WEST FARGO, N.D. – Two people are in custody after a traffic stop in West Fargo turned into a wild situation that even involved a foot chase. At approximately 10:34 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, the West Fargo Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 2600 block of Sheyenne Street. The driver of the vehicle…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It is the sixth annual Battle of the Badges, and both West Fargo Police and Fire Departments are competing to see who will win with the most donations. It’s been a neck and neck race for both departments for the past six years. Each person who signed up received a sticker representing the department and…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Golden Drive for Homeless Kids announced its annual sock drive donation numbers at the West Fargo Fire Department. This year they have received 36,906 socks that have been donated from various schools and organizations around the community. Susan was filled with tears of joy announcing the number. West Fargo Police Department and the Cass County…
Heather Peck, 43. Cass County Jail photo.WEST FARGO — A West Fargo woman was arrested Thursday, Nov. 14, after fleeing police. According to a release by the West Fargo Police Department, officers responded to reports of a disturbance near the intersection of Seventh Avenue E. and Ninth Street E. at around 11:20 p.m. Thursday. When officers arrived, they found a…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Police Department will be doing a series of law enforcement trainings this week and again during the week of Thanksgiving. They are being held at Prairie Heights Church this Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. The trainings will return again on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 26th and 27th from noon…
WEST FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Two West Fargo Public Schools students were involved in a vehicle vs. bicycle crash in West Fargo Friday morning. According to West Fargo Police, officers were called to the intersection of Veterans Boulevard and 36th Avenue E. where the vehicle collided with the bicycle. The student on the bicycle was wearing a helmet and was taken…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo has a new assistant chief of police and his name is Jason Anderson. Anderson has been with the department since 1998 and is being promoted from the rank of patrol commander. Police Chief Pete Nielsen said, “The West Fargo Police Department began an internal process to identify interested candidates. Anderson was selected based on…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo has a new police chief. The full city commission on Monday night voted in favor of promoting Assistant Police Chief Pete Nielsen to the top job. He will replace Chief Denis Otterness who is retiring as of Friday, October 6. Otterness has been chief since 2020. Nielsen is a native of West Fargo…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Police Department Chief Denis Otterness says he is retiring. Otterness was appointed as Chief of Police in September 2020. The chief retires with 33 years of law enforcement experience in a variety of agencies. He first got his start as a police officer with the Bloomington Police Department in 1998. His retirement takes…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fifty-year-old Jonett Wanner was last seen finishing her work July 11th at 2:30 p.m. Police say she has access to a 2017 grey Nissan Rogue with North Dakota plates that reads 2-6-1 A-Z-Y. Authorities say she does not have her cell phone on her and may be traveling with her dog. It’s been an exhausting…
