BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is preparing for the possibility of armed demonstrators arriving at the state capitol in Bismarck in the coming days. The FBI is warning that armed protests could occur at all 50 state capitals and in Washington, D.C. in the days leading up to President-elect Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. “The NDHP…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – The FBI and federal prosecutors are giving an update on the investigation of last week’s raid at the U.S. Capitol. Categories: Minnesota News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections Tags: FBI, Riot, U.S. Capitol, Washington
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A Carson, N.D. man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for possessing child pornography and impersonating a federal officer. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says 41-year-old Robert James Zeller was also ordered to serve 5 years of supervised release. Wrigley says in 2018, while Zeller was on supervised release for committing a prior sex offense,…
WASHINGTON – Days after the attack on the U.S. capitol federal agencies have made dozens of arrests. “As I was watching the attack unfold, as a former federal prosecutor I was thinking to myself the variety of tools in the federal prosecutor tool box to hold people accountable,” Former U.S. Attorney for North Dakota Tim Purdon said. Those tools include…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (AP) State capitols across the country are under heightened security after the siege of the U.S. Capitol last week. The FBI has warned of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitols and in Washington, D.C., ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. State capitols were reinforced with extra police officers and National Guard units Monday as…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police Department welcomes new officers to its law enforcement team. Officer Alex Torp is from New Prague, Minnesota, a graduate from University of North Dakota and a Lieutenant in the North Dakota Army National Guard. Officer Matthew Wolbersen comes from Alexandria, Minnesota and is a recent graduate from North Dakota State University. “Today is an important…
FARGO, N.D. — A high risk sex offender has a new address in Fargo. 26-year-old Damion Orton is living at 734 College Street North. Orton was convicted of sexual imposition in 2014 in Burleigh County. The then 19 year old forced himself on a 14-year-old female runaway who was intoxicated and on drugs. He will have to register as a…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A Hatton, N.D. native who became one of the top radio personalities in the nation is calling it a career. After 32 years, Dave Lee is stepping away from the microphone at WCCO Radio in Minneapolis. Before he made his move to major market radio, Lee spent about 10 years at KFGO in Fargo, where he was…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Police in Jamestown identify the body found Friday morning at Two Rivers Inn-East in Jamestown. They say 50-year-old Sabrina Grisham of Knoxville, Tennessee was found dead in the parking lot of the inn. An autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of death. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News
BISMARCK, N.D. – Supporters of amending North Dakota’s constitution to legalize recreational marijuana are taking another run at the issue, after failing to collect enough signatures to get it on the 2020 ballot. Secretary of State Al Jaeger says the group filed the petition on Monday. If approved, backers would have one year to turn in at least 26,904 valid…
