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…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo City Commission has approved a master facilities plan for the police department, which includes a recommendation to build a new headquarters. The police department moved into the current headquarters in October, 2019 and now leases the facility located at 25th St. & 1st Ave. N. The city has been in the process of purchasing it….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Medicaid members will now have access to free Naloxone, the medication used to block or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The standing order was issued by North Dakota Health and Human Services. Statewide Medicaid enrolled pharmacies will be allowed to dispense over-the-counter naloxone products at no cost to Medicaid members. The pharmacies…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo has a new assistant chief of police and his name is Jason Anderson. Anderson has been with the department since 1998 and is being promoted from the rank of patrol commander. Police Chief Pete Nielsen said, “The West Fargo Police Department began an internal process to identify interested candidates. Anderson was selected based on…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– North Dakota’s long-time state climatologist and someone we interviewed numerous times here at KVRR has died at 62. Adnan Akyuz passed away with his family at his side last Friday. Akyuz joined North Dakota State University’s School of Natural Resource Sciences in Jan of 2007. He was Professor of Climatological Practice. He had degrees in atmospheric science…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The cold, winter temperatures are starting to settle in the Fargo-Moorhead area. That will have major impacts on the homeless population. Homeless shelters in the region are already facing capacity issues. Churches United said on the phone they are concerned about these cold temperatures and they feel like they are under water due to the demand….
