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Young hockey players in the region are struggling through tryouts right about now, and they've taken a lot of time and effort to get to this point. And so have their parents.…

High-speed chase ends in crash near West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A driver is arrested after leading authorities on a high-speed chase on I-94. Shortly before 1:00 p.m., a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a man driving a Dodge Journey around mile marker 338.…

Manvel Couple Hit While In Nashville, Woman Dies

NASHVILLE, TN -- A woman visiting Nashville from Manvel, North Dakota has died after being struck by a car downtown over the weekend. Police say Kathy Vasichek and her husband, Jason Vasichek, both 52, were struck by a car about…

Transportation officials study extra long semi trailers

BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Department of Transportation is beginning a pilot study to examine the possibility of longer trucks on state roads. Last spring, state lawmakers considered legislation dealing with “road trains” or extra long semi trailers meant…

Grand Forks Man Sentenced For Kidnapping Child in July

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Grand Forks man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a girl by forcing her into his car in July and has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. A charge of felonious restraint against 52-year-old…

Statue decapitated at south Fargo church

FARGO (KVRR) - A statue was vandalized outside St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in south Fargo. A church volunteer says the statue was decapitated sometime between Saturday night and Monday morning.  The church is asking nearby residents to…

Lake Region State College athletic director placed on leave

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) - Lake Region State College Athletic Director Danny Mertens who also serves as the head women’s basketball coach at the school has been put on administrative leave. According to a statement issued by the school, Mertens…

North Dakota State Crime Lab facing staffing shortage

BISMARCK, N.D. - A declining number of employees at the State Crime Lab in Bismarck has limited what evidence can be processed for law enforcement agencies. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says eight of 23 lab employees have left in the…

Bonanzaville's New Halloween Tradition

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Bonanzaville had a Trunk or Treat Halloween event to help people be active in their community. In the village were sheriffs, firefighters, local business owners, and more who brought their vehicles for kids to get…

Skate City Holds Annual Halloween Skate

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Skate City held its annual Family Halloween Skate for all ages. Families were encouraged to dress up in costumes as they skated to old and new Halloween songs. The four hour skate session had kids dance…

Man Hit & Killed By BNSF Train In Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A man is dead after being hit by a BNSF train in Fargo. Train operators called Fargo Police around 5 Sunday morning to report that they had hit a person on the tracks in the 14…

NDHP: Stolen vehicle chase near Rugby ends with arrest

BENSON/RAMSEY COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol arrested a driver they say was in a stolen vehicle Saturday afternoon. A trooper tried to stop Arsenio James on U.S. Highway 2, roughly 11 miles east of Rugby at  12:19…

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