claimed that his father had shot himself at a south Fargo apartment…

North Dakota reports 15 more COVID-19 deaths

November 3, 2020

Site Staff,

BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota is reporting nearly 1,200 new cases of Covid-19, along with 15 more deaths. 555 deaths have been linked to the virus. Cass County reported 176 new cases. One of the latest deaths was a woman from Cass County in her 80s. 215 people are in hospitals across the state. The positivity rate was more than…

Fargo City Hall goes orange for complex regional pain syndrome

CRPS is a pain disorder that develops after injury, surgery, stroke, or heart attack. Color the World orange happens globally to bring awareness.

November 2, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — If you passed through downtown Fargo on Monday, you may have notice something unusual at City Hall. The building was lit orange to bring awareness to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. The city took part in the seventh annual Color the World Orange, which happens globally. The efforts are to help shed a light and raise funds for…

Golden Drive Homeless Kids’ gift drive helps brings cheer to community

local non-profit partners with shelters and business to raise awareness for homeless youth

November 2, 2020

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. — The Golden Drive Homeless Kids Christmas Gift Event is helping bring Christmas cheer to children of all ages living in local homeless shelters. “We’re 100 percent non-profit. Our mission is awareness, to raise awareness. that’s our core mission. Everything that is donated from day one everything goes right back into this community to our homeless children.” Golden…

‘Swipe Out Hunger’ tackles food insecurity issues on NDSU campus

The national program is funded through donations and allocates funds to students who are in need of food assistance.

November 2, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Food insecurity is an unfortunate, yet common trend among college students. “Last fall we found that 60% of NDSU students knew of another student who experienced food shortage or had trouble with paying for food and skipping meals,” said co-chair of the Food Insecurity Task Force, Meghan Yerhot. The goal of the task force is to try…

WWII Veteran in Ellendale, North Dakota Dies at 103

KVRR spoke to John Wheelihan during the celebration for Town of the Year in 2019

November 2, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

ELLENDALE, N.D. — One of Ellendale, North Dakota’s oldest community members has passed away at the age of 103. We featured John Wheelihan during KVRR’s Town of the Year celebration last year. He was a World War II veteran. He attended the University of North Dakota and after graduation, he joined the U.S. Air Force. When our reporter interviewed him,…

Fargo Police searching for man wanted in connection with Sunday shooting

November 2, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police is asking for your help in finding a man with an attempted murder warrant for a shooting that happened on Sunday. Authorities believe 23-year-old Nathanael Benton of Fargo is armed and is a threat to public safety. Police say around 2:30 AM November 1 a man told Red River Dispatcher he was shot. He was…

Judge dismisses defamation claim by DAPL protester

November 2, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit by a New York City woman who was severely injured in an explosion while protesting the Dakota Access pipeline four years ago. U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor dismissed claims of defamation against law enforcement officials who made public statements blaming the woman for her own injury. Sophia Wilansky…

Eight charged in robbery conspiracy that targeted prostitution customers

November 2, 2020

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Eight people are facing federal charges in North Dakota in a conspiracy-robbery case linked to prostitution. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says 20-year-old Harleigh Haugen of Fargo and 21-year-old Jordan Kraft of Fargo worked with others in May and June, 2019 to rob customers of commercial sex. The indictment accuses them of posting ads on the website “Skip…

Cass County surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 cases Monday

Cass County accounts for 10,160 of the total positive cases and 87 of the total deaths.

November 2, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 975 new COVID-19 cases and nine new deaths on Monday. Forty-six counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 231 and Grand Forks County the second most with 157. Five men and four women from seven counties died. The youngest person to die on Monday was in…