WILLISTON to WATFORD CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – Exciting news in the field of aviation coming from the University of North Dakota. They will be conducting a long-range drone flight that aims to demonstrate how the technology could connect rural areas of the state. The flight is scheduled for 9 A.M. on Thursday, July 24. An iSight drone operated on the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Turnout for a special Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccination clinic at Fargo Cass Public Health was lower than hoped. Just 30 people were vaccinated during the walk-in event that ran from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. It is estimated that around 800 students in Fargo are not vaccinated against the measles. The clinic was prompted by…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — There are now nine cases of measles in North Dakota. That number is up from the four we told you about yesterday. North Dakota Health and Human Services says all of the new cases are people who are unvaccinated and had no reported contact with previously identified cases. They say that people at the Williston Walmart…
WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A western North Dakota woman is charged with stealing over $1.4 million worth of copper from her employer. According to court records, Jonna Stroh worked in sales for Fargo-based Dakota Supply Group’s Williston location and was a certified forklift operator. Between July and August of last year, Stroh is accused of loading spools of copper wire…
North Dakota House ChamberBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRRNorth Dakota Monitor) — House members vote down a concurrent resolution that would proclaim Jesus Christ’s kingship in North Dakota. The vote was 31 for the resolution with 59 against. It was introduced by embattled Republican Rep. Nico Rios of Williston who was officially denounced by the state GOP over statements he made about the…
Kaylie Langved (L), Tyler Langved (R). (photo: Williams Co. jail)WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Police are releasing the name of the victim and those of the suspects in a weekend murder investigation in Williston. A Williston Police Department spokesperson says officers were called to a home where Clay Kyllonen, 30, was suffering from a gunshot wound. First responders tried saving Kyllonen,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A fifty year prison sentence is handed down to 29-year-old Nicholas Nesdahl of Williston for seven counts of producing child porn. Nesdahl was sentenced in federal court in Bismarck. He plead guilty to the charges back in March. He was given 30 years in federal prison in North Dakota along with 20 years in Pennsylvania. Prosecutors…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Stetson Lawrence ranked among the top 25 bull riders globally until a second major injury derailed his career. He was one of the few Native American professional riders. The life of the Chippewa Sioux rodeo star who grew up near Williston, North Dakota is featured in a new documentary called “Another Eight Seconds”. “I take it…
WILLISTON (KVRR) – A family in North Dakota is asking for help as one of their own has been missing since late February. Breeanna Ward went missing in Williston, and the local police department has been following multiple leads and searched areas trying to find her. Ward is listed as 27-years-old, is 5’6” and around 125 pounds. She also has…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to serve nearly a year of unsupervised probation and to pay $1,000. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, received the sentence on Jan. 8, when he pleaded guilty to drunken driving, court…
