BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — According to North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, certain crimes against persons have increased, while overall crimes against persons are down five percent from 2021. He released last year’s crime stats Tuesday morning at the State Capitol in Bismarck. Reported murders have seen a 76.5% increase, from 13 to 30 cases. Negligent manslaughter and kidnappings have…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An American flag that has flown on the nation’s capital, naval ships and helicopters is taking a tour across all fifty states and stopped by the F-M region to support veterans who have fallen on hard times Bikers came to the Harley Davidson dealership in West Fargo to pass the flag in a ceremony. It…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The parents of two Native American players on a North Dakota high school basketball team are seeking a federal investigation into racist taunts their sons endured during a game in January. The parents of Andre Austin and Teysean Eaglestaff filed a discrimination complaint earlier this month with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights…
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota college student 20 years ago has been officially changed to life in prison. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ralph Erickson signed the sentence amendment for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. last week, according to court records. Rodriguez, a sex offender, was convicted in 2007 of…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — People in the West Fargo Public School District will be going to the polls on September 26 to decide a $133.4 million bond referendum. The district has a long list of renovations, expansions and even another new school as growth continues. They want to build another elementary school and expand both Heritage Middle School and…
FARGO (KVRR) – Senator John Hoeven (U.S. – R) stopped by in Fargo on Tuesday to be a part of a roundtable to discuss topics around the 2023 Farm Bill. Senator Hoeven spoke about maintaining crop insurance, ensuring support for U.S. sugar policy and making programs voluntary and farmer-friendly. However, the senator does not think the farm bill will go…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) – Hours after a fatal shooting in S. Fargo on Monday night, residents are trying to wrap their heads around what has happened in their neighborhood. The Fargo Police Dept. was called to the 4400 Block off of 9th Ave. Circle S. after gun shots were heard. Soon after they found the body of a 16-year-old boy….
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Dollar General is hit with $3.4 million in new fines after U.S. Department of Labor inspections at nine locations in North Dakota, Maine, Ohio and Wisconsin. Six stores in North Dakota account for $2.5 million in fines alone for 32 violations. The inspections in late 2022 in Casselton, Garrison, Hillsboro, Killdeer, Minot and Tioga found aisles,…
Are you hungry for a taste of Asian culture and cuisine? May is National Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, and you can help wrap it up in style with a night market that’s worth skipping lunch for. This Friday, the Plains Art Museum is hosting its second annual Asian Night Market. It’s based on the popular night markets for…
FARGO (KVRR) – Police say a boy is dead after being shot during an altercation involving several people in south Fargo. At 11:19 p.m. Monday, police responded to a report of gunshots in the 4400-block of 9th Ave. South. “We got a lot of kids in the neighborhood, dog park right over there, my girlfriend walks over there all the…
