COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) – A fire damaged The Coachman Inn & Restaurant in Cooperstown overnight Saturday. The restaurant owned by Kjell and Charlotte Haaland has been in Cooperstown for many years, with one resident telling us that it has been a staple of the community. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Categories: North Dakota News Tags: Charlotte…
CHICAGO, Ill. (KFGO/KVRR) – Former US Senator Heidi Heitkamp was in her office at the University of Chicago when pro-Palestine protesters forced their way into the building Friday evening. Heitkamp, the director of the University’s Institute of Politics, was one of the few staff members in the building when three demonstrators broke in. She was live on national TV when they…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund raised over $50,000 dollars at their Community One Walk Saturday. The Walk was held at the Rustad Recreation Center in West Fargo, and featured opportunities for children to play, and for families to learn about new technologies for diabetes treatment. JDRF Local Advocate Danika Johnson said that the walk has…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – A West Fargo woman was cited and a Bismarck truck driver will likely face charges after two separate crashes in a construction zone on I-94 just east of Jamestown. The first of the two crashes happened around 7pm Friday. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Alessandra Reynolds of West Fargo was driving eastbound through a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Wild Terra cidery in Fargo is raising money after they say an equipment failure ruined several batches of their cider. They are looking for $60,000 through a GoFundMe campaign to deal with the financial ramifications of having to replace their product. Wild Terra has been in business for 7 years, hosting an annual Apple Harvest Festival…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A number of employees have been recently laid off from a West Fargo-based development company, many of them without explanation. Some contractors who are owed money by Epic Companies say they’re worried about getting paid for work they’ve already done. One of the contractors told KVRR News that when he showed up for work, he…
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – There’s a new sheriff in Griggs County. The Griggs County Commission appointed county coroner Rick Cushman after Sheriff Michael Beaver and Deputy Tyler Rispa resigned. Beaver and Rispa submitted their resignations after controversy surrounding an altered email and accusations from some commissioners and residents over months of overzealous policing by the sheriff’s office. At a commission…
FELTON, Minn. (KVRR) — A 5-year-old Crookston boy is in Sanford in Fargo with life threatening injuries after a crash between a semi hauling gravel and an SUV near Felton, Minnesota. Minnesota State Patrol has identified the boy as Bo Hoppe. The SUV driver, 41-year-old Tansy Hoppe, has non-life threatening injuries. Four other passeners are at Sanford with non-life threatening…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Department is working to improve data on traffic stops in the city. Chief Dave Zibolski told the Police Advisory and Oversight Board that it will help to gather data to determine trends, complaints, ethnic background and analysis. Traffic stops currently go through an electronic system but it does not cover all instances. Warnings are…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Continuing to make a difference in the community, United Way of Cass Clay holds its second annual Day of Action. United Way helped work on much-needed volunteer projects throughout the community and brought awareness to issues that they say affect us all. More than 400 volunteers fanned out to more than 30 locations. They worked with…
