GRAND FORKS COUNTY

North Dakota reports 2nd measles case of 2026

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reporting one confirmed case of measles in Pembina County. It is the second measles case reported in North Dakota in 2026 and the first from Pembina County. The person was unvaccinated and likely acquired the infection within the state. They reported no recent out-of-state or…

Plea agreement approved in case of DUI crash that killed Grand Forks girl

Travis Bell (right) and attorney Mark Friese (left) appearing remotely for a change of plea hearing on Monday, Jan. 26.GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) – The man accused in a drunken driving crash that killed a six-year-old girl and seriously injured her mother, changed his plea on Monday. Travis Bell pleaded guilty to one count of criminal vehicular homicide and one…

Pursuit in Grand Forks County Ends in Possible Suicide

UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old Titan Newton of Oregon.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A driver in Grand Forks County is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a pursuit in the early evening of January 2. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says that they received reports of an erratic driver just after 5:30 P.M. A trooper was soon able to locate the vehicle in question at mile…

Hatton Woman Seriously Injured After Crashing into Semi-Truck

Authorities say the woman was not wearing her seatbelt.

GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A woman from Hatton is currently in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks after crashing her Nissan Juke into a semi-truck. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says that at just before 8 A.M. on August 15, the Nissan Juke was traveling eastbound on ND Highway 15 near mile marker 122. The Nissan driver was following…

Bail set for Fargo man involved in standoff with SWAT Monday morning in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man accused of fleeing and hiding from law enforcement in a south Moorhead house on Monday makes his first court appearance. The judge set bond for 42-year-old Christopher Ringsrud-Knowels at $600,000 with conditions or $800,000 without conditions. He was out on bond for a possesion of explosives case in Grand Forks County and two…

Pursuit on I-29 spans through three counties before suspect is stopped and arrested

GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Fort Ransom, North Dakota man is jailed and facing numerous charges after a pursuit on I-29 that spanned three counties. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 53-year-old Kevin Anderson was reported as a reckless driver around 10:50 a.m. in Cass County. He was allegedly swerving, brake checking, and not allowing others to pass. Anderson…

Grand Forks County couple accused of child neglect after two young kids test positive for drugs

GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Grand Forks County couple is charged with child neglect after their one-year-old tested positive for cocaine and marijuana. According to court records, Erik and Samantha Graham were visited by Grand Forks County Human Services in February. During the visit, officials became concerned with the well-being of the Grahams’ six kids, who were eventually…