MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A semi driver is dead after crashing his rig into another semi and bursting into flames on I-94 near Mapleton. Capt. Bryan Niewind says the crash happend around 1:45. The first semi was either stopped or driving slowly in the driving lane. The second semi was unable to avoid it and crashed. The driver was unable…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An arson investigation in January in West Fargo has resulted in an arrest. 31-year-old Nicholas Fradet is charged with one count of endangering by fire or explosion and one count of animal cruelty. Both charges are Class C felonies. Crews responded to a fire in a house on the 500 block of 17th Street East…
PEMBINA CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks woman killed in a crash with a semi on Tuesday morning is identfied as Melynie Wolfgram. Highway Patrol says the 58-year-old Wolfgram woman lost control of her car on a long patch of ice on Highway 81 in Pembina County. The vehicle was hit on the passenger side by the semi. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – In 2006, Rodriguez was sentenced to death by U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson. However, federal prosecutors have made a decision to no longer seek the death penalty against the man convicted of kidnapping and killing UND Student Dru Sjodin. U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider assures Rodriguez will remain behind bars for the rest of his life. “Well,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — People concerned about keeping minors from pornography in libraries testified about an obscenity bill at a North Dakota House committee. The Senate already passed the bill by Senator Keith Boehm which includes a misdemeanor for willfully displaying explicit sexual material. The bill also has policies for digital and online resources offered by school districts and public…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — One of the twelve jurors who decided Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. should be executed for kidnapping and murdering Dru Sjodin is speaking out. Luke Lillehaugen was part of the six-week long, three-part trial in 2006 that left Rodriguez sitting on death row in federal prison in Indiana. He says the prospect of Rodriguez getting off death row…
KINDRED, N.D. (KVRR) — A lower unit of an apartment complex starts on fire in Kindred and a number of crews respond. Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrived shortly before one this afternoon along with fire crews from Kindred, Horace and Davenport. The lower unit had flames coming out of the structure when first responders arrived in the 100 block of…
If you’re hoping for a traditional corned beef and cabbage meal on St. Patrick’s Day, better plan to line up early. Restaurateur Bert Myers, who owns Dempsey’s Irish Pub as well as Beer & Fish and both Wurst Bier Halls, says his corned beef sells out fast every year. They start serving at about 11 a.m., and it’s usually gone…
RICHLAND CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Names are released in a double fatal crash in Richland County early Monday. Highway Patrol says 51-year-old Gerald Wolter of Mantador stopped to help 45-year-old Rory Campbell of Wahpeton after he got stuck in snow drifts on Highway 13, about a quarter mile from I-29. While the men were attaching a tow strap to the…
FARGO (KVRR) – Federal prosecutors will no longer seek the death penalty against Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr, the man convicted in the kidnapping and death of Dru Sjodin. U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider says Attorney General Merrick Garland has directed him to withdraw the notice of intent to seek a sentence of death in the case. “My thoughts today are with Dru…
