FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong will be in Fargo tomorrow to announce a program to help farmers quickly rebuild grain storage impacted by storms. That includes damage done during the tornadoes and straight-line wind events on June 20 and 21. Tornadoes killed three people in Enderlin on the Ransom County and Cass County line. The storm destroyed tens…
LISBON, N.D. (KVRR) — A shooting and high speed chase last Friday in rural Ransom County has a man facing attempted murder charges. 24-year-old Eric Johnson of Milnor, North Dakota is accused of firing a rifle at a man who came to the farm to help rescue a cat. A bullet hit the man’s vehicle before he took off and…
RANSOM CO., N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol is seeking a biker that was part of a Nine-Eleven tribute run this afternoon and caused another motorcyclist to crash near Fort Ransom. The driver of a trike motorcycle passed Monte Rodacker of Jamestown with a group of other motorcycles at a high rate of speed. The group suddenly braked on…
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) — One man is in custody after multiple vehicle thefts in the region. Craig Vinton, 32, of Fargo was arrested for a series of car thefts in the region, spanning from Casselton to Ransom County. Early Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office and Casselton Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire. During the investigation deputies learned that the vehicle…
UPDATE: According to North Dakota Highway Patrol, 60-year-old Kenneth Lauinger, of Milnor, died at the scene. RANSOM CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Milnor, North Dakota man is dead after losing control of his 4-wheeler and crashing. According to North Dakota Highway Patrol the 60-year-old man, whose name has not yet been released, was riding the 4-wheeler around 5:30 Sunday…
FORT RANSOM, N.D. (KFGO) – Ransom County Sheriff Darren Benneweis says two kayakers drowned after going over the Fort Ransom Dam on the Sheyenne river Sunday afternoon. A number of units responded to the call around 4 p.m., and one victim was recovered late yesterday. Efforts are underway today to recover the second victim. Benneweis says the Sheriff’s Department is…
RANSOM COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A Buffalo, North Dakota man faces DUI charges after a rollover crash in Ransom County. The crash happened 2 miles south of Highway 27 about 10 miles southwest of Lisbon around 12:45 Friday morning. Highway Patrol says 42-year-old Randy Klein lost control of 1967 Chevy Pickup and rolled it in a ditch. Klein got out…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — Around $5 million in damages have hit North Dakota roads and public infrastructure due to spring flooding. Gov. Doug Burgum requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration, following an executive order he issued in April declaring a statewide flood emergency. He sent a letter to President Biden through the (FEMA) to request the major disaster from April…
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Lisbon Fire DepartmentRANSOM CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A house near Lisbon, North Dakota is a total loss after a fire. Lisbon Fire Department was sent to the house around 3:30 Thursday morning. It is located about 7 miles south and 4 miles east of Lisbon in Ransom County. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire coming through the roof…
