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Speech teams in Moorhead and West Fargo get national honors

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Congratulations are in order for our local high school speech teams that have been given the 2024-2025 Leading Chapter Awards. National Speech & Debate Association recognizes one school from over 100 competition districts for outstanding student participation in speech and debate. Moorhead High School is one of three winners in Minnesota. While Sheyenne High School in…

Former Vikings great Adrian Peterson was asleep in SUV during latest DWI arrest police say

SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon after police found him asleep behind the wheel of his SUV at a suburban Houston gas station, according to court records. Police in Sugar Land found Peterson around 9 a.m. on Sunday asleep as his vehicle…

Cass County cuts ribbon on new regional dispatch center

A look at the new Red River Regional Dispatch Center. 10/28/25.FARGO — Emergency dispatchers for the Red River Regional Dispatch Center will soon have a new home. The new location near 45th St. N. features expanded work stations with sound and lighting controls. The facility also offers areas for dispatch employees to take breaks and spend time processing the emotions…

Arrest made in fatal shooting in South Fargo late Monday evening, investigation continues

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On Tuesday, at approximately 10:46 in the morning, the Clay County Sheriff’s Department arrested Levi Larteh at a gas station in Barnesville, Minnesota. Larteh was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in the 2700 block of 41st Street. “The victim appears to have sustained several gunshot wounds, but we will not be able to confirm…

Hector International Airport showcases artist’s pastels of local scenes

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Hector International Airport is showcasing the talent of another local artist through its latest artworks installation. The art being featured is from Jeffrey J. Anderson and his scenes of rural life. Anderson has been drawing what he saw since he was a child and winning art contests into adulthood. He graduated from NDSU with a fine…

Family and friends identify victim of fatal crash in Houston as former NDSU football player Jamar Champ

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – Two men are dead after a crash on I-10 Katy Freeway Tuesday morning, where one man was going the wrong way and crashed into the other man’s vehicle. Sergeant Rebecca Dallas stated they received scalls around 12:05 a.m. about a vehicle going the wrong way near the 6600 block of I-10 Katy Freeway just before the…

Knoxville, TN officer drowned on hunting trip in Stutsman County, ND

STUTSMAN CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Knoxville, Tennessee police officer died while on a hunting trip over the weekend in North Dakota. The department says Lt. Gordon Gwathney drowned near Woodworth, North Dakota, about 40 minutes northwest of Jamestown on Sunday. He had served with the department for about 28 years and was once named Knoxville Police Department Officer of…

Fargo man arrested in fatal shooting investigation

UPDATE: Around 10:45 a.m., Levi Larteh, 26, Fargo, was arrested at a gas station in Barnesville by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. The arrest was made very shortly after probable cause was established. Larteh was booked into the Clay County Jail with a charge of Murder.   FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police revealed more details on the ongoing investigation…

Minnesota suing USDA for suspending SNAP benefits during shutdown

Keith EllisonST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota is among 22 states that have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, claiming the agency is unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “It is hard to be shocked by the cruelty and illegality of the Trump administration anymore, yet I am shocked that Donald Trump is deliberately allowing 440,000…