Fargo Police Department Archives

High-Risk Sex Offender Registers at 1310 11th Street North in Fargo

39 minutes ago

KVRR Staff,

Damon John Smith, 38. Courtesy: Fargo Police Department.FARGO — The Fargo Police Department is notifying the community that registered sex offender Damon John Smith has registered at 1310 11th St. N. in Fargo. Smith was assessed as a High Risk offender by the North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment Committee after being convicted in Stark County District Court in 2023…

Fargo Police Department Continues Series of Community Meetings

This presentation covered Beat 3, generally considered to be Central Fargo, north of I-94.

February 26, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department continued their series of community meetings, presenting crime data specific to sections to the city and asking for public feedback. The meeting tonight, held at the Fargo-Cass Public Health building, focused on Beat 3. That beat is bordered by I-94 to the south and I-29 to the west, cutting off just before…

Search For Isadora Wengel Moves To Battle Lake

Search for Isadora Wengel Continues in Battle Lake

Not only did police spot a vehicle allegedly driven by their prime suspect in Otter Tail County, but that same suspect also went to high school in Battle Lake.

February 22, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

BATTLE LAKE, MN (KVRR) – Joshua Hite, the man who stands accused of Isadora Wengel, is from the Battle Lake region, so it is possible he disposed of her remains around that area. If that’s the case – locals want to make sure they do their part to help. “This shouldn’t be the highlight of the news about Battle Lake,”…

City-funded survey shows favorable perception of police department among residents

February 13, 2026

KVRR Staff,

FARGO — Fargo City Commissioners, and Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski, got a glimpse of survey results about crime in the city and the public’s feelings towards the Fargo Police Department. The survey was conducted by the company Zencity, and shows Fargo police are seen in an overall positive light in the city. The survey focuses on the topics relevant…

Fargo Police ask people for videos, pictures in shots fired investigation

February 9, 2026

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police are asking people for pictures or video of a vehicle that may be involved in a shots fired investigation. Around 10:15 Sunday night, police responded to the 3300 block of 30th Avenue South. Several shell casings were found and police got video that shows two people exit a vehicle and fire rounds in the…

Man Injured After Altercation Leads to Stabbing

Police say the two men involved in the altercation were known to each other. The person suspected of committing the stabbing was detained without incident.

January 31, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A man sustained serious injuries following a midday stabbing in downtown Fargo on January 31. The Fargo Police Department says they received a report of that stabbing just after noon and responded to the scene in the 500 block of Broadway. Their investigation led them to learn that two individuals got into a physical altercation, during…

Man Arrested in North Fargo Shooting

The victim did not provide any details of who had shot them or why, but a witness to the incident provided information that led to the arrest.

January 25, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A Fargo man is in custody after authorities were contacted by a witness to a shooting in North Fargo. The situation began just after 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 24, when a man arrived at a local medical facility for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim told police officers that when he was leaving…

Non-Lethal Shooting on University Drive South

Authorities say everyone involved had left the scene by the time they arrived. Later, an adult male arrived at a local hospital seeking treatment.

January 25, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department says one man was wounded in a shooting that took place just before 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 24. The department says that they received reports of gunshots in the 2100 block of University Drive South. When officers responded, everyone involved with the altercation had apparently left the scene. Investigators were later…

Fargo police / SWAT execute search warrant in north Fargo home

January 16, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Police vehicles gathered around a home on the 100 block of 6th Ave. S. in the morning hours of Friday, Jan. 16. (Courtesy: KFGO)FARGO — The Fargo Police Department reports that a police presence in north Fargo Friday morning was to serve a search warrant. Police executed the warrant in the 100 block of Sixth Avenue South, near Second Street…

Search for Isadora Wengel: Police ask for people in Fargo, Moorhead & West Fargo to check security camera footage

January 14, 2026

Alison Voorhees,

Isadora Wengel, Fargo PoliceFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police are continuing to ask for help in the search for a missing West Fargo woman. Isadora Wengel, 25, was last seen by her father on December 31 near the 900 block of 3 1/2 Avenue East in West Fargo. She is 5’3″, approximately 175 pounds, with blonde hair and hazel eyes….