Ronald ThompsonFARGO (KVRR) – A former West Fargo teacher has been convicted of luring a minor by computer. Prosecutors say 59-year-old Ronald Thompson believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl. West Fargo police received a tip from an out-of-state investigator on Jan. 28 that Thompson was attempting to solicit a minor online. The “minor” who Thompson was attempting to…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota is offering license refunds to nearly 30,000 deer hunters due to an outbreak of disease in the western part of the state. It’s the second straight year that the state’s Game and Fish Department is offering refunds. The department says it has received nearly 1,000 reports of dead deer after epizootic hemorrhagic disease surfaced in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Fargo say the case of a domestic sitution that led to a neighborhood being told to shelter in place has been sent to the State’s Attorney’s office for review. They are not providing any other information on the case at this time. There had been a report of a gun being fired during the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The City of Fargo hosts a summit with the Liberian business community. Small business owners expressing their needs to officials from Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead. Fargo’s Director of Diversity Dr. Terry Hogan says the summit offers the Liberian community information and resources. There was also a question and answer session to find out how people…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Climate change and clean energy transitioning forward could be centered around North Dakota. “I believe we’ve got the regulatory environment, we’ve got the commitment to technology, we’ve got the entrepreneur. We’ve got partnerships between the federal, state, and private sector,” North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum said. A state united in an effort to move into…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) — Fallen Grand Forks Police OFC. Cody Holte was honored at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Thursday night, along with 701 other law enforcement officers who’ve died in the line of duty. More than 400 of them died within the past two years. Their names now join the more than 22,000 others etched into the National Law…
MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — Minnesota and North Dakota are two of the best states in the country to have a baby, according to a recent study by WalletHub. Beth Neis had twins on October 4th at Essentia Health in Fargo. She’s one of many moms in the area who’ve recently given birth, according to those at Sanford Health….
KINDRED, N.D. (KVRR) – Voters in the Kindred School District approve a $26.4 million bond referendum. 538 voters agreed to the district building a middle school addition to the high school, building an addition to the elementary school and renovating, remodeling and improving the elementary school. The referendum needed 60 percent of votes to pass and received 63.4 percent. Homeowners…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Fargo hosted a summit with the Liberian Business Community. Small business owners expressing their needs to the local authorities from Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead. Fargo’s Director of Diversity Dr. Terry Hogan says the summit offers the Liberian Community information and resources. There was also a Q and A session to find out…
FARGO (KVRR) – The Federal Railroad Administration has released its plan to expand and modernize Midwest passenger railroad service over the next four decades. North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota are among 12 states in the plan, which explores the potential for a passenger rail network throughout the region. The Twin Cities was tested as a potential hub for service…
