MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting is asking property owners to help reduce a growing number of thefts across the county. In a social media post, the sheriff’s office says it’s been “inundated” with burglary and theft reports in recent months. Investigators say the thieves have been targeting rural properties and rural residential and commercial construction sites. “These…
Flying Farmer crash 9/25/2021MINOT, N.D. – A North Dakota stuntman known as the Flying Farmer has been moved out of intensive care after a dramatic crash on his first car jumping attempt in five years. John Smith was injured Sunday when his car corkscrewed off the ramp and rolled. He was eventually taken by medical helicopter to a Minot hospital….
Michael GadboisKARLSTAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A school superintendent in northwestern Minnesota is facing a drunken driving charge after a Kittson County deputy said he found him in a school district van in the parking lot of a school building. Fifty-five-year-old Michael Gadbois is also charged with open bottle and having alcohol on school property. He was arrested Saturday. The deputy’s report…
PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) – A weapon was confiscated from a student Wednesday at Prairie Wind Middle School in Perham. The Perham-Dent Public School District says there was no indication of any threats made against students or staff members. “We understand that even the presence of a weapon can be alarming,” school officials said in a letter to parents. “Due to…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Enbridge announced Wednesday that the upgrade and expansion of its Line 3 pipeline across Minnesota is complete and will become operational on Friday. The Canada-based company’s President and CEO Al Monaco said in a statement that the pipeline “will soon deliver the low-cost and reliable energy that people depend on every day.” The project was completed despite…
Jason RavnsborgSIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The South Dakota attorney general says he is reviewing concerns from state lawmakers over a meeting Gov. Kristi Noem held last year that included both her daughter and a state employee who was overseeing her daughter’s application to become a certified real estate appraiser. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said in a statement that he had…
MINNEAPOLIS – Nearly 200 Minnesota health workers are suing their employers to block a pending requirement that they be vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk getting fired. The lawsuit was filed in federal court late Monday against federal officials and about 20 providers that operate hospitals and clinics across Minnesota. It contends the lack of alternatives to vaccination infringes on the…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A panel of lawmakers putting the final touches on North Dakota’s new legislative map has delayed action n a proposal to create separate House districts on two of the state’s five American Indian reservations. Some members of the 14-member Republican-led committee said Tuesday they wanted more legal guidance before voting on the motion. The committee is scheduled…
Hector International AirportFARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Fargo Airport Authority Chairman Erik Lind says he’ll ask the Fargo City Commission to reconsider its decision not to extend a tax that helps pay for airport construction. The tax has been collected for decades. But the city commission, on a 3-2 vote, decided earlier this month not extend the tax with concerns over the airport’s…
ABERDEEN, S.D. – An Aberdeen man has changed his plea in a fatal stabbing as part of an agreement with prosecutors. Twenty-four-year-old Jacob Lane Lee Bad Wound has pleaded guilty to felony manslaughter in the death of Higinio Anthony Santiago who was found stabbed at an Aberdeen home on Aug. 26, 2020. Bad Wound was initially charged with murder, pleaded…
