BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota House kills an amended bill that would’ve increased the speed limit on interstates to 80 miles per hour. It was a close vote of 46 to 45. Forty-eight votes were needed for the bill to move on. The bill would’ve also fined speeders $5 for every mile per hour over the speed limit…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — It is the start of a new month and someone is $100,000 richer. The lucky Powerball ticket with Power Play was sold at a Hugo’s in Jamestown. The winning numbers were 1, 2, 3, 57, 59, and the Powerball was 9. That store will get a $2,000 bonus for selling the ticket. Check your purses and wallets….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — In a special election, Republican Keri Heintzeman won the Minnesota Senate District 6 seat to replace the spot left open by Justin Eichorn. She went up against challenger Denise Slipy, the DFL candidate, in the election. The results showed a 60 percent to 40 percent margin. Heintzeman is the wife of Rep. Josh Heintzeman,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A judge sentences a Fargo man to 32 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for having materials depicting the sexual exploitation of minors. Dustin Fredrickson, 37, is also ordered to pay $18,000 in restitution to the victims identified in the videos and pictures. He pleaded guilty in November. Fredrickson’s criminal activity was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is sentenced to over four years in prison for having a stolen gun as a felon. Kadar Pearson, 21, pleaded guilty in November. Last June, Fargo Police responded to shots-fired in the area of the Arbors apartment complex. They saw Pearson wearing a sweatshirt with something in the pocket and a ski-mask over…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A new dermatology clinic in West Fargo wants to check you for skin cancer. In recognition of Melanoma Monday and National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Mosaic Dermatology is offering free screenings on Monday, May 5. Dr. Joanne Montgomery will be providing professional skin evaluations from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The clinic is located at…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the death of a woman last June. Randall Duffy, 62, appeared in Cass County court after pleading guilty in January to killing 59-year-old Jody Campbell. Campbell was a well-known server at Blackbird Woodfire in downtown Fargo. On June 8th 2024, Duffy called police and…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people from Moorhead are convicted for conspiracy to possess meth with intent to distribute. A federal jury convicted 58-year-old Alberto Lopez, Jr. and 46-year-old Terri Weideman. During the February trial, it was uncovered that law enforcement executed a search warrant on a suspicious package intercepted in North Dakota. Law enforcement found over nine pounds…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison files a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for repeated threats to cut federal funding to Minnesota schools if the state does not follow Trump’s attempts to deny civil rights of transgender people. Ellison alleges two of Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender children and adults violate U.S. Constitution and Title IX….
TOKIO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Tokio, North Dakota man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter, two counts of child neglect and assault of a child with a dangerous weapon. Austin Lester, 29, is charged with the neglect and death of a three-year-old child on the Spirit Lake Reservation in August 2022. Lester’s co-defendant Krissy Hinsley was also charged with Involuntary Manslaughter…
