UPDATE: Richard Folden was located and taken into custody in Fargo. MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A warrant is issued for the arrest of a missing person. Moorhead Police says 67-year-old Richard Folden is a Level 3 Predatory Offender. The MN Department of Corrections issued the warrant for his arrest after the Fargo Police Department issued the missing persons alert….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Cooperstown, North Dakota man has died from his injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 63-year-old Ricky Howatt died Saturday at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Howatt crashed his motorcycle one week before on Highway 1, one mile north of Pekin. The patrol says Howatt lost control for unknown reasons,…
FORT RANSOM, N.D. (KFGO) – Ransom County Sheriff Darren Benneweis says two kayakers drowned after going over the Fort Ransom Dam on the Sheyenne river Sunday afternoon. A number of units responded to the call around 4 p.m., and one victim was recovered late yesterday. Efforts are underway today to recover the second victim. Benneweis says the Sheriff’s Department is…
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. (KVRR) — Two Wisconsin favorites are teaming up to help after-school athletics programs at middle schools across the nation. Starting August 5 at Culver’s you can order the JJ’s Way Meal with $1 donated to the JJ Watt Foundation. Football legend Watt grew up in Wisconsin, which is where the restaurant chain was born. His special…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A past candidate for various statewide offices in North Dakota has made the November ballot in his bid for governor as an independent. U.S. Air Force veteran Michael Coachman, of Larimore, submitted 1,141 valid signatures, needing 1,000 to qualify. Secretary of State Michael Howe’s office sent Coachman an approval letter on July 15. He announced his candidacy…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Daring pilots and powerful planes took to the skies in Fargo for the Fargo Airsho. “Airshows are fantastic. To be able to share the joy of flight, it’s just magic out there.” And the talented pilots aren’t the only attraction at the Airsho. There’s also exhibits on aerospace and STEM technologies for young kids. UND Aerospace…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Trail County Sheriff’s deputy chases a man driving the wrong way on I-29 for 12 miles before he stops. They say 34-year-old Jerrid Klements of Lees Summit, Missouri was driving south in the northbound lane around 9:15 last night. Klements eventually pulled into the median in Cass County. He was arrested by North Dakota…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Tyler Gibson was terminated from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office in May for alleged continuous aggression on scenes, but Gibson says he had no idea that he would be fired. “I just don’t see how the narrative can be changed you before this incident to otherwise Gibson is meeting the standards of the Sheriff’s office and…
FARGO — Zoo director Sally Mulvena calls it “a Jack Hanna moment.” Our morning show folks say it’s a lot like “Wild Kingdom does the news.” Whatever you call it, it’s the perfect example of how you should expect an animal-led interaction will not necessarily go the way the human animals planned. The Red River Zoo is introducing two brand-new…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy has been placed under investigation as well. Former Deputy Darin Viken, a nineteen-year veteran of our Office, was placed on administrative leave on July 17th and subsequently terminated from employment on July 22nd. In 2015, Viken was appointed as the coordinator of Cass County Sheriff’s Office 24/7 Sobriety Program. The…
