BRAINERD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office says a pregnant woman and her four children who were abducted at gunpoint early Friday from a residence near Brainerd have been found safe. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says 35-year-old Chad Aanerud was taken into custody in Morrison County. Investigators say Aanerud abducted 33-year-old Nikkole Dobson and her…
KYIV, Ukraine (KVRR) – A Fargo man who’s been helping coordinate humanitarian relief in Ukraine says tensions are quickly growing as some 8,000 North Korean troops assemble near Ukraine border in Russia. The Biden administration says the North Koreans are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days. Mark J. Lindquist has been helping deliver…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR-KFGO) – A federal judge is dismissing a civil lawsuit filed by the family of Ricky Cobb II against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan for Cobb’s fatal shooting. U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel granted Londregan’s motion to dismiss, saying he acted “reasonably” when he shot Cobb who was trying to pull away from a traffic stop on Interstate 94…
Leymah LopaiFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo woman has been charged with theft after being accused of stealing over $500,000 worth of merchandise from her Fargo employer. Court records say officers were first called after the owner of Bloc Galleries, which sells collectible banknotes, reported $250,000 worth of bills missing from his inventory. The bills are sold at trade shows and…
Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR) – A federal judge has ordered former North Dakota State Senator Ray Holmberg to surrender to U.S. Marshals on Nov. 1. Holmberg has pleaded guilty to traveling overseas to have sex with children. “Since the entry of a guilty plea on August 8, 2024, Holmberg’s overall conduct does not equate with a good faith effort to fully…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – The average price of a gallon of gas in North Dakota has dropped below $3. GasBuddy.com says the average is now $2.99. The price is down three cents from last week, six cents from a month ago and 53 cents from a year ago. GasBuddy’s survey shows the cheapest gas in North Dakota is $2.76, with…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – American Crystal Sugar Company says the 2024 sugar beet harvest was a record breaker. The company says an estimated 15 billion sugar beets were harvested this year. Other harvest-related records were also shattered. American Crystal says October 6 was a record piling day with 1,223,362 tons piled. The previous record was set on October 19, 2021….
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – West Fargo firefighters responded to a mobile home fire Friday morning in the 900 block of 3rd Ave. E. Officials say there is significant fire and smoke damage to the structure. Two residents were displaced. Four cats did not survive. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were no injuries to the residents…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Grand Forks Police are investigating a murder. UPDATE (At 2:27 p.m. Friday): The 49-year-old man who, police say, died of suspicious injuries has been identified as Anthony Kiehl of Grand Forks. According to a release from the Grand Forks Police Dept., two people have been taken into custody as persons of interest. Their identities are…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Police say a man was arrested in Grand Forks following a domestic disturbance that “quickly escalated into an open residential fire.” Officers were called to the disturbance at about 10:17 p.m. Wednesday. Police say the suspect, James Laducer, was inside the residence when an altercation occurred with a woman. Laducer managed to inflict “serious bodily…
