RUGBY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Devils Lake woman is dead after a rollover crash in Benson County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 73-year-old woman was traveling on US Highway 2 sometime Monday, about nine miles east of Rugby when she ran off the road. Her vehicle hit an approach, vaulted and landed on its roof. She was found…
TOWNER CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Towner County Sheriff’s Office releasing the names of the four people found dead in a triple murder-suicide in a wheat field near the Towner-Benson County line Monday evening. 56-year-old Douglas Dulmage of Leeds, a farmer and landowner, was one of the victims. Also found dead were 34-year-old Justin Bracken and 64-year-old Richard Bracken, both of…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR) — A man wanted on three outstanding warrants is arrested in Devils Lake after a high speed chase in a stolen vehicle. Benson County deputies and K-9 got 25-year-old Lars Hinton into custody as he tried to flee on foot after tire deflation devices were used and the vehicle became stuck near Pizza Ranch. It all…
We’ve got some great old photos of Warwick but we’re left with some questions about why the town is named after a nobleman from the 1400’s. Categories: Local News, Town Of The Week Tags: BENSON COUNTY, TOWN OF THE WEEK, WARWICK
BENSON CO., N.D. — Tribal leaders on the Spirit Lake Reservation are requiring people to wear masks to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. It’s a rare move in a state where face coverings have not been mandated despite a steady increase in overall cases. The reservation is located primarily in Benson County which has seen the state’s most…
ESMOND, N.D. — North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the man who was killed after failing to stop for a stop sign in Benson County. They say 68-year-old Emil Vetsch of Balta failed to yield at an intersection on Highway 19, about 2 miles west of Esmond. His pickup was hit on the driver’s side by a semi. Both vehicles…
ESMOND, N.D. — The driver of a pickup died in Benson County after blowing a stop sign on Saturday afternoon. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the man failed to yield at an intersection on Highway 19, about 2 miles west of Esmond. His pickup was hit on the driver’s side by a semi. Both vehicles came to a rest in…
BENSON CO., ND — Sheriff’s officials have identified the man who drowned while fishing on a Benson County, North Dakota lake this past weekend. Authorities say 52-year-old Jim Kirkeide of Fessenden was fishing with two other men when their airboat began to take on water in Pelican Lake north of Devils Lake Saturday. The two other men from Langdon made it…
Leeds and Ashby fought a close battle with Leeds winning by less than 100 votes. Go Wildcats!! Categories: Town Of The Week Tags: BENSON COUNTY, Leeds, TOWN OF THE WEEK
Maddock took a second try at Town of the Week and won, becoming our first Benson County Town of the Week! Go Wildcats! Categories: Town Of The Week Tags: BENSON COUNTY, Maddock, TOWN OF THE WEEK
