BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it’s working to improve security measures after an audit found key card access to the building hasn’t been adequately monitored. The audit found that 13 state employees who had been terminated still had active access cards. The audit also found 28 active access cards for contractors who had completed work but…
BUXTON, N.D. – The University of North Dakota’s aerospace school has cancelled all flight activities after a student pilot from Chicago died in an airplane crash. The University of North Dakota plane went down about 8:30 p.m. Monday in a field near the Traill County community of Buxton, in northeastern North Dakota. UND identified the victim as 19-year-old John Hauser,…
FARGO (KVRR) – Two major blood suppliers are reporting a critical blood shortage and urging all eligible donors to make an appointment to donate blood as soon as possible. Vitalant says Type O blood, which is the most transfused blood type, and vital to helping patients in emergencies, has plummeted to under a two-day supply, the lowest level since May…
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Two people are injured, including one with serious injuries, after a T-bone crash that pushed one car into a tractor plowing a field. The crash happened four miles north of Hankinson a little before 4:30 Monday afternoon. 48-year-old Robert Albrecht of Mantador was driving a Honda Odyssey when he hit the rear driver-side tire of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A grain dryer erupts into a 2-alarm fire at a north Fargo industrial building. Firefighters responded to Dakota Specialty Milling a little before 8 p.m. Monday. Fire broke out in a 100-foot grain dryer, which then spread into vents, out of the roof, and into a nearby wall. All employees reportedly got out of the building…
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) – An altercation in Casselton turns deadly. The man accused of pulling the trigger called 911 saying he shot a man. “We had a deputy that was real close to the area. They immediately responded, performed, and were able to detain that person and then they performed life saving measures to the victim until Casselton ambulances could…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Fire Department responds to a call at the Delta Hotels by Marriott. There was smoke reported on the second floor of the hotel caused by a dryer full of items that caught fire. Some people were evacuated from the building. Firefighters responded quickly and were able to extinguish the flames and clear out the…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo couple’s love for hockey took center stage when they got married over the weekend. Katie and John Fugle were married Saturday at the H.A. Thompson & Sons Arena in north Fargo. Some members of the wedding party, including John, wore skates during the ceremony. The couple’s nephew, Kyle Tekautz, performed the ceremony while wearing a…
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) – A man who was detained following a fatal shooting early Monday in Casselton has been released from custody. Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says upon review of the evidence, including video evidence, witness statements, and conferring with the Cass County States Attorney’s Office, the person involved in the shooting was released pending further investigation. A deputy…
Ace BrandtFARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The owner of the Fargo Force Hockey team has died. Ace Brandt died after a long battle with brain cancer. An obituary notice says Brandt was surrounded by family when he died Saturday morning at the age of 60. Brandt developed Urban Plains development near Scheel’s Arena and was also involved in a number of other…
