FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The south-central North Dakota newspapers that had been owned and operated by Tony Bender for nearly 30 years have been sold. KFGO News reporter Ryan Janke and his wife, Tabitha, have purchased the Ashley Tribune and Wishek Star from Bender’s family, who took over after his death last fall. Bender’s daughter, India, says Ryan Janke has been…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The annual Pride of Dakota show at the Scheels Arena is always a big hit for the customers and the vendors. “The Fargo area has always been really good to us, and really supportive of Pride of Dakota, and really supportive of local businesses.” “As of 4 O’clock today, we’ve had over 12,000 people walk through…
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…
LEHR, N.D. (KVRR) — Authorities identify the driver of a concrete truck who died after crashing in Logan County. The victim is 57-year-old Scott Muller from Wishek. The crash happened at 10 a.m. Thursday on Highway 13, four miles east of Lehr. A tire blew on the truck and it overturned in the ditch. Muller was ejected. He was brought…
LOGAN COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — The driver of concrete truck died after crashing in Logan County. The victim is a 57-year-old man from Wishek. The crash happened at 10 a.m. on Highway 13, four miles east of Lehr. A tire blew on the truck and it truck overturned in the ditch. The driver was ejected. He was brought to Wishek…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A Silver Alert issued Sunday for a missing 88-year-old Wishek woman has been cancelled. Authorities say Marjorie Burton was found safe in Jamestown. They had considered her vulnerable due to recent surgery and dementia. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: CANCELED, DEMENTIA, jamestown, MARJORIE BURTON, SILVER ALERT, WISHEK
BISMARCK, N.D. – A family from Wishek, N.D. was aboard a United Airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing after the aircraft’s right engine exploded shortly after takeoff from Denver. Brenda Dohn of Wishek was aboard the Boeing 777-200 with her husband and three kids, headed from Denver to Honolulu, on Saturday when the plane’s right engine failed. Dohn…
FREDONIA, N.D. — A young Kulm, North Dakota man is dead after a one-vehicle crash just west of Fredonia. North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the victim as 20-year-old Garrett Nelson. They say Nelson was driving on Highway 13 around 11:30 last night when he began to leave the road and overcorrected. Nelson’s vehicle rolled and he was thrown. He…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A UND football player has a long road ahead of him after a skiing accident in Colorado right after Christmas. Hunter Pinke suffered trauma to his head and back and has a severed spinal cord. UND Head Football Coach Bubba Schweigert says Pinke is the spiritual leader of the team. He says he is very courageous and…
FARGO, N.D. — A priest who served a church in Fargo and three parishes in south-central North Dakota will not face child sexual misconduct charges, at least in Fargo. Cass County State’s Attorney’s Office has decided it doesn’t have a strong enough case to charge the Reverend Wenceslaus Katanga. Police investigated a report that he had sexual contact with a…
