GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A North Carolina man is arrested for attempting to assault an officer following a pursuit in Grand Forks. An officer tried to stop 22-year-old Martin Romo for speeding on Demers Avenue around 6:20 tonight but Romo fled. Spike strips and an initial PIT maneuver didn’t stop him, but a second PIT maneuver did in the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –Hurricane Helene hit hard for communities across six states. The recent death toll has reached close to 230, with 88 confirmed in North Carolina. Tom Turchin, a Boiler Tech with Johnstone Supply in West Fargo, said he wanted to do something to help. He says, “I mean charity always starts at home with your family and…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (KVRR) – Recovery efforts are continuing in the Southern U.S. after the devastating flooding from Hurricane Helene, and now they’re getting some help from volunteers from our region. The American Red Cross Minnesota and Dakotas Region mobilized local volunteers to aid in the recovery efforts in the Carolinas. They are currently helping to provide food and water to…
Alabama forward Grant Nelson (2) score past North Carolina forward Armando Bacot (5) of a Sweet 16 college basketball game in the NCAA tournament Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)LOS ANGELES, CA (AP/KVRR) – North Dakota has its own March Madness star this morning in Devils Lake native and former NDSU star Grant Nelson. Nelson converted…
KYIV, UKRAINE (KVRR) — In the next few weeks, Mark J. Lindquist will be launching a podcast series called “Everything Ukraine”, where he’ll interview locals and international leaders about how they have been dealing with the ongoing war. The Moorhead Air Force veteran is also getting ready to host a TEDx Talk at the University of North Carolina later this…
N.D. Attorney General Drew WrigleyBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Judgments shut down a vast robocall operation involving Rising Eagle Capital Group out of Texas along with JSquared Telecom and Rising Eagle Capital Group– Cayman. North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says they blasted billions of illegal robocalls to people across the country including millions of calls to people in North Dakota…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Three dozen first responders and 15 ambulances from Minnesota are headed to North Carolina to help with Hurricane Dorian. Gov. Tim Walz authorized the emergency response when North Carolina asked for assistance through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, a mutual aid agreement between all 50 states. The first responders are divided into three teams which each include five…
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s Office of Emergency Management is sending two staff members to help with the response to Hurricane Florence. The officials will be stationed in the state emergency operations center in Raleigh, North Carolina. They’ll help coordinate requests to other states for help through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, a mutual aid agreement among U.S. states and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ North Dakota’s Health Department is sending two medical response teams to Raleigh, North Carolina, this week to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. North Carolina requested the specialized teams through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact , a mutual aid agreement among U.S. states and territories. Each team has 28 registered nurses, paramedics and emergency medical…
FARGO, N.D. — Hurricane Florence is a Category Four storm expected to reach landfall in the Carolinas and Virginia by Thursday. While evacuation orders are in place, brave volunteers heading into the storm. All it took was one ad in the paper. “Red Cross needed help so we said we can do this and then we started taking classes and then…
