BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A 17-year-old male is dead after an officer-involved shooting in the Kirkwood Mall parking lot in Bismarck. Three Bismarck police officers were involved, and they were not hurt. They responded just after midnight on multiple reports of people hearing gunfire and determined a shooting took place around Everspring Hotel. The suspect, 17-year-old Nicholas Bruington of Bismarck,…
Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR) – Court documents say federal prosecutors intend to call a forensic computer expert with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation during the trial of former state Sen. Ray Holmberg. Holmberg is accused of repeatedly traveling to Prague in the Czech Republic between 2011 and 2016 for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts with a…
UPDATE: The Silver Alert issued by NDHP and NDBCI on July 23rd has been canceled. Rory Rupp has been safely located in Valley City. VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Valley City are looking for a man who walked away from the Sheyenne Saint Raphael Care facility around 5 a.m. A Silver Alert was issued for 56-year-old Rory Rupp…
Mohamad BarakatFARGO, N.D. (AP) — The man who shot three Fargo police officers and a civilian, killing one of the officers before an officer killed him, searched the internet for terms including “explosive ammo” and “kill fast,” as well as for what crowded area events might be happening, authorities said Friday. Mohamad Barakat also used a “binary trigger” that allowed…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Bismarck police officer is placed on administrative leave and being investigated for possible excessive use of force while taking a man into custody Thursday. According to police, the officer responded to the area of 24th Street and East Main Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. for a 63-year-old man standing in the middle of the street….
CARRINGTON, N.D. (KVRR) — A woman running an unlicensed daycare in Carrington, North Dakota is arrested for the murder of an infant and the abuse of another child. On September 26, 2022, first responders were called to Patricia Wick’s house for an unresponsive 5-month old baby. The baby was air flighted to Sanford Hospital in Fargo and later died as…
MAYVILLE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A rural Mayville man who shot and killed himself last week was under investigation for child pornography. A search warrant application from the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation filed in Traill County District Court says 23 uploaded files containing child pornography were traced to the cell phone of 59-year-old Steve Volla. Photos and videos were…
LISBON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two people who died in a house fire in Lisbon, North Dakota earlier this month have been identified by their family. Jon and Courtney Person died in the November 18 fire at 18 Oak Street. A GoFundMe has been started by James Person, Jon’s brother, to benefit the couple’s daughter Brooklyn. State Fire Marshall Doug Nelson…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — 41-year-old Shannon Brandt, who is accused of intentionally running down a teen following a street dance in McHenry, North Dakota, makes his first court appearance. He appeared by Zoom from the Stutsman County Jail. Southeast District Judge Bradley Cruff presided. Brandt’s attorney, Mark Friese, waived the reading of the charges and penalties in the case and…
HARWOOD, N.D. — The investigation continues into a house fire early Friday in Harwood. Crews responded to the 500 block of Wally Street. The home was fully engulfed when they arrived and it suffered heavy damage. Smoke could be seen from a couple miles away. Based off the investigation, Cass County authorities are confident the fire was not accidental. North…
