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Police respond to unattended death in south Fargo

(UPDATE) Police say the unattended death officers responded to in south Fargo appears to be a suicide. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Police respond to a body found in a ditch in south Fargo. Authorities are at the 3400 block of 64th Avenue South this evening. Police are calling it an unattended death and have not released any other details The…

Motion To Consider City-Owned Property in Downtown Fargo For Convention Center Fails

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo city commissioners motion to make city-owned property available for the new convention center, dies due to lack of a second. John Strand wanted to make sure developers are aware that city-owned property downtown including the former Mid America Steel lot and Civic Center are available. But other commissioners say there isn’t enough room for…

Legislative committee looks at bills changing gun laws and self defense

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A pair of bills under consideration by the North Dakota Legislature are dealing with gun regulations and self defense. HB 1326 deals with the rules of self-defense: It would make it illegal for a person who can’t lawfully possess a firearm to use it in self-defense. Supporters say the bill was created to deal with instances…

Winter Storm Watch Issued: Fargo Public Works Switching Gears to Plow Snow

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –Unfortunately, it is no April Fools joke, this week we are under a winter storm watch with an expected six inches of snow. “We’re anticipating some rain and weather coming in tomorrow. The National Weather Service has the winter storm watch until 9 am Thursday morning I believe. And we’re anticipating the moisture coming down as rain…

North Dakota senator’s son gets probation added to the prison term he’s serving over a deadly crash

Ian CramerBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer’s adult son, who is already serving a lengthy prison term in the death of a sheriff’s deputy during a chase, was sentenced Monday to additional probation, with the judge warning it could put him back behind bars if he ever steps out of line after getting out. Ian Cramer, 44, was sentenced…

Concert Series: Buckaroo Headliners Announced as Justin Moore and Charley Crockett

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Justin Moore and Charley Crockett are going to headline Buckaroo! It’s a new two-night country music festival planned for this August at The Lights in West Fargo. Other acts include Matt Stell, 49 Winchester, Kylie Morgan and more. Buckaroo will be held August 22nd and 23rd. Two-day general admission tickets will cost you $99.90 plus…

Quarter-Cent Sales Tax for Fargo Fire & Police Begins April 1

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo’s quarter-cent sales tax increase for police and fire department funding goes into effect Tuesday. The measure was brought forward by Firefighters Local 642 and passed overwhelmingly last November. Revenue from the tax will help fund the police and fire departments for the next 20 years. The union says the money could be used to build…

Minneapolis Man Arrested In West Fargo for Giving False Information and Fleeing

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –A Minneapolis man is arrested for fleeing from police in West Fargo. They stopped 30-year-old Juste Sou on Friday night for a traffic violation in the 3200 block of Sheyenne Street but he fled after giving them false information. The chase ended in a parking lot when his vehicle became disabled. Sou was arrested for fleeing,…

Portrait of Leonard Peltier heading to Library of Congress

BELCOURT, N.D. (KVRR) – Leonard Peltier is on home confinement here in North Dakota, But he’s still headed to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. That’s after a photo session with Bismarck-based wet plate photographer Shane Balkowitsch. Peltier sat for a two-hour portrait session in late March for a series of images that capture the controversial convict and Native…