WEST FARGO, N.D. — After a teacher in her district pleaded guilty to having inappropriate relationships with students, Beth Slette decided it was time to teach the parents about the dangers kids face on their phones. “We have these students for six–and–half hours a day. I need to ensure that the children are safe in our schools, and I need to…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — A West Fargo police officer was hurt during a chase and struggle with a speeding suspect. Officers stopped Mario Palacios II for speeding in a construction zone on Sheyenne Street around 10:20 this morning. When they tried to arrest him for driving with a suspended license he fled on foot. During the chase and struggle, one…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police met with the Secret Service this afternoon to start making security plans for President Donald Trump’s visit to town next Wednesday. The president held a rally last night in Duluth. His motorcade route from Hector to Scheels Arena in Fargo has not yet been selected, but police will announce it before the event. Chief David Todd…
WEST FARGO (KFGO) – A California man was arrested after the state patrol says it made a traffic stop and I-94 near West Fargo and found a 100 lbs. of marijuana. A West Fargo Police K9 was called to the scene and indicated that drugs were in the car. The 33 year-old man, Steven Shipe of Eureka, CA, was taken…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A Fargo man is in jail after leading West Fargo police on a pursuit that hit speeds of nearly 100 mph. The driver fled a traffic stop around 11:30 p.m. Monday in the 800 block of 17th Avenue after hitting a curb. He drove through a construction zone at such high speeds that officers weren’t able…
UPDATE: WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – West Fargo police say there was a forced entry and robbery at an apartment late Thursday night. Sgt. Randy Burkhartsmeier says police were called to the 1200 block of 1st Street East around midnight after multiple reports of a disturbance. Police met with a group of victims who reported a large group of suspects…
WEST FARGO, ND — Police released the name of the man killed after a SWAT incident on March 12, 2018. 32 year old Justin Lee Dietrich was shot by four SWAT team members after he refused to cooperate. In a timeline released by West Fargo and Fargo Police, at approximately 8:26 p.m. West Fargo officers attempted to stop Dietrich’s car….
WEST FARGO, N.D. — The West Fargo Police believes there is a connection between the arrest of Chad Andrew Ralph and two incidents involving gun shots in West Fargo. The initial incident involving Ralph occurred on the 3400 block of 5th Street West in West Fargo. Ralph, 44, was charged with reckless endangerment and resisting arrest. He could possibly face other…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – West Fargo police arrested a man who tried to shoot his ex-girlfriend. One of the bullets hit a house a quarter mile away. No one was hurt in the incident which started about 10:20 p.m. Monday when police responded to a report of shots fired at an apartment building in the 3400 block of 5th Street…
WEST FARGO, ND (KFGO) – West Fargo Police shut down a stretch of road as a precaution early Tuesday morning after a report of a gunshot inside a home in the 500 block of Center Street. Lt. Jason Dura says an intoxicated, suicidal woman inside the two story condo unit fired a shotgun into the ceiling. A neighbor who knew…
