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North Dakota Dollar General Stores Hit With Violations Contest Citations

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Six Dollar General stores in North Dakota that were hit with $2.5 million in fines for 32 violations are contesting those findings. A Department of Labor rep says the cases will be reviewed by the Independent Occupational Review Commission. The inspections in late 2022 in Casselton, Garrison, Hillsboro, Killdeer, Minot and Tioga found aisles, emergency exits…

Dollar General Hit With $3.4 Million in Fines At Stores in North Dakota, Maine, Ohio and Wisconsin

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Dollar General is hit with $3.4 million in new fines after U.S. Department of Labor inspections at nine locations in North Dakota, Maine, Ohio and Wisconsin. Six stores in North Dakota account for $2.5 million in fines alone for 32 violations. The inspections in late 2022 in Casselton, Garrison, Hillsboro, Killdeer, Minot and Tioga found aisles,…

Hillsboro man charged after Subway restaurant attack

HILLSBORO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Hillsboro, North Dakota man has been charged with attempted kidnapping, felonious restraint and menacing after his arrest over the weekend for allegedly pulling a gun on an employee of Subway restaurant in Hillsboro. Sixty-two-year-old Mark Weibye was arrested after a 9-1-1 call to the Traill County Sheriff early Sunday morning. An employee was washing windows…

Passenger Takes Wheel After DUI Stop By Hillsboro, Crashes And Faces DUI Charge

HILLSBORO, N.D. (KVRR) — A woman faces charges after leading authorities on a pursuit that ended with her crashing into two houses in Hillsboro around three this morning. Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Aneesa Villarreal-Brusegaard of Grand Forks was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for a DUI investigation on Highway 200 near the sugar beet plant. While the male…

Hillsboro, North Dakota woman is safe after being reported missing

UPDATE: Lisa Roseanne Erstad has been located and is safe. The Traill County Sheriff’s Office thanks the public for their assistance in locating Erstad.     HILLSBORO, N.D. — A Hillsboro, North Dakota woman is reported missing. Traill County Sheriff’s Department says Lisa Erstad was last seen leaving her home on the “Ring” doorbell camera close to midnight on Wednesday…

“Drive-by farewell” | Pastor says goodbye to congregation amid COVID-19

HILLSBORO, N.D. — It’s a bittersweet farewell, for more reasons than one. Pastor Julie Johnson has been with Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hillsboro for almost four years. She’ll be taking on a new venture soon, but with COVID-19 still among us, she could not properly say goodbye to the people she’s served over the years. Creativity soon struck, and…

Bodies Found After House Fire Near Hillsboro Identified

The cause of death for both is listed as pending

HILLSBORO, N.D. — Authorities identify the bodies found after a house fire last week near Hillsboro, North Dakota. They are 35-year-old Adam Gettel and his 23-month-old daughter Anja. The cause of death for both is listed as pending. A Traill County deputy saw a house on fire on Center Street, three and a half miles east of town, around three…

Fargo Man Rescued after Driving into Elm River

Rescue crews pulled Paulson from his vehicle and transported him to a hospital.

TRAILL COUNTY, N.D.–A Fargo man was rescued when his vehicle became fully submerged in the Elm River on Wednesday. 35-year-old Darrin Paulson was traveling southbound on I-29 at approximately 8:30 a.m. when he fell asleep at the wheel, drove through a bridge guard rail barrier and into the Elm River. Rescue crews pulled Paulson from his vehicle and transported him…