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SkyWest Airlines Signs New 3-Year Deal For Service Out of Devils Lake and Jamestown

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…

High Speed Chase Crash and Arrest in Jamestown

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…

University of Jamestown choir concert series to make stop in Fargo for Spring tour

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…

Gov. Burgum Visits Jamestown-Based Guard Members Along U.S.-Mexico Border

(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-area couple uses generator to provide hot meal for repair crews

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 GeinertĀ  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….

Two Jailed Men Face New Charges for Old Crimes in 2020 and 2021

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…

Woman Who Failed To Yield To Train And Was Hit, Charged in Stutsman Co.

STUTSMAN CO., N.D. (KVRR:UPDATE 12/14/23) — A Jamestown woman escapes injury after driving in front of a train and getting hit. The crash happened near Spiritwood, North Dakota on Saturday afternoon around 4 o’clock. Highway Patrol says the 19-year-old driver, Bria Nieswaag, failed to yield to the right of way and crossed the railroad tracks. A BNSF train hit the…

Arrests Made in Credit Card Fraud Case in Stutsman and Barnes Counties

Chanulae Smith and Courtney Collins VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — Two people are in custody after a multi-agency investigation into fraudulent credit card purchases in Jamestown made over the internet. 27-year-old Chanulae Smith and 34-year-old Courtney Collins were arrested. The purchases were traced to a home in Valley City where officers seized a stolen firearm, marijuana, cell phones, laptops and…

Jamestown Man Appears in Court on 8 Charges Including Two Sexual Assaults

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A Jamestown man faces a long list of charges after being accused of rape. 21-year-old Spencer Schmuhl made his initial court appearance on Wednesday on 8 counts. Schmuhl is charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of gross sexual imposition, luring minors by computer, two counts of corruption or solicitation of minors, and aggravated…