Photo: Joe JacobsonJAMESTOWN, N.D.(KVRR/KFGO) — An investigation is underway in Jamestown after an explosion and fire injured one person and caused extensive damage to a house and neighboring property. Fire Chief Jim Reuther says the house and garage were on fire when firefighters arrived around 1:30 a.m. A 55-year-old resident suffered severe burns and was flown to a Minneapolis hospital….
JAMESTOWN (KVRR) – A 59-year-old man has been arrested by the Jamestown Police Dept. for alleged sex crimes against children. Mark Windish of Jamestown was taken in on suspicion of of gross sexual imposition, continuous sexual abuse of a child and patronizing a minor for commercial sex activity. The investigation was started on July 14 according to the report, and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Jamestown woman is sentenced to more than eight years in prison for trafficking guns and being a felon in possession of a gun. April Bergman was sentenced to prison, followed by three years of supervised release and $100 special assessment. The case began with the burglary and theft of 35 guns from a Federal Firearms…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A new deal has been reached to keep SkyWest Airlines as the company offering flights out of Devils Lake and Jamestown. Department of Transportation signed a three-year deal with SkyWest which is good through June 30, 2027. As part of the Essential Air Service program, they will provide each community with 12 round trips per week…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A Mandan man is arrested in Jamestown after leading officers on a high speed chase on I-94 and through town. Highway Patrol attempted to stop 27-year-old Chance Standridge for speeding on I-94 just before noon. He took off for Jamestown and the pursuit was terminated. They say Standridge continued to speed through town, crashing into a…
NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — A Jamestown woman is sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with the death of a baby and injury of another boy that authorities tied to her unlicensed home child care center. Patricia Wick pleaded guilty in January to felony charges of murder and child abuse and a misdemeanor of operating an unlicensed day…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The University of Jamestown Concert Choir and Men’s Choir are kicking off their spring tour and are making a stop in Fargo on Sunday. This is a seven-city, four-day tour that will take them across North Dakota and Minnesota. The concert is about singing for joy, unity and moments of time in nature. This will be…
(KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum on Friday visited soldiers from the Jamestown-based 817th Engineer Company at the U.S.-Mexico border. He was there to thank them for supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection efforts to secure the border. Burgum was joined by Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard. The 817th deployed in early November for…
JAMESTOWN, N.D., (KVRR)- A Jamestown-area couple who lost power in last month’s freezing rainstorm used their generator to make food for repair crews. Tim and Joanne Geinert from Jamestown had lost power for more than seven days. They had a generator. So when they saw power crews working near them, they prepared hot soup, bread, and cheese for the workers….
Joshua McCleary (L), Marcus Creech (R)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two men are charged in multiple North Dakota counties for crimes committed years ago. 41-year-old Joshua McCleary, who is in the James River Correctional Center in Jamestown, is charged with 16 felonies that include criminal mischief, theft, and burglary. 30-year-old Marcus Creech, who is jailed in Watford City, faces three felony…
