GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a semi that was eastbound on U.S. Highway 2 west of Grand Forks crashed into a row of vehicles that had slowed in a construction zone. The semi was towing a bottom dump trailer and was reported as swerving. About eight minutes after receiving the initial call, several emergency…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police have tracked down the man suspected of starting a dumpster fire at the Fryn’ Pan restaurant. Police have been looking for 29-year-old Nathan Ouren. He was wanted on a charge of aggravated endangering by fire. The June 14 fire damaged both the dumpster and a portion of the building at 300 Main Ave. Damage was…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Barnesville, Minn. woman is accused of vandalizing a statue of Jesus outside St. Mary’s Cathedral in downtown Fargo. The Fargo City Prosecutor’s Office says 28-year-old Blair Whitten has been charged with one count of misdemeanor criminal mischief. Whitten was arrested and was scheduled to appear in Fargo Municipal Court Friday. The face of the marble statue…
FARGO (KVRR) – The Diocese of Fargo says an investigation has found that sexual misconduct allegations against former Bishop James Sullivan have been deemed credible. The investigation was conducted by the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan. The allegation involves victims who were minors and took place several decades ago when Sullivan was a priest in Lansing. There have been no allegations made…
Dress up your garden beds, keep plants in bounds, and curb weeds from infiltrating the garden with fun and attractive edging. Lids of pots and pans purchased at various thrift shops and yard sales provide a unique boundary for this garden bed. These old garden bench ends found a second life in this garden. Inverted blue wine bottles invite…
NOME, N.D. (KVRR) — For two and a half years we’ve been following the story of the Nome Schoolhouse, a 105-year-old building in the tiny town of Nome, North Dakota, southeast of Valley City. The building had been abandoned for nearly 50 years when Chris Armbrust and Teresa Perleberg bought it in late 2018. They both owned fiber arts…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A local business is no longer able to serve alcohol after Fargo City Commissioners vote to temporarily suspend its liquor license. “I move that the commission find cause to immediately suspend the liquor license of International African restaurant LLC,” Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn said. In a special commission meeting, Fargo City Commissioners vote unanimously to…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Opening statements are given and witness testimony begins in the trial of the man accused of killing his mother and Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte. In the prosecution’s opening arguments, prosecutor Carmell Mattison emphasized the state’s reliance on photos and videos as evidence in the trial of 42-year-old Salamah Pendleton. That was made clear…
ARGUSVILLE, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota is just one of many states seeing major drought conditions. “We have bad drought in North Dakota and so we need to help our farmers and ranchers and particularly our ranchers are feeling it now. They need feed, forage to take care of their cattle and of course, it affects our farmers too,” North…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Health is closing its vaccination site in the former Gordmans building due to a decrease in appointments. They are already offering vaccines at their primary care and walk-in clinics. Sanford has administered 48, 910 vaccines since the opening of the center. In total, there have been more than 170,000 patients vaccinated across the Sanford footprint….
