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UPDATE: All Clear Given After Gas Leak Reported on UND Campus

January 9, 2024

TJ Nelson, Alison Voorhees,

5:30 PM UPDATE: An alert sent out by UND after 1 this afternoon warned people about a gas leak on campus. It was due to two large propane tanks on fire. The tanks were being used to heat a construction area. Grand Forks Fire crews worked to cool the tanks down and get the supply valves shut off. Fire damage…

Man who ambushed Fargo police officers agreed to leave shooting range months before shooting

January 9, 2024

KVRR Staff,

Mohamad BarakatFARGO (KFGO) – Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says the man who shot and killed a Fargo police officer, wounded two other officers, and a civilian last July after a minor traffic collision on 25th Street, was using an explosive-compound he obtained legally more than two months ahead of the ambush. Jahner says a deputy was called to the…

UPDATE: Suspect Injured in Officer-Involved Shooting in Polk County Died at Altru

January 9, 2024

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE 01/10/24 6:30PM: Minnesota BCA has identified the man who was shot and killed by officers as 42-year-old Lucas Gilbertson of rural East Grand Forks. The BCA is actively investigating the incident. UPDATE 01/10/24 2:45PM: Minnesota BCA says the man shot by officers in a home just south of East Grand Forks on Tuesday died at Altru Hospital. They…

Charge filed against Bismarck lawmaker in office lease deal with Stenehjem’s office

January 9, 2024

Jim Monk,

Jason DockterBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A state representative from Bismarck has been charged with a misdemeanor in an office-lease deal with the attorney general’s office, an agreement reached before the death of Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem in Jan. of 2022. Republican Jason Dockter was charged Dec. 21 with “Speculating or wagering on official action or information” in Burleigh County District…

Fargo City Commission approves plan for possible new police headquarters

January 9, 2024

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo City Commission has approved a master facilities plan for the police department, which includes a recommendation to build a new headquarters. The police department moved into the current headquarters in October, 2019 and now leases the facility located at 25th St. & 1st Ave. N. The city has been in the process of purchasing it….

Watch: Police provide update on deadly shooting in Cloquet, Minnesota

January 9, 2024

Jim Monk,

CLOQUET, Minn. (KVRR-KQDS) – Law enforcement investigators spent the night at the crime scene in Cloquet, where two people were shot by a gunman, who then killed himself. Tuesday morning, Chief Derek Randall said investigators were still looking for answers for what happened at the Super 8 motel. He said the names of the three deceased will not be released…

Vikings enter offseason as Kirk Cousins’ potential return at QB weighs on other pressing needs

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings have entered another pivotal offseason, revolving around the club's still-uncertain plans at quarterback.

January 9, 2024

Site Staff,

FILE – Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Oct. 29, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis. Cousins and the Vikings have entered another crossroad offseason revolving around the club’s still-undrawn roadmap at quarterback. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke, File)EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings have entered…

UPDATE: Shooter Kills 2 In Cloquet, MN, Later Found Dead

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office later said two people had been found dead along with the suspect at a motel and in a parked vehicle

January 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE: CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) — A shooter killed two people at a small-town Minnesota motel late Monday and the suspect was later found dead, authorities said. Police issued an alert at about 7 p.m. about an active shooter at a Super 8 motel in Cloquet and warned people in the surrounding area of Big Lake Road and Highway 33 to…

Standing Order for Free Naloxone for North Dakota Medicaid Members

January 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Medicaid members will now have access to free Naloxone, the medication used to block or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The standing order was issued by North Dakota Health and Human Services. Statewide Medicaid enrolled pharmacies will be allowed to dispense over-the-counter naloxone products at no cost to Medicaid members. The pharmacies…

Jason Anderson Promoted To Assistant Police Chief in West Fargo

January 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo has a new assistant chief of police and his name is Jason Anderson. Anderson has been with the department since 1998 and is being promoted from the rank of patrol commander. Police Chief Pete Nielsen said, “The West Fargo Police Department began an internal process to identify interested candidates. Anderson was selected based on…