North Dakota News

Man Accused of Intentionally Running Down Teen Out On Bail

FOSTER CO., N.D. (KVRR/AP) — The man accused of intentionally running over an 18-year-old man in McHenry, North Dakota is out of jail. 41-year-old Shannon Brandt was released from custody Tuesday after posting $50,000 bond. Court documents say Brandt told investigators he purposely hit the teen with his SUV after they had a political argument. Cayler Ellingson was struck and…

Judge Nick Chase seated on North Dakota District Court

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Judge Nick Chase gets his spot on North Dakota’s East Central Judicial District Court. The former Acting U.S. Attorney for North Dakota received his robe and gavel at an investiture. Chase took his time to thank everyone who helped get him to where he is including his family, colleagues, judges, Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Governor…

Hours At Some North Dakota Ports of Entry To Be Extended

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is temporarily expanding operating hours at three ports of entry on the U.S.-Canada border in North Dakota. The hours at Maida, Northgate and Sherwood ports of entry will be expanded by two hours, to 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. That is pending agreement from the Canada Border Services Agency. The move…

Multiple homeless people arrested in Fargo house set to be torn down

The arrests happened in north Fargo around 11:15 Tuesday morning

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Seven homeless people were arrested at a north Fargo house that has been scheduled for demolition by the property owner. Around 11:15 Tuesday morning, Fargo Police responded to the house in the 200 block of 6th Avenue North after a report of a disturbance. They say all seven people, ranging in age from 21 to 45, were…

Racially-Divisive Materials Found in West Fargo, Fargo

Police want to know who's responsible for these materials

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in West Fargo are asking for help in identifying the people responsible for littering the city’s neighborhoods with racially-divisive materials. Hundreds of small bags were found containing a postcard with language relating to the Jupiter Paulsen murder case. They were found on cars, private property, and in the streets from 40th to 52nd Avenues…

UPS driver identified in fatal Stutsman County crash

The rear-end crash happened on Highway 281 Tuesday morning

STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Authorities identify the UPS driver killed after two trucks crash in Stutsman County. The sheriff’s office says 37-year-old Ross Bergquist, of Jamestown, died in the Tuesday morning crash. Fifty-two-year-old Christopher Anderson, of Jamestown, was driving a fuel tanker truck on Highway 281 and slowed down to make a turn. The UPS truck was following behind,…

Medical emergency strands Air Portugal flight with 270 passengers in Fargo

Air Portugal jet at Hector International Airport.FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – About 270 passengers spent an unexpected night in Fargo after a passenger on board an Air Portugal flight had a medical emergency somewhere over South Dakota. Fargo Airport Authority executive director Shawn Dobberstein said the Airbus landed at 2:45 pm Tuesday.  The flight was heading from Lisbon, Portugal to San Francisco….

LIVE: Anime Fargo

You've got two days to whip up a costume, so get on it!

FARGO —  It can be tough to find an event that the whole family, from babies to teens to young adults to grandparents, can all get in on. But that’s the promise at Anime Fargo: Magical Transformations, happening this weekend here at the Ramada by Wyndham. The event centers around the wildly popular cultural phenomenon of anime, or animated entertainment….