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Norsk Hostfest Cuts Ties With Epic Companies, Will Proceed as Planned This Fall

MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — More fallout from the troubles at Epic Companies which has had trouble making payroll, laid off a number of employees and still owes contractors. For the past two years the company has managed Norsk Hostfest in Minot, billed as the largest Scandinavian festival in North America. Norsk Hostfest Board of Directors held a press conference to…

North Dakota woman sentenced to life in prison without parole for 2022 killing of ex-boyfriend

A judge has sentenced a North Dakota woman to life in prison without parole after a jury convicted her last year of murder in connection with the death of her ex-boyfriend

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a North Dakota woman to life in prison without parole after a jury convicted her last year of murder in connection with the death of her ex-boyfriend. State District Judge Gary Lee sentenced 27-year-old Heather Hoffman, of Minot Air Force Base, on Friday. In September, a Ward County jury convicted her of…

Murder By Poisoning: Minot Woman Accused of Murdering Boyfriend For Inheritance

MINOT, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Court documents in the case of a Minot woman accused of using anti-freeze to poison her long-time boyfriend say she expected to inherit millions upon his death. 47-year-old Ina Kenoyer is charged with AA felony murder, the most severe murder charge in North Dakota. She was arrested after a more than month-long investigation into the death…

Minot Woman Arrested in Poisoning Death of her Boyfriend

MINOT, N.D. (KFGO) – Minot Police arrested a Minot woman Monday for killing her boyfriend through poisoning. 51-year-old Steven Riley died on Sept. 5. Riley was initially taken to Trinity Hospital but was transferred to a Bismarck hospital where he later died. Autopsy results determined that the cause of death was poisoning. Police believe that Riley’s girlfriend, 47-year-old Ina Thea…

Final Four Set For Boys State Soccer

Shanley Only Round One Survivor From the East

BISMARCK, N.D. — Eight teams entered, only four advance setting up the North Dakota Boys State Soccer Final Four. Bismarck Legacy defeats Grand Forks Red River 2-1. Minot upsets Davies 3-1. Shanley beats Bismarck High 1-0. Jamestown holds off West Fargo with a win in penalty kicks. Friday’s semifinals are now set. Legacy plays Minot at 4:30. Shanley plays Jamestown…

Two Members of Drug Trafficking Gang That Targeted Reservations Are Sentenced in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A leader in a drug trafficking ring that targeted two North Dakota reservations is sentenced in Fargo. 29-year-old Devonsha Dabney of Detroit was given 15 years in federal prison after he pled guilty to drug charges. He was arrested after an investigation into the multi-state trafficking of oxycodone and fentanyl laced pills. The investigation found that…

Fargo semi driver injured in crash near Kenmare

KENMARE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Fargo man is hospitalized in Minot with life-threatening injuries after his semi crashed into another semi. The collision happened Wednesday on Highway 52 near Kenmare. Forty-two-year-old’s Victor Moreno’s truck approached a construction zone where a flagger had stopped traffic. The semi failed to stop and rear-ended a second semi…

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,…