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Essentia Health may acquire CHI in North Dakota, Minnesota

January 8, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO – Fargo and Duluth-based Essentia Health and CommonSpirit Health have signed a letter of intent for CommonSpirit-owned facilities operating under the CHI brand in North Dakota and Minnesota to join Essentia Health. The deal would include CHI St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck and 13 critical access hospitals, along with associated clinics and living communities now operated by CommonSpirit…

Fargo Man Arrested For Taking Vehicles With Keys Left Inside

January 7, 2021

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man with no permanent address is arrested in a robbery and string of vehicle thefts last month. Police say 24-year-old Lucas Kulberg took unlocked vehicles with keys left inside. They say he committed a robbery while using a vehicle he stole and left it unlocked with the key inside. Kulberg was arrested January 2nd for…

City of Fargo monitoring “credible threats” related to violence at U.S. Capitol

January 6, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. – A statement from the City of Fargo says Fargo Police is monitoring “credible threats and suspicious behavior” related to protestors storming the U.S. Capitol. Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney and Police Chief David Zibolski have been in contact “to ensure readiness.” The chief has also been communicating with the FBI “in a proactive measure to ensure local law…

Arrest made after fire set outside Essentia Hospital in Fargo

January 6, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – A man is jailed, accused of intentionally setting a fire outside Essentia Hospital in Fargo. Police and firefighters responded to a call around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday where they found a burning garbage can next to the Emergency Department entrance on the east side of the hospital. The fire was quickly put out however smoke filled the…

Fargo, West Fargo & Moorhead police chiefs discuss priorities for 2021

All three police chiefs say they've seen a concerning increase in overdoses this past year.

January 5, 2021

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FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce invites local police chiefs to discuss the biggest issues they experienced. Local law enforcement say they’re biggest hurdle has been trying to achieve their goals in light of all the challenges they’ve faced during this past year. “The obvious division that we have in our country right now, whether…

Man accused of assaulting woman at MATBUS Center in Fargo

January 5, 2021

Jim Monk,

Devin BangsFARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A man was arrested for assault and terrorizing at the MATBUS Ground Transportation Center on NP Avenue in downtown Fargo. Police responded around 3:00 p.m. Monday to a report of a fight where they found Devin Bangs attacking a woman. The victim had minor injuries. Police say Bangs also threatened another woman. The 33-year old Bangs…

Origin of large fire determined, cause still being investigated

January 4, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A large fire that started in a warehouse west of downtown Fargo caused about $205,000 in damage. The fire broke out Dec. 5 in the former Woodchuck Furniture Restoration building on 1st Ave. North. Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson says the fire started in a room near the center of the building but the cause remains undetermined. Crews…

Attorney general concludes child sex abuse investigation in Fargo, Bismarck dioceses

January 4, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says an 18-month investigation by his office into allegations of child sexual abuse by members of the North Dakota Catholic dioceses has concluded. Stenehjem says the investigation began around the time when the Diocese of Fargo and the Diocese of Bismarck released a list of 53 people whom they believed that allegations of…

Essentia Health welcomes first baby of 2021

January 2, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Essentia Health welcomed the first baby born in Fargo in 2021 at 8:20 a.m. on January 1, 2021. Yair Patricio Castillo entered the world with a full head of dark hair, weighing eight pounds two ounces and was 21 ½ inches long. Yair’s parents are Juanita Reyes and Pascual Castillo Jr. of Ada, Minnesota. He joins siblings…

Fargo Police squad car hit during traffic stop

There were no injuries

January 2, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — No one was injured after a woman struck a Fargo Police car that was handling a traffic stop Saturday morning. The stop was made around 1:30 in the 3800 block of 13th Avenue south. The officer had just concluded the stop and told the driver they were free to leave. Before either the stopped motorist or…