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Maker’s Market Spreads Craftiness All Over Brewhalla

The free fair featured well over 40 different artisans and their special creations.

June 8, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Crafts galore this weekend as makers of all kinds took over the second floor of Brewhalla for their very own market. The Maker’s Market festival, hosted by Unglued, saw over 40 vendors showcasing their handmade goods – even craftspeople from as far away as Wisconsin. Admission was free, and attendees roamed around checking out mugs, custom…

Driver arrested for DUI following crash into creek in Logan County, N.D.

December 12, 2024

KVRR Staff,

LOGAN COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two men were injured in a crash near Napoleon, North Dakota after the driver lost control, ran off a road, and overturned into a creek around 10 p.m. Wednesday. North Dakota Highway Patrol says that around 10:30, emergency workers responded to a call by family members near Beaver Lake State Park. Family and emergency responders…

Two People Face Charges After Rollover Crash in Griggs County, ND

April 23, 2024

KVRR Staff,

GRIGGS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Two people face charges after a rollover crash in Griggs County, one mile south of Hannaford, North Dakota. Highway Patrol says 44-year-old Jesse Pierce of Napoleon drove off of Highway 1 around 1 a.m. The pickup overturned and landed on the passenger side. Pierce and his passenger, 54-year-old Tasha Courtade of Napoleon, were taken to…

Family still has no leads on whereabouts of West Fargo woman

West Fargo Police are doing "everything possible" to locate Jonett Wanner

July 25, 2023

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fifty-year-old Jonett Wanner was last seen finishing her work July 11th at 2:30 p.m. Police say she has access to a 2017 grey Nissan Rogue with North Dakota plates that reads 2-6-1 A-Z-Y. Authorities say she does not have her cell phone on her and may be traveling with her dog. It’s been an exhausting…

Crash Claims Life Of South Dakota Woman In Edgeley, Charges Pending

July 30, 2020

TJ Nelson,

EDGELEY, N.D. — A South Dakota woman dies in a crash in Edgeley, North Dakota and the other driver could face charges. North Dakota Highway Patrol identified the woman as 63-year-old Paula Thovson of Watertown. They say her vehicle was hit by a pickup driven by 40-year-old Dean Johs of Napoleon. That crash happening Tuesday afternoon at the junction of…

Napoleon, ND – Town of the Week – 10-29-19

October 30, 2019

Max Mueller,

Napoleon, North Dakota is right on the far western edge of the KVRR viewing area but that did not stop them from easily defeating Mapleton to win Town of the Week, Go Imperials!! Categories: Town Of The Week Tags: Logan County, NAPOLEON, TOWN OF THE WEEK

Man Surrenders After Nearly Eight-Hour Standoff With Police in Napoleon

Authorities say the man was alone in his home

March 16, 2019

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NAPOLEON, N.D. — A man surrenders to police after a nearly eight-hour standoff in Napoleon. Authorities got a call around 6 a.m. Saturday that a 54-year-old man was threatening suicide. When officers arrived they found the man had barricaded himself inside his home and was threatening police. Officials say the man had a gun. No one else was believed to…

Funeral Services Held for Former Napoleon Officer

City officials are not commenting while the investigation continues

May 2, 2017

TJ Nelson,

DEVILS LAKE, ND — Funeral services were held today in Devils Lake for a former officer who took his own life. Nathan Weber was terminated by the Napoleon City Council in February along with Police Chief James Waldo. Both men decided to sue the city. But on April 26, the 31-year-old Weber took his own life. His mother wrote on…