FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner said legislative action may result in the county having to cover more of the cost of the 24-7 sobriety program. A bill that would have stopped judges from waiving program fees, was defeated in the House. The program started in 2008 by the attorney general’s office brings in people convicted of…
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — Southern Valley Fire & Rescue will start handing out Narcan leave-behind kits to people at risk of an opioid-related overdose. The kits include two Narcan nasal spray devices and the steps to be taken in the event of an opioid overdose. They are joining forces with Fargo Cass Public Health for the program. It is funded…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The former chief operating officer of Shorestone Development of Fargo is indicted by a grand jury on four counts of bank fraud. 29-year-old Daniel Lindgren of West Fargo is accused of writing himself around 270 checks worth over $2.8 million from July 2022 through October 2024. He had a rubber stamp with the owner’s signature and…
POWERS TOWNSHIP, MN – A man from Hackensack, Minnesota is in custody after allegedly shooting an acquaintance late Thursday night. Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk says that at 11:26 PM the Sheriff’s Office received 911 calls reporting that a someone had been shot in Powers Township. Deputies and responders arrived and learned that an adult male, age 34, of Pine…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Cass County Jail Corrections Deputy gets arrested for DUI. The sheriff’s office says an internal investigation has been opened after Oliver Quiah was taken into custody around 2:30 this morning by the North Dakota Highway Patrol Quiah is assigned to the Cass County Jail as a Non-Licensed Corrections Deputy. He will be on paid…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police use an automated license plate reader to track down the driver of a vehicle that sped past them and refused to stop. It led them to a home in the 1500 block of 34th Avenue South early Tuesday evening and they spotted 32-year-old Taylor Meyer getting back into the vehicle. He ran back inside…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Salvation Army is in dire need of volunteers for its Emergency Disaster Services Team. The team responds to fires, floods, and other critical incidents to provide healing and comfort to those on the scene. They are on call 24-7 in Cass and Clay counties. But in the past few years, volunteers for the team have…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A woman is arrested after leading authorities on a pursuit. Barnes County say there was a reckless driver eastbound on I-94 around 4 p.m. They say 23-year-old Makayla Ryan, of Worthington, Minnesota, was swerving all over the roadway and brake checking people. North Dakota Highway Patrol tried to stop Ryan but she fled. They used…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Since November of this year, there have been over 89,000 calls for service in the city of Fargo, ranging from disturbances to traffic stops, suspicious individuals, public assistance, and medical assistance. “We’ve got homeless issues, we’ve got mental health issues, we have addiction issues, we have jail issues. We’re in a situation where, many instances, we…
Kelly Armstrong speaks to supporters Nov. 5, 2024, in Bismarck after voters elected him North Dakota governor. He’s accompanied by his wife, Kjersti Armstrong. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong says that North Dakota’s population grew to a record high of 796,568 people as of July 1. The number marks the largest increase since…
