BISMARCK, N.D. – Police say they’ve made an arrest in connection with a fire at an apartment complex in Bismarck. Firefighters responded to a fire at the three-story apartment building about 5 a.m. Thursday. As tenants were being evacuated, the 33-year-old man who was later arrested was found on his balcony. As the fire was investigated, police say it was…
UPDATE (10/01/21 at 917 p.m.): Fargo Police say Freeman has been found safe. FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police Department is asking the public for help in locating 17-year-old Patricia Freeman. They say she ran away on Wednesday night and was last seen in the 1300 block of 18th Avenue South. Freeman was last seen wearing a navy blue pull over…
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler, Bret Dockter & Gov. Doug BurgumBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s 2022 Teacher of the Year is…Bret Dockter! He is a sixth-grade teacher at B.M. Hanson Elementary School in Harvey. The award was announced in Bismarck by Gov. Doug Burgum and State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler. Dockter was one of four finalists for the honor….
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Dozens of North Dakota National Guard members are resuming support for the state’s coronavirus pandemic response. The Guard announced Friday that about 50 of its members are assisting the state Health Department with contact tracing and about 15 others are helping at the state laboratory in Bismarck. The group is expected to remain on active duty…
BISMARCK, N.D. – One person was injured in an explosion during a fireworks display in southeast Bismarck. It created a dense cloud of black smoke that could be seen throughout the city. Bismarck Rural Fire Chief Dustin Theurer says fireworks or an explosive ordnance was the “likely” cause of Saturday’s explosion. Authorities didn’t immediately offer other details on what happened or…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo Public Schools continue to grow and the district is still ranked as the 2nd largest in North Dakota behind Bismarck and ahead of #3 Fargo. First day enrollment for 2021 is at 12,366 students. That includes 1,080 kindergarteners who don’t go to school until Tuesday. The first day total for West Fargo schools shows…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Around 15 cars of a BNSF coal train derailed south of Bismarck. Bismarck Police, the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department and Bismarck Fire Department were called out around 3:15 p.m. Sunday for the derailment near Hemlock Street. There were no reports of injuries. BNSF spokeswoman Amy Casas says railroad crews were at the scene Sunday evening and an…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Firefighters from around the nation are in Bismarck Friday and Saturday for the 30th anniversary National Tour of the Firefighter Combat Challenge. Participants in the challenge race against an opponent, simulating the physical demands of firefighting. As part of the event, firefighters have to run up a tower that simulates five floors of stairs. Organizers say the…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A Bismarck woman accused of leaving two small children unattended in a parking lot while she drank at a bar is facing felony charges. Police were called to the Elbow Room shortly before midnight Monday on a report that two children were left alone in a vehicle. One child, age 6, was seen playing basketball in the parking…
BISMARCK, N.D. – An 86-year-old woman who struck and killed a pedestrian and then left the scene of the crash has been sentenced to two years of probation. Bertha Harper of Bismarck earlier pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and failure to report an accident in the June 2020 death of Amber Rebel. The 33-year-old woman was struck outside a Bismarck…
