JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it found an inmate who escaped from the James River Minimum Unit nearly two weeks ago. Nathan Lang, 39, escaped the facility July 18. He was serving time for property theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The NDHP says Corson County Sheriff’s in South Dakota received a…
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Authorities identify a man killed in a worksite accident Tuesday morning just outside Watertown, South Dakota. 47-year-old Quinton Kramer was hit by a bucket of an excavator while working in a gravel pit. Medical personnel tried life-saving measures on scene before Kramer was taken to Prairie Lakes Hospital where he died. OSHA is investigating the circumstances…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fifty-year-old Jonett Wanner was last seen finishing her work July 11th at 2:30 p.m. Police say she has access to a 2017 grey Nissan Rogue with North Dakota plates that reads 2-6-1 A-Z-Y. Authorities say she does not have her cell phone on her and may be traveling with her dog. It’s been an exhausting…
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – Officials in South Dakota’s third most populous city, Aberdeen, are warning residents that their drinking water contains an elevated risk of disease. The Aberdeen Water Works Treatment Plant experienced mechanical malfunctions in two filters used to clean water and make it drinkable for residents, resulting in “an increased chance of disease-causing organisms in the drinking water,”…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you drove past the Fargo Police Station, you would’ve seen this man with a sign showing his appreciation for the Fargo Police Department. The man did not want to comment but was holding a sign on the corner of 25th St and 1st Ave North that said “Police Lives Matter. Rest In Peace Jake…
Gage StevensonWATERTOWN, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – A Moorhead, Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to Second Degree Manslaughter in connection with the traffic death of a Watertown woman nearly four years ago. Twenty-year-old Gage Thatcher Stevenson was at the wheel of a car that was westbound on U.S. Highway 212 in Watertown on September 17, 2019, when he intentionally crossed over the…
ATLANTA (Fox News) — Officials with the CDC are tracking several new COVID-19 variants including one in North Dakota. The new strains are descendants of the Omicron variant. The strain EU11 is among the new variants being tracked. Scientists first began keeping tabs on it earlier this year as it moved rapidly through parts of Europe. It now represented 1.7%…
FARGO — The newest jewel in the crown of the Red River Zoo is open after years of planning and effort. The new “Pride of the Prairie” exhibit is officially open to the public. It highlights some of the most important species of the American plains, including prairie dogs, tiger salamanders, and the black-footed ferret, thought until recently to be…
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – A GoFundMe account has been set up for a rural Fort Pierre family who lost three family members and their home in an explosion Wednesday. Trevor and Kelsey Hupp were at work when the explosion happened at their home along Highway 1806 in the Antelope Creek area, southeast of Fort Pierre. The blast killed their…
ALBERTA, CANADA (KVRR/FOX) — Firefighters in Alberta, Canada are dealing with out-of-control fires as a result of abnormally hot and dry weather. The wildfires have been going on for weeks and more than 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. There’s extensive property damage to both homes and businesses in the region. There is also a growing concern…
