JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — The Jamestown Police Department released the name of the officer involved in the active shooter incident outside of Fred’s Den in downtown Jamestown. The first officer on the scene and the only officer engaged with the suspect was Sergeant Cory Beckman, a five-year veteran of the Jamestown police department. Sgt. Beckman is a James/Valley Special Operations…
State Board of Higher Education members Kevin Black, left, and Casey Ryan. (Photos provided by North Dakota University SystemFARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor/ KVRR) — The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is going through a painstaking process of updating its tenure policies, covering such details as the frequency of faculty reviews. “We have to look at modernizing our employment…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor/KVRR) — The North Dakota Legislature may be asked to provide more than $4 million to replace the windows at the Capitol in Bismarck, with the total project costing nearly twice that amount. The Capitol Grounds Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend moving forward with a $7.8 million window replacement project. The 21-story building has…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Concordia English professor recently had a book signing at Barnes and Noble in Fargo and sold out of his book, “Fargo Street”. It features 100 black-and-white photos of places and people around Fargo. He started taking pictures six years ago and published the book in October. He’ll be having his next book signing this Saturday…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo city commissioner who is also a former Blue Cross-Blue Shield North Dakota executive is speaking out Fargo City Commissioner Denise Kolpack worked at Blue Cross-Blue Shield for 16 years as the Senior Vice President of Brand and Communications. Her role involved branding and advertising the company and its insurance plans. “It’s a very complex…
A three-story concrete building is shown being built on Nov. 12, 2024, at the Applied Digital site west of Ellendale, North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)ELLENDALE, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A large data center just outside of Ellendale has asked to be annexed into the city limits, a move that would increase tax revenue for the town. Applied Digital…
EAST GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — This is the last “Taco Tuesday” at Red Pepper East in East Grand Forks. The restaurant is closing for good at the end of the day after 30 years. They are only accepting cash today. A social media post says the owner, Vicki Ryan, died in June and the current operators decided to close…
Ramsey County Sheriff/FacebookDEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A deputy with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office is on leave and facing a misdemeanor criminal charge. 42-year-old Samuel Shively is charged with misdemeanor sexual assault-offensive in Ramsey County District Court. Sheriff Bryan Lang says Shively has been on administrative leave since October 24. He has been with the department for six years….
CASS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The search has ended for the body of a teen who went through the ice on an ATV on Blackwater Lake near Longville, Minnesota. The 18-year-old male was with a 20-year-old male when they went through the ice last night before 6 p.m. Their location was calculated using 911 mapping technology. Responders and deputies arrived…
MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – Change is coming to the Moorhead Police Department. Longtime Chief Shannon Monroe is retiring after 30 years. Monroe began his law enforcement career as a deputy with the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office. Monroe, 55, says he’s always tried to be honest with the public and take whatever action was needed to make adjustments when mistakes were made….
