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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — One DUI arrest was made during a sobriety checkpoint held recently in Cass County. The sheriff’s office, along with the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Vision Zero, and Essentia Health of Fargo, conducted the checkpoint on Friday, August 25th. They were set up between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on County Road 26,…
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…
HARWOOD, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A 59-year-old Harwood man was arrested and is facing DUI charges after crashing his SUV into a utility pole in Harwood Saturday. According to the Highway Patrol, around 4:30 p.m., they were called to a report of a vehicle that hit a utility pole in the 200 block of Main Avenue. When troopers arrived, they found…
RAMSEY COUNTY, ND (KVRR) – A 35-year-old Devils Lake man has been charged with a DUI after a head-on crash in Ramsey County early Sunday morning. The man had serious injuries and an 18-year-old woman in another vehicle had serious injuries as well. The woman was not wearing a seatbelt. The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports the incident happened on…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man is arrested on a number of charges after crashing into a semi in Fargo on Tuesday and running from police. Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Jefte Nzimoto failed to stop for the red light at 45th Street South off of I-94 and rear-ended the semi. He then fled on foot. Multiple witnesses saw the…
