Earl Howard & Nikkisue Entzel.BISMARCK, N.D. – A man who pleaded guilty to murder conspiracy and three other felonies in the death of a Bismarck man two years ago will be sentenced next month. Forty-three-year-old Earl Howard, of Ontario, Canada earlier pleaded guilty to murder conspiracy and three other charges in an agreement with prosecutors. His sentencing has been scheduled for…
April 2021 MugshotCLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man authorities believe was traveling back into our area with a shipment of drugs is arrested during a stop on I-94 in Clay County. Officers stopped 48-year-old Charles Fraction, who has no permanent address, on Wednesday. They found around 70 grams believed to be a cocaine and fentanyl mixture, nearly 5 grams…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Only a few of the tens of thousands of people who may be eligible have taken advantage of a policy change that lets those with low-level marijuana convictions in North Dakota petition have their records wiped clean. Records show only 51 of the 70 people who applied have been granted pardons in the two years since the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Great Plains Food Bank CEO Melissa Sobolik shares stories of being food insecure as a student at Concordia College she says she never told anyone. “I never threw away an empty cereal box or a macaroni and cheese box. When they were empty, would close them back up and put them back in my cupboard so…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – West Fargo Police says a juvenile from Fargo has been arrested for threatening violent acts at Liberty Middle School on Snapchat. The threat came in around 11:30 Thursday morning and was reported to a School Resource Officer via text-a-tip. The child was apprehended an hour later. Police say the juvenile acted alone and didn’t plan…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gamblers poured more than $1.3 billion into electronic pull tab machines in fiscal 2021, nearly double the amount spent in the previous fiscal year. According to the Attorney General’s Office, which oversees gambling in the state, gamblers already have wagered more than $563 million in the first four months of the current fiscal year. North Dakota’s top…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A new analysis of North Dakota’s state-owned minerals is nearly $1 billion more than a similar estimate last year when the coronavirus created uncertainty and low prices and demand for oil declined. Mineral Tracker, which is part of First International Bank & Trust, estimates the current value of the state’s minerals is $2.4 billion. Oil prices have…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Silver Winds Flute Quartet performed for people coming in and passing through the Hector international airport. This is part of a new deal with Artworks that will feature three series of noon hour musical performances in December, March and June. All performances will be during the lunch hour around noon, and all the musicians have…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Do you know of someone who loves video or app games and wants to learn how to make them? As part of Computer Science Education Week, Fargo’s Code Ninjas is partnering with Microsoft Make Code to offer Hour of Code and Game Jam sessions for free. No coding experience is needed. Kids can make a variety…
FARGO (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an improperly sized trailer hitch ball contributed to a fatal crash on I-29 in Fargo last week. The hitch ball on the pickup was smaller than the hitch on the trailer was designed for. As the vehicle was traveling southbound on I-29, the trailer hitch separated from the ball. The driver…
