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Funeral arrangements set for fallen West Fargo Police Lieutenant

Lieutenant Gustafson's funeral will be held at Northview Church on 25th Street South in Fargo at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26th.

May 20, 2021

Aaron Walling,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –The West Fargo Police Department announces funeral plans for Lieutenant Adam Gustafson. “Adam always had a smile on his face, making everyone around him smile. He had a contagious laugh, a positive outgoing attitude and was willing to help anyone and go out of his way to do anything no matter what,” West Fargo Police Chief…

South Fargo Dairy Queen drive-thru opens following strip mall fire

May 20, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The drive-thru at a Dairy Queen in South Fargo is once again open to the public. The location has been closed for more than a week after a fire partially destroyed the Southpointe Business Park mall. The DQ lobby is still closed but the drive-thru has been up and running since 10 o’clock Thursday morning. The…

Driver who died in pursuit in Traill County identified

May 20, 2021

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE: The North Dakota Highway Patrol identified the driver who died as 31-year-old Randy Cole and the passenger who was taken to the hospital as 24-year-old Elena Fladeland. Both have no permanent address and weren’t wearing seat belts. TRAILL CO., N.D. — A man is dead and a woman has unknown injuries after crashing into a semi head-on near…

North Dakota won’t stop its case against horse betting business

May 20, 2021

Jim Monk,

COURTESY: KFGOBISMARCK – North Dakota’s attorney general is continuing to pursue a 17-year-old bankruptcy court battle with the owner of a Fargo-based horse betting business despite a federal judge’s blistering rebuke of the state’s actions, one of which might have been illegal. Iowa-based federal bankruptcy judge Thad Collins last month ruled against state claims in the complicated legal odyssey that…

Cramer opposes Jan. 6 Special Commission bill, Hoeven says committees already working on issue

May 20, 2021

Jim Monk,

Sens. Kevin Cramer & John HoevenWASHINGTON (KVRR) – Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) says he will not support a bill that would create a special commission to study the Jan. 6 insurrection incident at the U.S. Capitol. “I oppose the House’s Jan. 6 Commission bill” Cramer wrote on social media. “We have committees studying what happened, & there have been hundreds…

West Fargo police officer’s funeral set for May 26

May 20, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Funeral services have been scheduled for West Fargo Police Officer Adam Gustafson. The funeral will be next Wednesday, May 26 at 1:00 p.m. at Northview Church, 3401 25th St. S. in Fargo. Police Chief Denis Otterness says there will be limited seating for the public. The funeral will also be livestreamed. Gustafson was 40. He died from…

Bankers survey in Great Plains, Western states hits record high

May 20, 2021

Jim Monk,

OMAHA, Neb. – The index of a newly released monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states has hit a record high, just two months after hitting its previous record high. The overall index of the Rural Mainstreet Survey for May reached 78.8 – nearly 7 points higher than the previous record of 71.9 set…

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Carson Wentz to headline Landon’s Night event in West Fargo

Landon’s Night at The Lights will take place at Essentia Health Plaza at The Lights on Sunday, June 27th beginning at 5:30pm.

May 20, 2021

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Landon’s Light Foundation announced that Carson Wentz will return to North Dakota for Landon’s Night. It’s billed as an evening filled with uplifting messages and conversation from guest speakers Carson Wentz, NDSU head basketball coach David Richman, NDSU head football coach Matt Entz and others. This inspirational night at The Lights will honor Landon and…

McKenzie County pipeline project approved

May 20, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota regulators have approved a pipeline project that will send more Bakken crude to a Wyoming oil hub. Bridger Pipeline plans to convert 27 miles of an oil gathering pipeline into a larger transmission line in McKenzie County. It also will add another 2.4 miles to the pipeline located east of Watford City. Other pipelines will transport…

Fargo strip mall fire caused $1.25 million in damage

May 20, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A fire that gutted a portion of a south Fargo strip mall earlier this month caused an estimated $1.25 million in damages. The fire at 3242 20th St. S. tore through Bodyworks Physical Therapy and GiGi’s Playhouse in the Southpointe Business Park. No one was seriously injured in the May 11 fire. One firefighter sustained minor injuries….