NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL

North Dakota adding alerts for missing Native, endangered people

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Members of North Dakota law enforcement updated the public on new alerts that will go into effect Aug. 1 to help locate members of Native communities and other adults who are reported missing. During the seventh annual Government-to-Government conference in Bismarck on Thursday, a member of the state Highway Patrol outlined how the feather…

Multiple fleeing arrests made through NDHP’s aerial enforcement

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol uses its sky capabilities to crack down on reckless driving. Over the past two weekends, multiple agencies used aircraft and Forward Looking Infrared technology to find drivers who escaped law enforcement. In Fargo, they made three arrests for fleeing including a 20-year-old man from Fargo. In addition, three drivers were tested…

Teen motorcyclist has serious injuries after pursuit and crash late Saturday night in Traill County

TRAILL CO., N.D. (KVRR) —  A 19-year-old motorcyclist from Gardner, North Dakota has serious injuries after a pursuit and crash late Saturday night. North Dakota Highway Patrol says it happened around 9:30 p.m. about five miles south of Hillsboro on Traill County Highway 81. They were notified of a reckless driver on I-29 near the Mayville exit and the driver…

Memorial Day Weekend Travel Preview

Record numbers of travelers could be emboldened by record-low gas prices.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It may feel like gas prices are lower right around now than they were for Memorial Day 2024 – and that’s because they are! “In North Dakota the average is about $2.92. It’s been stuck there for about a week,” explained Skyler McKinley with AAA. “This time, a year ago, it was $3.34.  Pretty significant savings.”…

UPDATE: Motorcycle Rider Identified After Fatal Crash Into Motorhome on Main Ave. in Fargo

(THURSDAY UPDATE) Authorities identify the West Fargo man killed in a motorcycle crash as 34-year-old Christopher Bredemus. —————– (10PM UPDATE) North Dakota Highway Patrol says the motorcycle rider who was involved in a crash on Main Avenue in Fargo on Wednesday afternoon has died of his injuries. They say the 34-year-old man from West Fargo was wearing a helmet. The…

NDHP reminding drivers to adjust for the weather after Jamestown area sees four crashes in three hours

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – After a series of crashes in the rain and wind on Monday on I-94, the North Dakota Highway Patrol is reminding people to slow down and drive without distractions in the inclement weather. According to the Highway Patrol, while much of the state was receiving much-needed rain, a stretch of I-94 near Jamestown saw four crashes…