PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A shop in Otter Tail County is likely a total loss after a fire Wednesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says fire crews from Perham, Dent, Ottertail, and New York Mills were called to Precision Plumbing on Highway 14 south of Perham around 9:20 a.m. While the shop and everything in it are likely a total loss,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A juvenile suspected of a shooting that occurred Tuesday night, outside of a party, is in police custody. Shortly after 10 p.m. police responded to multiple reports of shots fired in the 2500 block of 15th Street S. Once officers arrived, they say, they learned there had been a fight between some juvenile males in the…
Members of Legislative Management meet on Nov. 13, 2024. The North Dakota Legislature is expected to take action on property tax reform during the 2025 session. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota will ring in the new year with a lot of unfinished business from 2024. Many of the state’s biggest stories from last year…
NEW ORLEANS (AP: 8:10PM UPDATE) — Authorities say the driver of a pickup truck sped through a crowd of pedestrians gathered in New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter district early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people and injuring about 30 other revelers. The suspect was killed in a shootout with police. The FBI is investigating the attack as an…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Soon, there will be a new place in Fargo to get a hot, Philly cheese steak. Taste of Philly, on 13th Avenue, was busy installing the sign for its new restaurant. The owners of Fargo’s Taste of Philly are hoping to open the doors to customers January 10. It’s the first Taste of Philly in North…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Twenty-five years ago, emergency managers and computer programmers were among those anticipating the effects of “Y2K.” Experts were concerned that the arrival of the 21st century could cause critical infrastructure to shut down because some computers weren’t designed to operate past 1999. Former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer supervised the state’s emergency response plans at the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As the clock approaches midnight, people will be gathering to ring in the new year, and Fargo Police want to make sure everyone out tonight stays safe. The department will be having increased patrols throughout the city, including increased foot patrols in downtown Fargo. One of the biggest risks associated with the holiday is driving while…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man is in custody, accused of driving a stolen vehicle to Scheels, where he allegedly stole merchandise from the store on 45th St. S. Police were called to the store on Monday to locate a stolen vehicle from Moorhead. The vehicle was tracked on the Fargo Police Department’s FLOCK license plate reading system. Scheels employees…
Former Cass County Deputy Darin VikenFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A former Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy has been charged with six misdemeanors of disorderly conduct related to his position as coordinator of the 24-7 program. Darin Viken, 62, of Fargo, was charged by the Grand Forks County State’s Attorneys Office. The complaint says Viken engaged in harassing conduct toward women in the…
BINFORD, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – No one was hurt during a brief standoff in Binford Tuesday morning. The Griggs County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Bin City Saloon for a disturbance. The Sheriff’s Office says the person involved surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody. Sheriff’s Departments from Foster, Eddy, and Steele Counties, as well as the Highway Patrol assisted…
