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West Fargo Police Officer Suffers A Heart Attack While On Duty

Officer Tim Brown is currently in the ICU. GoFundMe started to help his family.

October 31, 2021

Site Staff,

Fargo, N.D. (KVRR)- “West Fargo police department officer Tim Brown suffered a heart attack on the morning of October 31st 2021 while booking two females who had felonies for aggravated assault,” said West Fargo PD Chief Dennis Otternes. Officer Tim Brown was responding to a report of two women Shalonda Profit and Brittany Hatcher at Grace Gardens on the 1400…

Bonanzaville’s New Halloween Tradition

October 31, 2021

Ashley Walker,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Bonanzaville had a Trunk or Treat Halloween event to help people be active in their community. In the village were sheriffs, firefighters, local business owners, and more who brought their vehicles for kids to get candy from. Bonanzaville also held a cake walk, had old-time carnival games, and a hayride to their corn maze. With…

Skate City Holds Annual Halloween Skate

October 31, 2021

Ashley Walker,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Skate City held its annual Family Halloween Skate for all ages. Families were encouraged to dress up in costumes as they skated to old and new Halloween songs. The four hour skate session had kids dance in the dark and play games. They also had a coloring table and snacks for those taking a break. If…

Prosecutors begin round 2 of arguing Rodriguez death penalty

October 31, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Prosecutors in North Dakota’s first and only death penalty case say defense attorneys are wrong by claiming the judge didn’t go far enough in explaining why he threw out the sentence for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. He was convicted of killing UND student Dru Sjodin. Judge Ralph Erickson in September ordered a new sentencing phase be conducted, saying…

Man Hit & Killed By BNSF Train In Fargo

October 31, 2021

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is dead after being hit by a BNSF train in Fargo. Train operators called Fargo Police around 5 Sunday morning to report that they had hit a person on the tracks in the 14 hundred block of Main Avenue. Officers arrived and found a 40-year-old man was dead. Police tell us that out of…

West Fargo police officer suffers heart attack while booking suspects

Officer Tim Brown is at a local hospital where he remains in the Intensive Care Unit.

October 31, 2021

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, ND (KVRR) – A West Fargo police officer suffered a heart attack Sunday morning while booking two suspects into the Cass County Jail. Officer Tim Brown is at a local hospital where he remains in the Intensive Care Unit. A release from West Fargo details the circumstances of the incident and Officer Brown’s history with the department: West…

Fargo Police respond to series of ‘smash and grab’ thefts within two hours

October 30, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police officers responded to four reports of “smash and grab” thefts within two hours Saturday evening. The thefts happened at Century 10 Cinema on 9th Avenue South, Goodwill and Holiday Inn on 13th Avenue South, and a parking lot at 1001 42nd Street South. Officers are checking the area for other reports. The Fargo Police…

NDHP: Stolen vehicle chase near Rugby ends with arrest

October 30, 2021

Site Staff,

BENSON/RAMSEY COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol arrested a driver they say was in a stolen vehicle Saturday afternoon. A trooper tried to stop Arsenio James on U.S. Highway 2, roughly 11 miles east of Rugby at 12:19 p.m. Authorities say James fled eastbound for roughly 47 miles. His vehicle was spiked with a tire deflation device two…

Gov. Burgum announces investment plan for COVID-19 funds

$396 million to go towards workforce and economic development

October 29, 2021

Site Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Governor Burgum meets with legislative leaders to discuss investment plans for the $1 billion in American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Relief funds and $113 million in American Rescue Plan Coronavirus Capital Projects money. Congress allocated the money to states to help them recover from the effects of COVID-19. Legislative leaders identified areas that will improve infrastructure,…

ND sues Biden administration over vaccine mandate for federal contractors

October 29, 2021

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Wayne StenehjemBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota joins nine other states suing the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate on federal contractors. All states taking part in the suit have Republican governors. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says he’s pro vaccine, but is opposed to federal overreach. The lawsuit says the mandate violates the tenth amendment that says powers not…