BISMARCK, N.D. — The Secretary of State is reviewing a draft petition to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota. Al Jaeger says if the petition is approved, supporters would need to gather and submit more than 13,000 valid signatures to get a proposed measure on the ballot. Petition sponsor Dave Owen of Grand Forks says the petition seeks to make…
FARGO, ND — Republicans in Congress have proposed a tax plan that many people in the metro are not happy with. A group of protesters brought a check to Senator Hoeven’s office saying the tax plan favors corporations and the top 1% over working people. They say the plan only benefits those who make over 40–thousand dollars a year but…
FARGO, ND — You can now enjoy a little entertainment on your lunch break at the Plains Art Museum. Every day at noon from now until December 14, the museum will have a concert featuring some of Fargo-Moorhead’s own musicians. Chef’s Table Catering will sell soups and salads at each concert. The Dave Ferreira Trio, NDSU’s Faculty Chamber Ensemble and Fargo-Moorhead…
PARK RIVER, ND — A Walsh County deputy made a major drug bust during a traffic stop in Park River early Saturday. Two people were arrested after the deputy found over $65,000 worth of meth, heroin and marijuana in the vehicle along with a 9mm pistol. Job Lopez, Jr. and Natalie Apland were arrested on three counts of possession with…
GOLDEN VALLEY CO., ND — A Fargo teen was injured after leading authorities on a chase across parts of Montana and North Dakota. A deputy tried to stop 19-year-old Joshua Tritchler on I-94 about 120 miles west of the Montana-North Dakota border. Numerous attempts to stop his vehicle were unsuccessful. Tritchler eventually lost control of his car on wet roads…
SIOUX FALLS, SD — A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for slicing off his pregnant girlfriend’s nipples during an argument. Prosecutors had agreed to ask for no more than 30 years for 45-year-old Tony Ledbetter. But the judge went against the plea deal and gave him the maximum sentence. The victim told the court…
FARGO, ND — A man accused in an international fentanyl-trafficking operation has pleaded not guilty in Fargo to obstruction of justice. Authorities say Daniel Ceron, a Colombian national who allegedly ran the enterprise from a Canadian prison, wrote letters telling co-conspirators to remain silent. He also alerted other suspects about the investigation. He was charged earlier with five counts, including…
ST. HILAIRE, Minn. — Two people have been arrested following a robbery and assault in St. Hilaire, Minnesota. Officers were called to a mobile home Monday morning on reports the two men were beaten, after as many as four armed men entered and robbed them before fleeing. A search warrant at a rural home led to the arrests of 27-year…
Hailey Johnson, Shaylee McCulloch, Derek KochFERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Court documents reveal a twisted tale involving guns and drugs in a shooting last Tuesday in Fergus Falls. Authorities say 35-year-old Derek Koch of Dalton, Minnesota hired David Laiz of Colorado to get $700 in drug money from the victim, who has not been named. Laiz shot the man at his…
Fargo, ND — Fargo School Superintendent Dr. Jeffery Schatz will announce his retirement at tonight’s School Board meeting. AnnMarie Campbell, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, tells KVRR Local News Dr. Schatz will finish out the 2017-2018 school year. His retirement will be effective as of June 30, 2018. Dr. Schatz has been in K-12 education for 32 years. We’ll have more on…
