North Dakota News

Hope, N.D. man who died as passenger in rollover crash identified

PILLSBURY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol identifies a Hope man who died after the compact car he was a passenger in rolled in Barnes County. Wesley Wixon died in the crash that happened just before 4 p.m. Thursday on a gravel road about two miles west of Pillsbury. The Highway Patrol said the driver, 84-year-old Marlene Wixon,…

NDHP identifies Edgeley man who died in Wednesday crash

EDGELEY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of an Edgeley man who died after a crash Wednesday night. Marek Kaluza, 59, was driving north on Highway 281 on the north side of Edgeley when his van left the road and entered the ditch. The van then continued driving into a field before becoming stuck…

Fargo Police officer and suspect dead in Friday shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — FPD confirm two deaths, including one officer and the suspect during a shooting in south Fargo. It happened after a crash on 25th St. S and near 9th Ave. S. Witnesses say they’ve heard many loud pops and bangs, which could have been from an automatic weapon. Police say two officers are in critical condition and…

Fargo Police: “Critical Incident” at 9th Avenue, 25th Street South

(UPDATED 7/14/23, 6:10 p.m. CST) FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) — Fargo Police say three officers have been shot, two of them are in critical condition. Multiple law enforcement and emergency personnel are currently on-scene at the intersection of 25th Street and 9th Avenue South in Fargo. From 13th Avenue to Main Avenue, police have closed the road and 9th Avenue South…

Mexican nationals receive federal prison sentences for human smuggling

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two men from Mexico were sentenced to federal prison for smuggling people across the U.S.-Canadian border into North Dakota. According to court records, 38-year-old Armando De Dios-Carrillo and 35-year-old Victor Manuel Perez-Aguilera, along with others, smuggled a group of Mexican nationals across the border in March, but were caught when the pickup they were using got…

Fargo Police say they arrest 4 during search warrant related to July 6 shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police say they arrest four people this morning while executing a knock-and-announce search warrant in south Fargo. The Red River SWAT team and Metro Street Crimes Unit conducted the warrant just after 6 a.m. at an apartment in the 2700 block of 32nd avenue south in Fargo. Tavon Baskin, 18, Jaymon Hurd-Moore, 20, and Mario…

Thousands enjoy first day of Downtown Fargo Street Fair

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Downtown Fargo Street Fair is officially underway and the community is loving it so far! “If you can look around here, just the people next to me and the people around me, there are hundreds of vendors and they all offer these unique things. There’s people from Africa, there’s people from South America, there are…