DUI

A North Dakota lawmaker is removed from a committee after insulting police in a DUI stop

State Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, was arrested on a drunken driving charge. Rios blasted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant language during the traffic stop. Calls have grown for him to resign.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A North Dakota lawmaker has been stripped of his committee assignment as calls have grown for him to resign after he blasted police with vulgar, homophobic, and anti-migrant language during a traffic stop in which he was arrested on a drunken driving charge. In a letter requested by The Associated Press, Republican House Majority Leader Mike…

North Dakota lawmaker who used homophobic slurs during DUI arrest has no immediate plans to resign

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota Republican lawmaker has no plans to immediately resign, despite party leaders’ calls for him to step down after he railed against police with profane, homophobic and anti-migrant language during a recent traffic stop that ended in his arrest on a charge of drunken driving. In a statement Wednesday, Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, said he…

North Dakota Republican leaders call on state rep to resign after slurs to police during DUI stop

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican leaders have called on a North Dakota lawmaker to resign after he lashed out at police with homophobic and anti-migrant remarks during a traffic stop earlier this month for drunken driving. Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor said Tuesday he called on Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, to resign over the weekend. His statement cited…

Driver Arrested After NDHP Vehicle Sideswiped In Hit-And-Run

Fargo Police track down a suspect who is charged with sideswiping a North Dakota Highway Patrol vehicle that was stopped near the tri-level in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police track down a suspect who is charged with sideswiping a North Dakota Highway Patrol vehicle that was stopped near the tri-level in Fargo. Highway Patrol says a trooper was investigating a crash around 8:00 Tuesday night. Their patrol vehicle was parked partially in the far outside lane with emergency lights on. A car then…

Driver Arrested After Rollover Crash In North Fargo

One person was injured following a crash at 17th Avenue North and Broadway in Fargo shortly after 2 a.m. Friday

FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – One person was injured following a crash at 17th Avenue North and Broadway in Fargo shortly after 2 a.m. Friday. Police say the driver of an SUV headed north on Broadway struck an unoccupied car parked along the street, then drove over a curb and rolled his vehicle on the boulevard in front of a house. The…

Names Released In DUI Crash In I-94

Authorities release the names of the drivers involved in a four-vehicle DUI crash that caused westbound I-94 to be closed down for three and a half hours Sunday night

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Authorities release the names of the drivers involved in a four-vehicle DUI crash that caused westbound I-94 to be closed down for three and a half hours Sunday night. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 34-year-old Preston Miller was driving a Honda Passport when he rear-ended a Honda HR-V on I-94 in West Fargo around 11:45…

Fargo Man Arrested and Charged With DUI After Crashing Dirt Bike Near Kindred

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is arrested for driving under the influence after crashing his dirt bike near Kindred. Highway Patrol says 32-year-old Tory Christianson drove over a field approach, lost control, and was thrown. He was treated on scene along Highway 32 around 4 Sunday afternoon. Christianson was then taken to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo with…

Man Arrested For DUI After Ransom County Rollover Crash

A Buffalo, North Dakota man faces DUI charges after a rollover crash in Ransom County

RANSOM COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A Buffalo, North Dakota man faces DUI charges after a rollover crash in Ransom County. The crash happened 2 miles south of Highway 27 about 10 miles southwest of Lisbon around 12:45 Friday morning. Highway Patrol says 42-year-old Randy Klein lost control of 1967 Chevy Pickup and rolled it in a ditch. Klein got out…