FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at a predetermined location in Cass County on Friday Oct. 4. The checkpoint will be followed by saturation patrols. The location of the checkpoint will not be released prior to the enforcement event. Sgt. Andrew Cashin, Southeast Regional Sergeant said, “Drinking alcohol or using substances that affect…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A proposed ballot measure in North Dakota that sought to require hand-counting of every election ballot, among other proposals, won’t advance. Initiative leader Lydia Gessele said Thursday the group won’t be submitting signatures by a Friday deadline because they fell short by about 4,000 signatures of the 31,164 needed for the constitutional measure to appear on the ballot….
MARSHALL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Stephen, Minnesota woman is facing several charges after being accused of stealing or attempting to steal numerous vehicles on September 15. Marshall County Sheriff’s Office says Jordan Krolak first took the keys out of a person’s hand and stole their pickup. When deputies caught up to her on a gravel road, she fled. The…
FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo City Commissioner John Strand is proposing nearly $639,000 in budget reductions and cutting multiple positions as the commission works to approve the budget for next year. Mayor Tim Mahoney’s original budget proposal totaled $133 million. Earlier this month, the commission voted to eliminate the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Department and 4.2 positions at Fargo Cass Public Health. Now, Strand…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Fire Department has suddenly and temporarily closed Fire Station 5 for reconstruction and renovation work. The work comes after staff at the station noticed shifting and cracks on the building five years ago. While they had been able to work and keep staff in, a recent engineering assessment determined the southern portion of the building…
Facebook/Beans Coffee BarFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Beans Coffee Bar is closing one of its locations next week. In a post to Facebook, owners write that after 10 years at the Veterans Boulevard location, they have decided not to renew the lease. They call it a “tough decision, and one not made lightly.” They will continue to operate out of their…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR) — New details about a shots fired incident that officers responded to this week in Devils Lake that sent a school into lockdown. Court documents show Joseph Gleason broke into his ex-wife’s house and demanded she give him a shotgun and ammo and threated to kill himself. Officers responded to his home in the 300 block…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Some major improvements are in store for the Greenway in Grand Forks. The city has been awarded a $3.4 million grant to redevelop its recreational features. Grand Forks Greenway is just one of 54 projects in the entire country that have been awarded grants by the National Park Service. A total of $254 million in…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — UND is defying national trends and is seeing an increase in fall enrollment. The university has 15,019 students, around 850 more than last fall. It is the third highest total in the university’s history and marks the first time since 2013 that enrollment has surpassed 15,000 students. It’s worth noting that the number of new…
Lisa Tormaschy (Southwest Multi-County Corrections Center)DICKINSON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Dickinson woman is charged with felony theft, accused of stealing over a million dollars from her employer. According to court records, Lisa Tormaschy was an office manager at Tooz Construction in Dickinson when the theft happened between 2010 and her arrest Tuesday. She is in the Southwest Multi-County Correction Center…
