GRAND FORKS (KVRR) – Two people were arrested following a high-speed pursuit in Grand Forks early Friday morning. At about 12:30 AM a Grand Forks county Sheriff’s deputy observed a vehicle going over 80 mph in the 1700 block of South Washington St. The deputy attempted to make a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled southbound. After leading deputies through…
Ray Holmberg (left) & Wayne StenehjemBISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A former North Dakota lawmaker accused of child sex tourism left a voicemail for then-Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem the same day a search warrant was executed in the case, a court transcript obtained by the North Dakota Monitor states. The hearing transcript sheds light on why federal investigators sought…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police say a Newfolden, Minnesota man was the victim of a fatal stabbing early Thursday morning in Fargo. Twenty-eight-year-old Michael Diedrich is being held for murder in the death of 22-year-old Ethan Larson. Police were called to the parking lot of SouthTown PourHouse and Duane’s House of Pizza just before 1 a.m. where they found a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The city of Fargo is asking residents to help fill a number of positions on city boards and committees. There are currently seven vacancies, but only three people have expressed interest. Mayor Tim Mahoney is encouraging residents to get involved and help shape the direction of Fargo’s future. “We like people to get involved in the…
WILLISTON (KVRR) – A family in North Dakota is asking for help as one of their own has been missing since late February. Breeanna Ward went missing in Williston, and the local police department has been following multiple leads and searched areas trying to find her. Ward is listed as 27-years-old, is 5’6” and around 125 pounds. She also has…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Kidney Health is very important because it can impact anyone. The same goes for Margie Erickson. The grandma from Hawley was recovering from heart surgery three years ago when her doctor asked her about her kidney disease. “Well it started three years ago. Didn’t have any symptoms like you normally would expect,” said Erickson. “Then the…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two men arrested after a report of a burglary in progress in Belgium Township in Polk County on Wednesday have been identified and charged. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Robert Fish of Warren, Minnesota and 34-year-old Richard Paulson of Emerado, North Dakota are both charged with conspiracy to commit burglary in the 2nd and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/FOX9) — A woman pleads guilty in a drug trafficking case in Fargo that had connections to a Mexican cartel. Deanna Gerads appeared in federal court to enter her plea in the case on Tuesday. She was arrested in Mexico last August after she’d been on the run for a year. Authorities say Gerads was part of a…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A planned end-of-the-year bash by Sigma Chi and Sigma Nu at UND has been given a preliminary thumbs down by the Grand Forks City Council. The Greek organizations want to fence off their front yards for a music-filled event on May 3. The number of students attending the event would be capped at 1,000. Several…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – Late Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s emails that were first thought to be lost forever have been released by the Attorney General’s office through an open records request from KFGO News after they were recovered. The 2,700-page document, released Wednesday, contains about 2,000 thousand emails from Stenehjem’s personal phone, but reveals little new information related to his…
