Ian Cramer/Deputy Paul MartinBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer’s 42-year-old son is facing additional charges in connection with the pursuit and crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy this month. Ian Cramer, who is in jail, is now also accused of theft, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment for allegedly taking a family vehicle and driving through a…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Someone in North Dakota is $150,000 richer, just in time for the holidays. The Powerball winner matching four white balls and the Powerball. The ticket was sold through the North Dakota Lottery’s Pick & Click online play service. The lucky winner is from Bismarck but chooses to remain anonymous. She says she plans to pay off…
WEST FARGO (KFGO) – Bobcat is building a new manufacturing plant in Mexico. The West Fargo-headquartered skid steer and compact loader company has confirmed that it is expanding to Monterrey, Mexico. Doosan-Bobcat North America President Mike Ballweber said it will not mean the loss of jobs at the plants in Gwinner or Bismarck. “We don’t anticipate that happening at all,”…
STERLING, N.D. (KVRR) — A semi hauling 9 vehicles starts on fire on I-94, about a half hour from Bismarck. The driver, a 39-year-old man from West Fargo, told the Highway Patrol that he heard a mechanical noise coming from the engine compartment around 12:30 this afternoon. He pulled over and found flames coming from the hood. The driver and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A special session of the North Dakota Legislature is underway to fix a budget bill problem and Gov. Doug Burgum wants an additional $91 million in income tax relief. He is also asking for increased spending on infrastructure and destination grants. The session was called due to the state Supreme Court finding the Office of Management…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A leader in a drug trafficking ring that targeted two North Dakota reservations is sentenced in Fargo. 29-year-old Devonsha Dabney of Detroit was given 15 years in federal prison after he pled guilty to drug charges. He was arrested after an investigation into the multi-state trafficking of oxycodone and fentanyl laced pills. The investigation found that…
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Supreme Court struck down a major budget bill for the state government on Thursday, likely meaning lawmakers must come back to Bismarck to do the massive bill over again. The court ruled the bill “was unconstitutionally enacted and is void” because it violates a provision of the state constitution that says bills can’t embrace…
GWINNER, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – A union leader says layoffs are likely at Bobcat Manufacturing plants in North Dakota and Minnesota, a claim the company disputes. The President of Local 560 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers told KFGO News Tuesday night that the company has informed the union that it has received approval to build a manufacturing…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo remains the second largest school district in North Dakota. First day numbers include 11,807 students in 25 schools and virtual programs. Kindergarten will start on Tuesday adding another one thousand kids and around 150 in the early childhood special education preschool bringing the total to around 13,000. This is an increase of 286…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man serving time at a minimum security facility in Bismarck for a crime in Cass County is wanted after walking away. North Dakota Department of Corrections reports that 54-year-old Russell Brown walked away from the Missouri River Correctional Center around 8 p.m. Sunday. He was serving a sentence for terrorizing with a weapon in Cass…
