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FBI describes investigation into Fargo courthouse suicide

"The investigation will entail trying to figure out how he got that weapon or object into the courtroom."

May 18, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The FBI investigates a courtroom suicide after a man slit his throat inside the Fargo U.S. District Courthouse. “An individual was in the courtroom and a guilty verdict had come back in one of the charges against him. The jury then left the courtroom and the individual pulled a sharp object and cut himself and died…

NDDoH expert: No concerns about vaccinated people ditching masks

May 18, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An epidemiologist with the North Dakota Department of Health says vaccinated people should have no concerns about ditching face masks. Brenton Nesemeier says recent studies show that the COVID-19 vaccines are effective at keeping people out of hospitals and from dying. As of Tuesday, 52 percent of people in Cass County are fully vaccinated against the…

Fargo Police’s “Break the Silence” documentary aims to stop youth suicide

The Fargo Police Department are advocates in a new documentary about suicide prevention.

May 17, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – In an appeal to young people, Fargo Police want you to know that your life matters. “And the star of this film is prevention,” Officer Bloom stated. Last year two Fargo high school students took their own lives. Fargo Community trust officers like Michael Bloom are taking action to bring awareness to suicide. ‘Its devastating when…

Newfolden Man Accused of Biting Trooper, Breaking Out of Vehicle

May 17, 2021

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. — A Newfolden, Minnesota man is accused of biting a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper before breaking out of the patrol vehicle only to be recaptured moments later. It all went down Monday morning around 8:30 when a trooper tried to stop 38-year-old Douglas Reierson for going 95 on I-29 between Grand Forks and Thompson. Reierson…

FBI probing extremist activities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota

NUMBER OF CASES REMAINS STABLE, BUT ISSUE IS A TOP CONCERN

May 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The head of the FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office says federal authorities are investigating “a number of cases” involving domestic extremist activities in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Michael Paul is the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Minneapolis, which oversees the Dakotas and Minnesota. In an interview with KVRR-TV, Paul said extremist-related activities are…

‘We are so optimistic’: GiGi’s Playhouse plans on forging ahead after fire

May 13, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Business owners in a South Fargo strip mall are piecing together how to move forward after a fire ripped through the building Tuesday. Below a charred roof at the strip mall, three words hang tough: educate, inspire and believe. Those three words embody the mission behind GiGi’s Playhouse: North Dakota’s first and only Down syndrome achievement…

ND Dept. of Health shares difficulties ahead in vaccinating adolescents

May 13, 2021

Site Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health shares why it’s so important to get 12 to 15 year olds vaccinated for Covid-19 now that the Pfizer vaccine is available to them. Health experts say children often show no symptoms or mild symptoms. They can also get multi system inflammatory syndrome which can lead to neurological disorders. North…

Cass County State’s Attorney’s Office reviewing trespassing incident that led to shooting

Forty-one-year-old James Mayerhofer is in the Cass County Jail on charges of DUI involving drugs, DUI refusal and fleeing in a motor vehicle

May 11, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Authorities are investigating an alleged trespassing incident that led to a shooting on the outskirts of North Fargo Monday night. Forty-one-year-old James Mayerhofer is in the Cass County Jail on charges of DUI involving drugs, DUI refusal and fleeing in a motor vehicle. He was arrested around 10 o’clock Monday night after 58-year-old Joe Larson called…

Sanford Health could give Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to 12 to 15-year-olds if CDC OKs it

May 11, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Sanford Health could offer the Pfizer vaccine to 12 to 15-year-olds as early as Thursday if a Centers For Disease Control and Prevention committee gives it emergency use authorization on Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine for adolescents on Monday. Sanford is having conversations with schools and other groups for vaccine clinics for…

Pandemic-related unemployment assistance to end in North Dakota

May 11, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum says North Dakota will end its participation in the federal government’s pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs, effective June 19. Burgum says that ending the $300 weekly federal supplemental benefit that is on top of state benefits is being done “to help address the ongoing workforce shortage across the state.” North Dakota had 16,396 online job…