North Dakota News

Great Plains Food Banks Mobile Pantry makes five stops

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – In 2008 Great Plains Food Bank started their mobile food pantry, delivering fresh produce and non-perishables to those in need. Moorhead Business Association member and volunteer Alisha Nelson said, “It’s crazy how much there’s a need. I mean there’s a line even before I got here and it hasn’t stopped since I’ve been here so there’s…

North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper honored with Distinguished Service Medal

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol says Trooper Miles Rhonemus received the Distinguished Service Medal for his heroism during an active shooter incident in July 2022. The incident began in Fargo when a driver hit a motorcyclist on I-29, severely injuring the other driver. The situation evolved and eventually led to a pursuit. The suspect later fired his…

Fargo Jet Center Delivers Customized Medical Learjets to Romania

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Jet Center has delivered two highly customized medical Learjets to Romania. The air ambulance aircraft will be used for emergency rescue services. The jet center collaborated with Bombardier and Spectrum Aeromed to transform the aircraft from standard passenger planes to state of the art air medical jets. Each aircraft can transport two critical patients and…

Former West Fargo Principal Enter Not Guilty Pleas in Child Porn Case

David GeorgeFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former West Fargo elementary school principal has entered not guilty pleas to seven counts of child porn. A hearing for 39-year-old David George had been scheduled for tomorrow but that has since been canceled after he entered his pleas last week. Cass County State’s Attorneys Office say George had videos and photos of obscene…

Two Members of Drug Trafficking Gang That Targeted Reservations Are Sentenced in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A leader in a drug trafficking ring that targeted two North Dakota reservations is sentenced in Fargo. 29-year-old Devonsha Dabney of Detroit was given 15 years in federal prison after he pled guilty to drug charges. He was arrested after an investigation into the multi-state trafficking of oxycodone and fentanyl laced pills. The investigation found that…

Nursing Home Resident Who Died After Getting Burned While Smoking Is Identified

LAKOTA, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A nursing home resident in Lakota, North Dakota who died after his pants caught fire has been identified as 85-year-old Keith Paulson. Paulson was outside Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home on Friday to smoke and started a fire on the ground. He attempted to put it out by driving over the flames with his mobility scooter…

Indigenous People’s Day Celebrations in Fargo-Moorhead

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – There were all kinds of events this Indigenous Peoples’ Day throughout the Fargo Moorhead area. NDSU held an event to bring awareness to how Indigenous People have been treated in the past. There was a teepee set up on campus near the Babbling Brook. The event also had NDSU’s American Indian Public Health department talking about…