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2 Face Drug Charges After Injury Crash On I-94

North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before midnight Wednesday, 10 miles east of Tower City

January 24, 2024

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CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A driver faces DUI and drug charges after a rollover crash on I-94. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before midnight Wednesday, 10 miles east of Tower City. A 23-year-old woman from Jamestown was driving when she lost control and ran her SUV off the road. The vehicle rolled and stopped in…

Lawmaker who insulted police in DUI stop gets unsupervised probation and $1,000 fine

January 18, 2024

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to serve nearly a year of unsupervised probation and to pay $1,000. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, received the sentence on Jan. 8, when he pleaded guilty to drunken driving, court…

Windbreak Saloon To Appeal Liquor License Violation at Special Commission Meeting

January 16, 2024

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A special meeting of the Fargo City Commission is set for next Tuesday as the Windbreak Saloon appeals its liquor license violation. Late last year, the bar came under the review of the Fargo Liquor Control Board. The Windbreak’s violation was for over-serving. Police say a 23-year-old woman crashed her car into a pole and was…

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.

January 11, 2024

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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

December 27, 2023

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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

December 26, 2023

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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

October 25, 2023

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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

October 20, 2023

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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

September 26, 2023

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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

September 10, 2023

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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…