FOSTER CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Charges are amended again against the man accused of running over a teen after a street dance last summer in McHenry, North Dakota. Shannon Brandt is now charged with manslaughter instead of murder, which means less jail time if convicted. Brandt’s attorney, Mark Friese, says the prosecutor amended the charge on her own and it…
ROLETTE COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A Cando, North Dakota woman is dead after she lost control of her SUV on a flooded road and crashed. The Highway Patrol says the driver was traveling west from Cando on State Highway 66, which was under water from snow melt overnight. It was dark at the time. The SUV veered off the highway,…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A driver is arrested for DUI after a fatal crash with a motorcycle on Main Avenue in West Fargo. Highway Patrol says 28-year-old Taquoya Saldana of West Fargo crashed into a motorcycle driven by 31-year-old Thomas Fradet of Fargo while he was attempting to turn onto 17th Street East. Fradet was thrown from his motorcycle…
MOUNTRAIL, N.D. (KVRR) — A 14-year-old male from White Earth, North Dakota is dead after his vehicle was hit by a train. The crash in Mountrail County happened Wednesday afternoon just before 4 at 66th Street Northwest. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the teen failed to yield at the intersection, drove through the crossing and was hit by a BNSF…
SANBORN, N.D. (KVRR) – A man was injured when his SUV collided with a snowplow and rolled over on I-94 near Sanborn, North Dakota. A North Dakota Department of Transportation snowplow was eastbound in the left shoulder and driving lane. The driver was plowing the highway and dispersing sand. The 18-year-old driver of the SUV was traveling in the left…
FOSTER CO., N.D. — (AP/KVRR/FOX) — There is little indication that an 18-year-old who died after being struck by an SUV in McHenry, North Dakota in Foster County was a political extremist like the driver claimed. And now former President Donald Trump is weighing in. Shannon Brandt is accused of hitting Cayler Ellingson with his vehicle on September 18th following…
FOSTER CO., N.D. (KVRR/AP) — The man accused of intentionally running over an 18-year-old man in McHenry, North Dakota is out of jail. 41-year-old Shannon Brandt was released from custody Tuesday after posting $50,000 bond. Court documents say Brandt told investigators he purposely hit the teen with his SUV after they had a political argument. Cayler Ellingson was struck and…
FOSTER CO., N.D. (KVRR) — The man charged with criminal vehicular homicide after a street dance Saturday in McHenry, North Dakota claims the victim was threatening him after a political dispute. Court documents show 41-year-old Shannon Brandt told State Radio that he hit a pedestrian who he claimed was part of a Republican extremist group. Brandt is accused of hitting…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police are investigating a single-vehicle crash. Police and fire crews responded shortly before 2:00 a.m. to the Nest apartments on the 1700 block of 35th Street South. There they found an SUV rolled over on its side, up against the building with heavy damage. Several wheels were off, and there was debris outside of the truck….
HARRIS, Minn. – Authorities say 47 cats were rescued from a vehicle that was parked in sweltering heat at a southeastern Minnesota rest area. The cats, discovered Tuesday about 50 miles north of the Twin Cities, were living in the car with their owner who recently became homeless and didn’t want to leave the animals behind. Animal Humane Society investigator…
