FOSTER CO., N.D. (KVRR) — The man charged with criminal vehicular homicide after a street dance Saturday in McHenry, North Dakota claims the victim was threatening him after a political dispute. Court documents show 41-year-old Shannon Brandt told State Radio that he hit a pedestrian who he claimed was part of a Republican extremist group. Brandt is accused of hitting…
Maury Wills with FM RedHawks announcer Jack Michaels.LOS ANGELES (FOX) – Maury Wills, a former MLB infielder who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers for most of his career, died Monday night at his home in Arizona. He was 89. No cause of death was immediately announced. Wills played in the majors for 14 seasons and managed the Seattle Mariners…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — One person is dead after two trucks crash in Stutsman County. Authorities says a 37-year-old Jamestown man died while driving a UPS truck shortly before 10 this morning. Fifty-two-year-old Christopher Anderson, of Jamestown, was driving a fuel tanker truck on Highway 281 and slowed down to make a turn. The UPS truck was following behind, tried…
Take a seat. No, really. That’s what a longtime performing arts center in the region is hoping you’ll do to help them out with their theater demolition. After all these years, the Stage at Island Park is coming down. And now, FMCT is asking people to come by and pick up theater seats before the building is leveled. The stage…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn is sounding the alarm about public safety downtown. He wants a larger police presence to crack down on what he calls harassment and aggressive panhandlers. Piepkorn and other commissioners agreed the issue needs a metro-wide look with public input. There are Harm Reduction and Mobile Outreach programs that provide services including crisis…
PEMBINA, N.D. (KVRR) — Members of congress in North Dakota are asking Motor Coach to reconsider its decision to close its Pembina plant. About 175 members of IAM Local W384 were told they will be out of a job by the end of the year. Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven, along with Representative Kelly Armstrong, say these workers produce…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo police officer used a Taser to protect himself when he was confronted by a man who tried to hit the officer with a shovel. Police responded to a call around 6 p.m. Saturday involving 29-year-old Tyrie Gardner. He was using the shovel to break windows on a building in the 34 hundred block of…
State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler, Ivona Todorovic and Governor Doug BurgumBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — An English Language teacher at Red River High School in Grand Forks is named the 2023 North Dakota Teacher of the Year. A ceremony was held Monday morning to celebrate Ivona Todorovic in Bismarck at the Capitol’s Memorial Hall. She was honored along with three other finalists…
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota’s attorney general says officers were justified in their use of deadly force against a man police say was having a mental health crisis. Attorney General Drew Wrigley, Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner and others announced the findings of an investigation Monday to provide additional information on the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Andrew Martinez. Martinez was…
Grab lunch and help feed people in need in our community all at the same time. The United Way is hosting its annual “Gobble It Up for United Way” lunch event on Thursday, September 22nd. From 11-1, all 8 Hornbacher’s locations in the Metro will be selling lunches with a sandwich, chips, frozen tread and a drink. They’re asking…
