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Several Arrests Made in Early April Beating in Downtown Fargo

Travice Ledoux, Sergio Ganados, Angelica Hernandez and Terrell SmithFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Several arrests have been made in a severe beating of a man in downtown Fargo earlier this month. Fargo Police confirming that 48-year-old Sergio Ganados of Fargo was arrested for aggravated assault. 24-year-old Angelica Hernandez and 35-year-old Terrell Smith, both of Moorhead, were both arrested as accomplices to…

High Speed Chase Crash and Arrest in Jamestown

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A Mandan man is arrested in Jamestown after leading officers on a high speed chase on I-94 and through town. Highway Patrol attempted to stop 27-year-old Chance Standridge for speeding on I-94 just before noon. He took off for Jamestown and the pursuit was terminated. They say Standridge continued to speed through town, crashing into a…

Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House to suspend operations Friday

15 men who currently reside there will need to find new shelter.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House will suspend operations indefinitely on Friday. Executive Officer, Pastor Sue Koesterman, says 15 men who currently reside there will need to find new shelter. Koesterman says the shelter can no longer afford to stay open. “This is a regrettable decision for all of us, but our first and foremost priority is…

Grand Forks School Board votes to not renew Ben Franklin Elementary Principal’s contract

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The Grand Forks School Board voted 5-4 on Monday to not renew the contract for Joshua Mailhot, the principal for Ben Franklin Elementary. Superintendent Terry Brenner laid out reasons for recommendation to the board, which included Mailhot’s inability to follow directives, inability to provide a clear vision and model of instruction and the inability to…

Fargo apartment fire under investigation, possibly ‘suspicious’

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department is investigating the cause of a small fire considered “suspicious.” The fire was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in an apartment on the second floor of the apartment building at 1440 34th Street South. Fire Department Battalion Chief Jason Ness says they’re looking for several people who may have more information regarding…

Sen. Mitchell returns to work at the legislature as Republicans move to stop her votes

ST. PAUL (KVRR/CNN) — Sen. Nicole Mitchell is spotted returning to work at the Capitol after she was arrested and charged with burglary last week in Detroit Lakes. The Democrat from Woodbury, a Twin Cities suburb, is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home to retrieve some of her late father’s belongings including his ashes. Mitchell claims she was simply…

Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog

Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story — and the vilification she received on social media — has some wondering whether she’s still a viable potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Experts who work with hunting dogs like Noem’s said she…

Union Rejects Latest Contract Offer From Case-New Holland in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The union representing workers at Case-New Holland manufacturing plant in Fargo has overwhelmingly rejected the company’s latest contract offer. Nearly 700 members of IAM Local 2525 turned down the offer. The current contract has been extended until Friday. Union business agent Jeremy Pearson says negotiators are seeking better pay, improved healthcare coverage and job security. “The…