FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police were called to two swatting incidents this morning at two North Fargo schools. The Red River Dispatch Center received one call just after 9:30 AM Thursday and another around 10:00 regarding active shooter situations at Ben Franklin Middle School and Fargo North. Similar calls were received in Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot and other North Dakota…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A pile of crushed and bailed appliances starts on fire at Residual Materials in Grand Forks. Fire crews were called to the metal recycling center around 7:30 Wednesday night. With the help of workers, fire crews were able to separate the pile and extinguish the fire preventing it from spreading to nearby machinery. The cause…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) — Clay County is the 39th county in Minnesota with a confirmed case of Emerald Ash Borer after a Moorhead city forester found evidence of the disease while pruning trees. It is the first in northwestern Minnesota. Emerald Ash Borer larvae kill ash trees by tunneling under the bark and feeding on the part of the tree…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Bad news for people waiting for the general public on sale tickets to Willie Nelson when he comes to Moorhead: the show is already sold out! Thousands of tickets went during today’s special online only presale by Jade Presents. A note on its online ticket site read, “This performance is sold out.” Tickets for the general…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — A Fargo man is facing charges after officers say they found him in a stolen vehicle with an infant inside. They were called Wednesday afternoon and tried to stop 26-year-old Michael Warren near 17th Avenue North and Broadway. He attempted to flee was but was caught several minutes later. The infant was found safe. Warren was…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man shot in the arm by a woman early Wednesday morning in Jamestown has been arrested. Police took 65-year-old Jeffery Nokleby into custody this morning for aggravated assault, domestic. He is awaiting formal charges from the Stutsman County State’s Attorney. Terryl Getz of Jamestown was previously arrested for the shooting and is facing a felony…
GRAND FORKS — Having a sick child is one of the toughest things a family can go through. And Thursday and Friday, you can help support the programs at Sanford Children’s Hospital to make it a little easier on them. Radio stations The Fox 96.1 FM and XL 92.9 are teaming up in a radiothon to raise funds for the…
FARGO — Fargo police called for lockdowns at two Fargo public schools after two calls to the regional dispatch center claiming there were active shooters operating there. That’s according to a letter from Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi that went out to parents Thursday morning. The letter says Fargo police asked for the schools to go into lockdown…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six Air Force officers who were in charge of caring for the infrastructure, fuel and logistics support for a North Dakota nuclear missile base were relieved of command due to a loss of confidence in their ability to carry out their responsibilities, the Air Force said. The officers include two commanders and four subordinate officers at Minot…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo nonprofit pushes for a North Dakota Senate bill that would charge an access fee to citizens every time someone dials 988 during a behavioral health emergency. It’s similar to North Dakotans paying 50 cents every time you hear a tornado siren except people would only pay 30 cents. FirstLink handled more than 15,000 calls…
