BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong appointed Devils Lake attorney Ashley Samuelson as a judge in the Northeast Judicial District. She was one of three finalists for the position. Samuelson has served as a staff attorney for the Northeast Judicial District since 2017. She’s from Edmore, North Dakota. Samuelson received her bachelor’s degree from UND and her law degree…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Authorities are searching for a fugitive who walked away from a minimum-security correctional facility and may be headed towards the Devils Lake area. According to the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 38-year-old Roman James Poitra walked away from the Missouri River Correctional Center just after 11 A.M. on November 8. Missouri River is an…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — With the ongoing shutdown and cuts to SNAP benefits, Altru is stepping up to ensure no family goes hungry during the holidays. They will be holding Holiday Food Drives in both Grand Forks and Devils Lake. One will be held Thursday, November 20 at Altru Hospital and Altru Clinic in Grand Forks from 7 a.m….
RAMSEY COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – The Lake Region State College intramural men’s basketball team is maybe a bit shaken up, but uninjured, after being rear ended by a driver now being charged with DUI. The incident occurred about two and a half miles southeast of Crary, North Dakota at 9:35 P.M. on October 22. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says…
BENSON COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Devils Lake man is dead after crashing in Benson County. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 62-year-old man was driving on Highway 2 before 8 a.m. when he went off the road, struck an embankment and landed in a slough. It happened about seven miles east of Leeds. The driver died at the scene. He…
ST. MICHAEL, N.D. (KVRR) — The summer lineup is announced for one of the most beautiful concert settings in North Dakota! Spirit Lake Casino, south of Devils Lake, is hosting four concerts and two other events at Spirit Lake Amphitheater along the lake. Throttle Monster Trucks Tour takes place June 14 followed by Kip Moore on June 20. Blackhawk plays…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — The Jail here at Walsh County Law Enforcement Center has both inmates and law enforcement dealing with a lack of spacing, plumbing issues, safety, and more. “What we’re doing now is more or less putting a band-aid on the plumbing and heating, and air conditioning problems. So, they put cast iron pipes in the concrete floor…
RAMSEY CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Five rail cars left the tracks and another partially derailed north of Churchs Ferry north of Devils Lake this morning. Ramsey County Sheriff Bryan Lang says it appears there was an issue with the tracks or the ground beneath the track. The derailment happened in a swampy area. Lang says the train was carrying grain….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder for a shooting last week on Spirit Lake Reservation south of Devils Lake. Johnnie Gaking, 27, of St. Michael is accused of shooting and killing his sister, 31-year-old Tiana Walking Eagle, and her 3-year-old daughter, Lokia, on March 4. He also shot his mother in…
ST. MICHAEL, N.D. (KVRR) — A shooting in St. Michael, North Dakota has left three members of Spirit Lake Tribe dead. The tribe was notified of the shootings around 9:30 a.m. by Bureau of Indian Affairs and the suspect was taken into custody around 1:20 p.m. The suspect’s identity has not been released. The tribal council has issued administrative leave…
