NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL

Fatal Crash in Ward County

Even though the driver was wearing their seatbelt, the impact of the crash still proved fatal.

WARD COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A 21-year-old man from Minot is dead after a single-vehicle crash in the early morning hours of August 2. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, at approximately 2:57 A.M., a 2021 Tesla Model Y was traveling northbound on the US Highway 83 Bypass near the 4th Avenue NW overpass in Minot. The vehicle, traveling…

80 Mile per Hour Speed Limit Goes into Effect in North Dakota

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it will take a week or so to get new signs put up throughout the state.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota’s interstate highway speed limit has officially been increased to 80-MPH – and the North Dakota Highway Patrol wants to make sure drivers stay safe at those higher speeds. Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed the increased speed limit bill on May 5th The bill increases the current 75 MPH speed limit to 80 MPH. It also…

Court documents reveal identity of unnamed man involved in 115 MPH chase with ND Highway Patrol

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — KVRR is learning the identity of the man involved in a high speed chase with North Dakota Highway Patrol on Saturday near Casselton. Court documents show the unnamed suspect is Jonathon Kinney of Fargo. The patrol issued a press release about the chase, which hit speeds of 115 miles per hour on I-94 and Highway…

Two Dead After Three-Vehicle Crash in Kidder County

Both of the deceased were not wearing their seatbelts at the time of the accident.

KIDDER COUNTY, N.D. – On July 25, 2025, a fatal three-vehicle crash occurred on North Dakota Highway 3 at mile marker 126 in Kidder County. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the incident began with a Pontiac G6 sideswiping a Chevy Equinox. That caused the Pontiac to become airborne, where it then crashed into a Dodge Challenger. The drivers…

Fatal Crash in Morton County

The North Dakota Highway patrol says the driver was not wearing their seatbelt.

MORTON COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A Mandan man is dead after a single-vehicle crash early on the morning of July 5. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says at approximately 2:40 A.M., a white 2015 Dodge Ram 3500 was traveling eastbound on County Road 139A. The driver, a 51-year-old man from Mandan, did not take a curve in the roadway, causing…

12 injured in rollover crash along I-29

GRANDIN, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a blown tire is to blame for a crash that injured 12 people, including 10 children. The patrol says a Ford Transit van was southbound on I-29 about 3 miles north of Grandin around 3:30 p.m. Thursday when the left rear tire blew out. The van went into the ditch…