ABERDEEN, S.D. – A federal judge in South Dakota criminally charged three members of the U.S. Marshals Service with contempt of court and obstructing justice. The charges stem from a dispute with a deputy marshal who refused to disclose her COVID-19 vaccination status and removed prisoners from a courthouse. U.S. District Judge Charles Kornmann charged three supervisory law enforcement officers,…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The City of West Fargo has lost its telephone service due to a cut fiber optic cable. There is no telephone service at West Fargo City Hall, the police dept., fire dept., public works dept. and the West Fargo Public Library. 911 service has not been affected. The city’s provider, Consolidated Communications, expects to have…
Sanford Health Foundation FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – It’s been 60 years since Hibbing, Minn. native and Fargo Shanley High School graduate Roger Maris broke the MLB single-season home run record. The inaugural Roger Maris All-Star Week kicks off today, June 14th through June 19th at various locations throughout Fargo-Moorhead. Funds raised during Roger Maris All-Star Week will support Sanford Roger Maris…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed key approvals by state regulators of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project. A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Monday that the Public Utilities Commission correctly granted Enbridge the certificate of need and route permit that the Canadian-based company needs for the Minnesota segment. Enbridge wants to replace…
FARGO (KVRR) – Police say they’ve identified a person of interest in the vandalism of the Jesus statue outside St. Mary’s Cathedral in downtown Fargo. The face of the marble statue at 604 Broadway was spray-painted black. Police say it happened in the early morning hours of April 17. A complaint has been sent to the Fargo City Attorney for…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) – Charges have been filed against a reporter who says he was arrested and strip-searched last week while covering the Line 3 protests in northern Minnesota. Court documents say Alan Weisman is charged in Hubbard County with gross misdemeanor trespassing on critical public services facilities. The complaint says Weisman “was identified as one of the individuals causing…
courtesy, KFGOFARGO (KVRR) – There’s been another dumpster fire in Fargo. Firefighters responded to the Fryin’ Pan at 300 Main Ave. shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday. The dumpster was located near the building and the fire damaged both the dumpster and a portion of the building. Fargo Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson says there are indications that the fire was intentionally set. …
MINNEAPOLIS – Minneapolis Police say a woman was killed and another person was injured after being struck by a car during a protest in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. The suspect was pulled from his SUV by protesters after the 11:39 p.m. Sunday crash, was taken into custody and was being treated for injuries at a hospital. A witness says the SUV…
FARGO (KVRR) – Bail has been set at $500,000 cash-only for the man accused of recently robbing four Fargo businesses. Twenty-one-year-old Hunter Havisto made his first court appearance Friday in Cass County District Court. Havisto is charged with four counts of robbery, one count of attempted robbery, two counts of burglary and three counts of theft. Havisto is accused of…
Rep. Ilhan OmarWASHINGTON (AP) – Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar tried edging away Thursday from a bitter fight with Jewish Democratic lawmakers who’d accused her of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and Afghanistan’s Taliban, saying her remarks were “in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries.” A three-sentence statement by the Minnesota Democrat also said her comments were…
