EDGELEY, N.D. (KFGO) — The cause of a fire that burned a grain elevator in Edgeley in south-central North Dakota is undetermined. An investigator with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives led the investigation with assistance from the State Fire Marshal’s Office. ATF says there was no sign of criminal activity related to the fire at the…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A longstanding ban on alcohol at Seven Clans Casino in Thief River Falls is about to be lifted, although an exact date has not been set. Red Lake tribal members held a special advisory vote on alcohol sales and Red Lake Nation approved it in November. Seven Clans team members are undergoing training on…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargodome officials say alcohol sales were 25 percent of revenue from Saturday’s North Dakota State football game against Drake on Saturday. It was the first time alcohol was sold at a Bison football game at the dome. General Manager Rob Sobolik says, based on preliminary numbers, booze sales equaled $32,500 in sales. He says he’s pleased…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A St. Michael, North Dakota man is sentenced to just under five years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of manslaughter. Prosecutors say 19-year-old Winter Bigtrack was driving a vehicle on Spirit Lake Reservation that was involved in a two-vehicle crash last August. Three people in his vehicle died. They say Bigtrack was under…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — Fargodome Authority and NDSU are looking at allowing the sale of beer and possibly other alcohol at Bison football games. University President David Cook said he supports the change. Cook said Athletic Director Matt Larsen is working on a proposal. “They’ve (athletic dept.) done their due diligence, they’re looking at what everybody else does across the…
WADENA CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Wadena County Sheriff’s Office says two volunteer firemen out hunting came across a crashed UTV along County Road 139 early Sunday evening. The driver was identified as 34-year-old Shawna Holmquist of Nimrod. She was taken to Tri-County Healthcare and later moved due to serious injuries. A juvenile passenger in the front of the UTV was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Although a majority of businesses passed the most recent alcohol compliance checks, Fargo’s Police Chief says some have a “culture” of serving alcohol to minors. “Most of these people are trained, some of them are even looking at ID’s, and they’re serving anyway,” Chief David Zibolski said during Wednesday’s Liquor Control Board meeting. Nine out of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police and the Downtown Community Partnership are discussing concerns over violence in the heart of downtown. Fargo Police addressed concerns over panhandling, aggravated assault and the terrorizing of people. “We have about half that are in the daytime hours and half are about the bar close hours. The daytime ones tend to be in group…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The way underage drinking is penalized in North Dakota may soon change. The state legislature is looking into two bills that would ease punishment for those drinking or possessing alcohol illegally. At first glance, the change being considered to one of the bills may be hard to see. “What my bill does is it changes one word…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A pair of bills being considered by the Legislature would do away with the prospect of jail time for offenders and also give a judge discretion whether to order treatment. One bill would make the penalty for underage drinking an infraction that would be punishable by up to a $1,000 fine. Democratic Rep. Zachary Ista says his bill…
