Gabriel Messmer and Christopher Ringsrud-KnowlesTHOMPSON, N.D. (KVRR) (UPDATE 8:30 PM) Two Fargo men were arrested after an explosive device was found in their vehicle during a traffic stop for tinted windows. It happened on I-29 near Thompson around 8:40 a.m. North Dakota Highway Patrol says Gabriel Messmer was driving and arrested for possessing an explosive device. His passenger, Christopher Ringsrud-Knowles,…
UPDATE: The victim is identified as Judy Rusten. THOMPSON, N.D. – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an 83-year-old Aneta, North Dakota woman was killed in a wrong-way crash on I-29 about two miles north of Thompson on Monday afternoon. She was driving an SUV that collided head-on with a pickup. The woman was going south in the northbound lanes….
Picture of the suspect released by the dispatch center.(UPDATE) A man who set off a manhunt in Barnes County is in custody. Authorities say 48-year-old George Jerome was arrested in neighboring Steele County. He fled the scene as deputies were investigating a reported burglary last night in the small town of Pillsbury, North Dakota. Steele County Sheriff Wayne Beckman says…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – David Snyder’s journey began in Thompson, North Dakota, just outside of Grand Forks. His mother insisted music be a part of her children’s lives. “My mom had a rule in our household,” Snyder explained. “The rule was we had to take two years of piano lessons. And after the two years, you can quit. You can…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo city commissioner who is also a former Blue Cross-Blue Shield North Dakota executive is speaking out Fargo City Commissioner Denise Kolpack worked at Blue Cross-Blue Shield for 16 years as the Senior Vice President of Brand and Communications. Her role involved branding and advertising the company and its insurance plans. “It’s a very complex…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A man fires a rifle as Grand Forks County Sheriff’s deputies respond to a call of a suicidal male on a farmstead southwest of Thompson. They called for backup from Regional SWAT Team, Regional UAS and negotiations teams and Grand Forks Police around 7:30 this morning. SWAT members ordered the people inside the home…
THOMPSON, N.D. (KVRR) — One man is seriously hurt when he was ejected from his Off Highway Vehicle. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 42-year-old Lucas Schafer, of Grand Forks, was headed west on 9th Avenue Northeast from Thompson to Grand Forks. The crash happened shortly after 6 p.m Friday. Authorities say his Polaris Ranger went into the south ditch,…
MAYVILLE, ND– Mayport-CG Patriots and Thompson Tommies met in the Region 2 baseball championship Tuesday. The defending champs, Thompson just needed to win one to reclaim the crown. Mayport CG struck early in the first game with a 5 run first inning. The Tommies battled back but fell in game one 7-6. The two played again to decide the champion…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D.(KVRR) — A teen crashes a stolen vehicle into a snowbank in Thompson, North Dakota during a chase with a Grand Forks County Sheriff’s deputy. It was just after midnight when the deputy tried to stop 18-year-old Dominick Eley of Thompson on a rural road. But Eley fled into town, hitting speeds of 70 miles per hour…
Minot, ND– The Central Cass Squirrels and the Thompson Tommies will meet in the Class B Girls Basketball Championship game Saturday night. The Squirrels won in overtime over Rugby Panthers 53-52 in Friday’s first semi-final of the night. In game number two, the Thompson Tommies beat Garrison 55-50. Categories: High School Tags: Central Cass, central cass squirells girls basketball, Central…
