DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR)- The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says searchers have located the body of a hunter who had been missing since Sunday. Fifty-eight-year-old Paul Sandstrom of Blaine, Minn. was located at around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Sandstrom was last seen in the Gardner Lake area, near Bad Medicine Lake. The case is still under investigation, but authorities say a…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health reports 894 new COVID-19 cases and 30 new deaths on Tuesday. So far, 674 people in North Dakota have died. Cass County has the largest number of new cases with 162. Officials say that the number of active cases and the number of people hospitalized in the state wasn’t immediately…
FARGO (KVRR) – Due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, beginning Monday, Nov. 16, all Fargo Public Library buildings will be closed to the public. The library will move to no-contact curbside pickup until further notice. Library cardholders can request materials by placing items on hold in the library’s online catalog, by emailing the library at askreference@fargolibrary.org, or by calling…
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota and the Minneapolis St. Paul Air Reserve Base in Minnesota are among nine U.S. Air Force bases in the world that have been categorized as a “red” installation due to the rise of active COVID-19 cases in areas surrounding the bases. The U.S. Department of Defense says the red…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A federal judge has struck down North Dakota’s law targeting the practice of disguising caller ID numbers. U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor says the so-called anti-spoofing law is unconstitutional because it intrudes on interstate commerce regulation, a power reserved for Congress. The state Legislature passed the law last year because of complaints about harassing and scam phone…
Garrett GrommeshMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Moorhead man who was 10 years old when he was featured on a network television show about home makeovers has been charged with possession of child pornography. Captain Deric Swenson says Moorhead police began investigating 20 year-old Garrett Grommesh last year after the Minnesota BCA received a tip from the National Center for Missing…
DELAFIELD, Wis. (FOX6) – A man charged with attempted murder in Fargo and accused of shooting two police officers in Wisconsin appeared in court Monday. Bond for Nathanael Benton was set at $1.5 million. Benton faces two counts of first-degree intentional homicide (use of a dangerous weapon) and one count of possession of a firearm by out-of-state felon, repeater. According to…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo radio station that’s been owned by the same family for several decades may be changing hands. Flag Family Media entered into a partnership agreement with Forum Communications Co. to play “an extensive role in the day-to-day operations at WDAY Radio.” Flag Family Media says the agreement provides “an eventual path to ownership.” Forum Communications also…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health reports 1,160 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on Monday. There are 10,865 active cases in the state. 254 people are hospitalized. So far, 644 people in North Dakota have died. The latest stats from the Dept. of Health are below: BY THE NUMBERS 7,455 – Total Tests from Yesterday* …
