JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — The search for a dangerous escapee in Jamestown has come to an end. 28-year-old Jeffrey Cofresi was taken into custody tonight in Jamestown with the help of local law enforcement. North Dakota Highway Patrol says Confresi escaped from the North Dakota State Hospital around 2 this afternoon. They alerted the public saying he had violent tendencies….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The City of Moorhead is getting a new public swimming pool and Romkey Park is getting a makeover. The Department of the Interior-National Park Service has awarded $5 million to the project. It’s being made possible through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program. The current swimming pool was built in 1958 and city leaders say it…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The trail for a Mapleton man charged with attempted murder has been called off and a change of plea hearing is set for December 11. Kyle Quido was arrested in June after firing a gun at a woman during a dispute in Mapleton. He ran on foot but was quickly caught and taken to the Cass…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — A federal judge has rescheduled the trial for a former North Dakota lawmaker indicted on federal charges of child sex tourism and child porn. Ray Holmberg, 79, is accused of traveling to Prague with the intent of paying for sex with a minor. The former Republican state senator from Grand Forks, was indicted last month and set…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Moorhead man who crashed into pedestrian bridge pillars along I-94 in Fargo last December while being wanted for luring a minor, is sentenced in court. On Monday, 52-year-old Robby Njos entered an Alford plea to the charge meaning he doesn’t admit guilt, but admits that there is enough evidence for a conviction. He was sentenced…
LONDON (AP) — Police in England arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut by a skate during a game. Johnson, 29, was playing for the Nottingham Panthers against the Sheffield Steelers on Oct. 28 when he was struck by an opponent’s skate blade in the…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The results of a survey of likely voters by the North Dakota News Cooperative on a variety of candidates and issues show that the state’s voters are sharply divided on the state’s new abortion ban. Respondents were asked to weigh in on the new state law that bans abortion after the first six weeks of pregnancy, even…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – People passing by pull an elderly couple out of a burning car after a crash in Douglas County, Minnesota. The Sheriff’s Office says a car drove off the road and hit a large pine tree on County Road 4 near Little Mary Circle Southwest. There were two people in the car, 92-year-old John Plusa and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – City of Fargo held a public presentation for the final draft of the Downtown InFocus. “Downtown is bigger than it was five years ago, Fargo is bigger than it was five years ago, it is a different kind of set of challenges and opportunities. You have a lot more people in downtown which is wonderful but…
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A possible meteor sighting over Beltrami County. This video was provided to the Beltrami County Emergency Communications Center. That was recorded around 6:40 tonight in the Nymore neighborhood of Bemidji. A very bright white/blue flash over the sky was followed by a loud explosion which was heard across much of southern Beltrami County. Numerous people reported…
