DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – A man police say was involved in a Fargo shooting on Saturday has been arrested in Dilworth. Fargo Police says 21-year-old Braden Poitra was taken into custody around 1:00 Tuesday afternoon on an unrelated felony warrant in Minnesota. He’s being held on attempted murder charges for his involvement in a shooting injuring a man in the…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — A Casselton man is charged with insurance fraud in Cass County. The State’s Attorney’s office in conjunction with the North Dakota Insurance Department brought felony charges against 58-year-old Paul Baumler. He is accused of filing 39 claims through multiple insurance carriers involving ATV accidents. Investigators identified 14 of the claims to have evidence of material misrepresentation….
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney calls it a “first step.” A $1.5 million dollar federal grant has been awarded to study the replacement of the former toll bridge on the Red River that connects Fargo’s 12th Avenue North with Moorhead’s 15th Avenue North. Mahoney says every time there’s a flood event the bridge floods. He says the…
The United Way’s 2022 School Supply Drive distribution begins today. You can pick supplies up Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:30-6 p.m. and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Scheels Arena. All K-12 students in need who attend school in Cass and Clay counties are eligible. The United Way anticipated an increased need this year due to inflation….
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Another incident involving gunfire in Fargo, the fourth such incident in 3 days. Police responded to a call of shots fired in the Jefferson Park area in the 700 block of 23rd Street South shortly after 8:30 p.m. Monday. There, officers recovered shell casings. Police tell KFGO News that no victims or suspects have been identified. No…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – “Tragic and horrifying” – those are the terms the U.S. Attorney Jennifer Puhl used to describe the case of child abuse, neglect, and murder the federal government has been investigating since 2020 — now coming to a close with the sentencing of Tammy Longie, one of two defendants in the case, to life in federal prison. Tammy…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Three shootings over the weekend in Fargo have people more aware when they’re downtown. A bouncer says police did a good job with containment and a business owner is taking security measures more seriously for the future. “When you hear stuff, like it’s really scary and shocking so gotta be safe,” Noah Glad of Fargo said….
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Sawyer Anderson of West Fargo was crowned 2022 International Young American Women of Service over the weekend in Portland, Maine. She came back after not winning anything the previous year. The competition lasted a week. Anderson was excited to dress up and get out her comfort zone on the runway. At 13-years-old she is an…
Shamar Lark & Rashad May BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The man who fired three shots inside Nike at Mall of America on Thursday is identified as 21-year-old Shamar Lark. Police say Lark and 23-year-old Rashad May ran out the north doors of the mall and are still at large. Three people, including Best Western employees, face charges after being accused of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There are 15 new brave men and women officers added to the ranks of the Fargo Police Department. They were sworn in at City Hall after graduating from the Fargo Police Academy. The 12-week training program is conducted in-house and fully certified by the North Dakota Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. The department has seen…
