Wahpeton Archives - Page 2 of 17

Otter Tail Power Company gives Sunday afternoon update on restoring power to numerous cities

June 22, 2025

TJ Nelson,

6/22 | 2:00 p.m. Update: Bemidji area: We have 55 lineworkers in Bemidji. Crews energized a few thousand customers this morning and they keep making safe and efficient progress. Additional materials and equipment needed for continued restoration will arrive throughout the day. Crews will be working hard toward full restoration over the next few days. Fergus Falls area: Restoration from…

Former NDSCS football player is charged with sex crime; warrant out for his arrest

June 3, 2025

KVRR Staff,

WAHPETON, ND (KVRR) – A former NDSCS football player has been charged with gross sexual imposition. With the added note of sexual act-victim unaware. A Richland County warrant is out for the arrest for Raymond Ruschel. The warrant was issued on May 29. The charge is attached to the date of November 23, 2024. Ruschel gained nationwide fame after suiting…

AMVets Organize Motorcycle Safety Awareness Ride

The group left Fargo around noon, heading to Wahpeton before returning to Fargo in the early evening.

May 25, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Veteran riders and their motorcycle-loving brethren set off on a group ride to bring attention to motorcycle safety. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, so Chapter 7 of the AMVets Riders decided to organize an outing for that exact purpose. Signup began around 9 A.M., with the bikers setting off for Wahpeton a little after…

Republican Rep. Cindy Schreiber-Beck of Wahpeton Has Died at 70

May 19, 2025

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Cindy Schreiber-Beck, a longtime state representative and leader in aviation and agriculture in North Dakota, died Sunday at the age of 70. The Republican was first elected to the House in 2014 and served District 25 in Wahpeton. She was on the agriculture committee and vice-chair of the education committee. Schreiber-Beck continued to operate Tri-State Aviation…

2 juveniles hurt in ATV crash near Wahpeton

May 12, 2025

KVRR Staff,

WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says an ATV crash south of Wahpeton sent two juveniles to the hospital Saturday afternoon. The two juveniles who were hurt and one other were in the ATV when the driver tried to make a turn and lost control. The ATV went into the ditch and rolled. None of the juveniles…

Flickertail Solar Project Hearing Brings Up Many Concerns On Boundary Lines

March 24, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — The Flickertail Solar Project hearing brought in several dozen people, including landowners and others who would be affected by the project. “We’re still asking for the site to be designated as it is with the condition that there will not any components of the solar facility within 500 feet of a residence within that boundary,” said…

Bismarck Teen Missing Since September Could Be in F-M or Wahpeton Area

February 4, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is trying to locate a missing teen. 15-year-old Colt Long went missing from Bismarck on September 28. Authorities believe Colt could be in the Fargo, Moorhead or Wahpeton area. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall, 140 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. If you spot Colt,…

Deputy injured in rollover near Wahpeton

November 15, 2024

KVRR Staff,

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The state patrol will investigate a rollover where a Richland County Sheriff’s deputy suffered serious injuries north of Dwight. Sheriff Gary Ruhl says deputy Steve Nelk has broken ribs, a fractured back and other injuries. Ruhl says Nelk is hospitalized at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo and is expected to recover. Ruhl says Nelk was en…

Wahpeton Veteran Receives New Vehicle From Progressive Giveaway

November 14, 2024

Juliana Pelaez,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Wahpeton veteran received a new vehicle from Progressive Insurance’s Keys to Progress giveaway. Edwin Little was one of ninety-six veterans across the country who received keys to a new vehicle. Little knew he wanted to serve the country and applied to both the Navy and Air Force. He was called to serve in the…

Wahpeton Man Will Serve 5 Years in Prison For Fatal Hit-and-Run Last October

October 8, 2024

KVRR Staff,

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A judge sentences 53-year-old Chad Olson of Wahpeton to serve five years in prison in the hit-and-run death of Bailey Bernstein. Olson changed his pleas to guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and duty in accident involving death before sentencing. District Court Judge Bradley Cruff gave him 10 years on each count to be served at the…