FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Comic enthusiasts and fans of all things nerdy were treated to a slice of the Comic-Con experience this Sunday at Brewhalla. Paradox Comics-N-Cards hosted the Paradox Comic Show from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. There were countless vendors, panel discussions, and nationally recognized guest speakers. Local published novelist and high school teacher Chuck Lang said the…
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – There was a sense of triumph in the air outside the building on Center Avenue in Moorhead on the morning of April 18. “This is a library of the twenty-first century,” said Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson. The Loop – a building so named for its indoor walking track, and so long in construction and development –…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MN – Two Fergus Falls residents are in the hospital with serious injuries following a rollover crash in an off-highway vehicle. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says the incident took place on private property just before 7:00 P.M. on April 18. 38-year-old Jeffrey Rutten was driving with passenger 29-year-old Jennifer Anderson when the OHV rolled, throwing…
FINLEY, N.D. (KVRR) – The city of Finley in Steele County, North Dakota is currently experiencing a lack of safe drinking water. This issue has reportedly been occurring since the afternoon of April 17. Steele County emergency management officials say that what little water is available to residents has been deemed unsuitable for consumption – and other uses – until…
BATTLE LAKE, MN (KVRR) – A Battle Lake man is in custody at the Otter Tail County Jail after law enforcement says he recklessly discharged a firearm in a Battle Lake trailer park. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says that they responded to a call coming from that trailer park just after 4:30 P.M. on April 17. Upon investigation,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota has officially become the first state in the nation to receive live drone data from the FAA. The state is the first non-federal entity to have this level of access. It will allow the Vantis network to carry out more operations that are beyond the visual line of sight – meaning, because drone operators…
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – The meat raffle is a time-honored institution, an easy way to raise money for charitable causes and hand out some fine culinary prizes. But while the price of those prizes has skyrocketed due to inflation and supply chain issues, in the state of Minnesota, the price limit is still capped at 70 dollars – and it’s…
Clay County CourthouseMOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Two men are each facing up to twenty years in prison after allegedly being caught smuggling narcotics into the Clay County Jail. Jack Halvorson and Loren Smith stand accused of sneaking suboxone into the jail for sale and distribution amongst fellow inmates. The charging documents state suspicion arose when inmates in Smith’s orbit began…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Forty-year-old Garmonyou Wiles of Fargo has been charged in Cass County District Court with attempted murder, reckless endangerment, terrorizing, aggravated assault, and discharge of a firearm within a city. That might seem like enough charges to last a lifetime – but, it turns out, Wiles is no stranger to illegal activity. In 2016, Wiles sold crack…
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Everyone embroiled in the issue of fraud in the state of Minnesota has a different perspective – maybe even a different specific incident that caught their eye. State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead remembers his. “There had been an employee of DHS who issued grants – sizeable grants – to a nonprofit, and then, three days…
