FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Police are warning of a rise in home burglaries on Fargo’s south side. Since mid-January, there have been five break-ins. Police spokesperson Jessica Schindeldecker says three of the burglaries were south of 32nd Avenue South and east of 25th Street. One was just south Prairiewood Golf Course and another near the Osgood Golf Course. Four of the…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – The Senate is conducting Day 4 of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Categories: Local News, Politics / Elections Tags: Donald Trump, Impeachment, senate
BISMARCK , N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – A House committee held a hearing Friday on a bill that would require North Dakotans to reside in the state for one year before being eligible to vote. Hazelton Republican Rep. Jeff Magrum’s bill would extend the residency requirement from 30 days to one year for someone who moves to North Dakota from out of…
Dakota Co. SheriffMINNEAPOLIS – A suburban Minneapolis man has been sentenced to five years in prison for firebombing a Dakota County courthouse in the riots that followed the death of George Floyd last year. Twenty-five-year-old Garrett Ziegler, of Long Lake, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to aiding and abetting arson. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised…
FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo VA Health Care System is temporarily expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all veterans enrolled in VA healthcare, regardless of age. The vaccine will be distributed Friday, Feb. 12, Saturday, Feb.13 and Monday, Feb. 15. Fargo VA Spokesman Ross Tweten says the facility has the capacity to provide about 2,000 vaccinations. Veterans must be enrolled in…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota House has approved a measure that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing on teams that do not match their birth gender. Supporters of the measure said it’s designed to protect girls from having to compete against boys who are physiologically stronger and faster than girls. Opponents said LGBTQ kids are often bullied at…
FARGO (KVRR) – Dozens of celebrities have written a letter that urges President Biden to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline. “We urge you to remedy this historic injustice and direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to immediately shut down the illegal Dakota Access Pipeline while the Environmental Impact Statement process is conducted, consistent with the D.C. District Court’s…
MINNEAPOLIS – Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder in George Floyd’s death before then-Attorney General William Barr personally blocked the plea deal last year. Two law enforcement officials with direct knowledge of the talks say the deal would have averted any potential federal charges, including a civil rights offense. It was part of…
AUSTIN, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota-based Hormel Foods has an agreement to purchase Planters from Kraft Heinz for $3.35 billion. The deal include brands such as Planters, NUT-rition, Corn Nuts, Skippy and Wholly Guacamole. The sale is expected to close later this year and is subject to regulatory approval. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: Hormel, planters, sale
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The North Broadway Bridge that links Fargo with rural Clay County has been closed Indefinitely after routine inspection found a tilt to one of its piers. City Engineer Jeremy Gorden said soil from the river embankment pushed onto the north pier and caused it to lean. “While it’s not tipping to the point where it’s going to…
