RUGBY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Devils Lake woman is dead after a rollover crash in Benson County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 73-year-old woman was traveling on US Highway 2 sometime Monday, about nine miles east of Rugby when she ran off the road. Her vehicle hit an approach, vaulted and landed on its roof. She was found…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — A West Fargo woman has now been charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide in a deadly motorcycle collision in April. 28-year-old Taquoya Saldana was originally charged with reckless driving, driving with a suspended license and DUI. Those charges were dropped while the investigation was underway. 31-year-old Thomas Fradet of Fargo was on Main Avenue when…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another big honor for a West Fargo teen that we have featured before on KVRR Local News. 13-year-old Sawyer Anderson has been named an honoree of the 2023 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. The prize celebrates 25 young leaders who have made a significant positive impact on people, their communities, and the environment. Sawyer…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A group that wants to do away with electronic voting machines in North Dakota has submitted a new Constitutional initiated amendment to the Secretary of State. The group earlier submitted a similar petition, but withdrew it. The new proposal would require paper ballots and outlaw most mail-in voting. It would require a two thirds vote in…
UPDATE: The pilot is identified as Lawrence Polries, 63, of Jamestown, ND. NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Federal investigators will look into the crash of a crop dusting airplane south of New Rockford in east-central North Dakota. The 63-year-old male pilot from Jamestown died on scene. Highway Patrol says he was flying west after spraying a pass when he…
FARGO (KVRR) – For the third consecutive year, Sanford Health says U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals for 2023-2024 ranked Sanford Medical Center Fargo the No. 1 hospital in North Dakota and Sanford USD Medical Center the No. 1 hospital in South Dakota. Sanford Medical Center Fargo ranks as one of the tops in the nation in urology. Sanford…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo commissioners hear from the public on the proposed 2024 budget for the city which includes tax increases. The city wants a nearly 5 mill property tax increase which is around $5 per month on the average home. There is an increase in franchise fees, a 4% cost of living salary increase for city…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Lana Rakow and Kathi Schwan, two West Fargo residents, worked together to bring a new community engagement tool. It is called Civic West. “Civic West is this great new project for West Fargo that really is intended to bring some information and opportunities for residents to engage with the community.” said Rakow. “The community’s always…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A St. Mary’s Cathedral statue valued at $900 has been stolen. It was taken from the rectory yard outside the cathedral in downtown Fargo last Sunday, September 10. The Catholic Diocese says church surveillance footage video shows a man drive up in a car around 2 a.m., grab the Mary statue, loaded it in the vehicle,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man died after crashing into a traffic signal pole Sunday morning. Fargo Police say the man was driving west on 13th Avenue South near Fiechtner Drive shortly before 4 a.m. when the crash happened. The 37-year-old driver was the only occupant. He wasn’t breathing when officers arrived on the scene. His name has not been…
