BISMARCK, N.D. – City leaders in Bismarck have killed a proposal to allow chickens within city limits. The Bismarck City Commission denied a request from the city Planning and Zoning Commission to hold a public hearing on a potential ordinance that would have allowed city residents to keep up to four chickens. Commissioner Steve Marquardt said he was concerned about…
FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo-based maker of SunButter is suing FedEx, claiming the company ruined hundreds of cases of the sunflower spread. In a federal lawsuit, SunButter says it hired FedEx to ship 420 cases of SunButter pouches from Fargo to a school district in Sacramento, Calif. SunButter says all but 60 cases of the product were damaged and that…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police are asking for help in identifying the person who placed several stickers at Minnesota State University Moorhead in March. Decals promoting a white supremacist group were found on campus March 22. Earlier, stickers linked to a hate group were found on the NDSU campus in Fargo. “The items distributed have been identified as hate…
FARGO (KVRR) – A fire that gutted a large portion of a Fargo strip mall last month was intentionally set. The May 11 fire at 3242 20th St. South tore through Bodyworks Physical Therapy and GiGi’s Playhouse. No one was seriously injured. One firefighter had minor injuries. Fargo Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson says Fargo Police are conducting a criminal investigation….
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Prosecutors say the stepfather of a 14-year-old boy shot to death at a graduation party opened fire on partygoers he thought were harassing the boy and his brother. Keith Dawson of St. Paul was charged Monday with drive-by shooting, assault with a dangerous weapon and illegal possession of a gun in connection with his alleged role…
FARGO (KVRR) – A full-scale airport disaster simulation will be held at Hector International Airport in Fargo Wednesday. The scenario involves an aircraft carrying 62 passengers and 4 crew members that crashes upon landing. Airport officials say the simulation is conducted every three years to meet FAA requirements and to provide first responders an opportunity to react to an airline…
DHS/Border Patrol is using helicopter rotor wash to try to clear out activists out from an occupied #Line3 pump station north of Park Rapids. More than 24 activists are locked down to equipment inside. @MPRnews pic.twitter.com/ArTN6FAqwC — Evan Frost (@efrostee) June 7, 2021 SOLWAY, Minn. (AP) – Hundreds of protesters chanting “Stop Line 3!” and “Water is life!” gathered at…
Bryce WilliamsMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A Staples, Minn. man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for his role in the arsons at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building. Twenty-six-year-old Bryce Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury in August. The fire was started on May 28, during the riots immediately following the death of George Floyd. Federal…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Charges are pending against a suspected drunken driver who crashed head-long into a St. Cloud Police officer’s squad car. The crash occurred about 6:20 a.m. Sunday. Investigators said the officer was on traveling southbound on patrol and not using his emergency lights when he saw a minivan coming at him head-on. The officer swerved but the…
Minnesota State CapitolST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Capitol will reopen to the public on Thursday, June 10. State officials say the Capitol will be open regular weekday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekend hours will resume at a later date. The Minnesota Historical Society Information Desk on the Capitol’s First Floor will be open and…
