FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police Officer Brandon Rittenour has resigned, just weeks after being charged with two misdemeanors: DUI actual physical control and DUI refusal. His resignation was effective immediately January 14. In late December, Rittenour was arrested after allegedly crashing into three parked vehicles and a dumpster. He had been placed on paid administrative leave. In 2015, Rittenour…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A local Fargo company has been awarded another contract by the U.S. Navy to build battery systems for its UAS fleet. Packet Digital had an initial contract with the Navy in December of 2022 worth $8.5 million. The company designed and developed lithium-ion smart battery packs as part of its previous contract. With this new contract,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota lawmakers are looking at a bill to alter the wording of the state’s current eligibility to stay in a transitional facility. The bill would focus on only having individuals who have either completed eighty-five percent of their sentence, have been commuted, or have committed a non-violent crime to stay in the facility. North Dakota…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The bill to allow young kids to live with their moms in prison has failed to pass in the Senate. A number of lawmakers believed the bill did not provide enough concrete data and how much it would cost. In its current state, Heart River Correctional Center in Mandan has no room for moms and their…
Frank Lenzmeier / October 2020WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Services will be held Friday for former West Fargo City Commissioner Frank Lenzmeier. He died last week at the age of 85. We caught up with Lenzmeier back in 2020 during the pandemic when he was serving as president of the West Fargo Area Community Program. The program was holding a…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A bill in the North Dakota legislature would require public schools to hold the Pledge of Allegiance each morning. Currently, the decision to hold a morning pledge is up to individual school boards. HB 1222 would take the decision from school boards and make it a requirement of all public schools. It would also protect schools, faculty,…
Discovery Middle School sent students early on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Students were sent home due to a malfunction of the school’s heat pump.FARGO — Students at Discovery Middle School were sent home early due to a lack of heat in some of the school’s classrooms. In a release, the school said it was due to a malfunction in the…
Damian Johnston, circled in yellow, is shown inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The photo was included in a criminal complaint against Johnston. (Image from U.S. District Court document)WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) – Charges against a former North Dakota man who was at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6., 2021, riot have been dismissed. Damian Johnston agreed to…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man faces a number of charges after another high speed chase ended with the use of stop sticks and a PIT maneuver. Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Kyler Kleppe was spotted by Grand Forks police in a stolen vehicle but he fled out of town around 1 a.m. A…
FARGO — The American Heart Association is asking state lawmakers this session to put some big changes in place for schools and students. At the top of their wish list for 2025 is making healthy school lunches available to all students, free of charge. The session’s already seen lawmakers introduce two bills that would provide free universal school lunches, and…
