FARGO — Does the thought of going out in the cold this weekend get your heart racing — and not in a fun way? Here’s a way you can get out of the house and still stay warm, with one of the region’s most heart-warming nonprofits. HOPE Inc. is getting ready for their winter indoor track meet this weekend. It’s got…
Mohamad BarakatFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The man who shot and killed a Fargo police officer and injured two other officers and a civilian last July submitted four guns to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office in 2016. A report obtained from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office shows Mohamed Barakat told a deputy that he had recently purchased four guns in an attempt…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — The Wahpeton man accused in a fatal hit-and-run in October has entered not guilty pleas in court. 53-year-old Chad Olson on Monday pleaded not guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and duty in accident involving death. Olson is accused of being behind the wheel when 20-year-old Bailey Bernstein was hit while walking with her mom in Wahpeton….
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Police Department will be getting a new safety training tool in the coming future. This will be a virtual reality training system using public safety sales tax funds at $95,000. The Street Smarts VR system will be used to train officers on hundreds of real-life scenarios according to Chief Pete Nielson. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department is asking for a new headquarters after only four years in their current space off 25th St. N. Listing issues such as unsecured parking, location affecting response time and site security. “Even if we stayed where we were right now we would be landlocked and hamstrung with what we have,” said Fargo…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fans of true crime and the fiction inspired by it have a new event to attend: Fargo Crime-Con. It’s brought to us by the same people behind ValleyCon and Fargo Moorhead Comic Con. The first crime-con is scheduled for February 10-11 at Ramada in Fargo. Wetterling Foundation and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women representatives are already…
5:30 PM UPDATE: An alert sent out by UND after 1 this afternoon warned people about a gas leak on campus. It was due to two large propane tanks on fire. The tanks were being used to heat a construction area. Grand Forks Fire crews worked to cool the tanks down and get the supply valves shut off. Fire damage…
Mohamad BarakatFARGO (KFGO) – Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says the man who shot and killed a Fargo police officer, wounded two other officers, and a civilian last July after a minor traffic collision on 25th Street, was using an explosive-compound he obtained legally more than two months ahead of the ambush. Jahner says a deputy was called to the…
UPDATE 01/10/24 6:30PM: Minnesota BCA has identified the man who was shot and killed by officers as 42-year-old Lucas Gilbertson of rural East Grand Forks. The BCA is actively investigating the incident. UPDATE 01/10/24 2:45PM: Minnesota BCA says the man shot by officers in a home just south of East Grand Forks on Tuesday died at Altru Hospital. They…
Jason DockterBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A state representative from Bismarck has been charged with a misdemeanor in an office-lease deal with the attorney general’s office, an agreement reached before the death of Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem in Jan. of 2022. Republican Jason Dockter was charged Dec. 21 with “Speculating or wagering on official action or information” in Burleigh County District…
