Author: Jim Monk

Moorhead man arrested for arson following apartment fire

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police say a Moorhead man has been arrested on arson charges. Moorhead firefighters were called at around 7:10 p.m. Thursday to a fire in an apartment building in the 1300 block of 27th Ave. South. Crews arrived to find smoke in the building and were able to locate the origin of the smoke in one apartment….

Sanford’s proposed merger with Fairview Health Services called off

FARGO (KVRR) – A proposed merger involving health care giants Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services has been discontinued. Sanford President Bill Gassen said in an email to employees Thursday, “this is the right decision for our patients and residents, our people and the communities we serve.” “The significant benefits we identified for a combined system with Fairview Health Services…

Minnesota company sues Lucasfilm over Indiana Jones backpack

Frost River backpackDULUTH, Minn. (KVRR-FOX 21) – A Duluth, Minnesota company is suing the film company behind “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” Frost River says Lucasfilm used its signature backpacks without approval and then marketed them as a competitor’s product. The lawsuit filed in California federal court said Frost River’s Geologist Pack was intertwined in promotional video clips…

Burgum qualifies for GOP debate with 1% support

Gov. Doug Burgum. BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – Gov. Doug Burgum’s presidential campaign says he’s now qualified to appear on the first GOP debate stage. In a statement, the campaign said a Morning Consult national poll showed Burgum has attained the necessary 1% threshold to participate. Burgum earlier met the goal of having at least 40,000 donors, including 200 from…

Police investigating downtown Fargo assault

FARGO – (KVRR-KFGO) – An assault outside the Salvation Army in downtown Fargo closed part of the 300 block of Roberts Street Monday. Police responded to the report of an assault just before noon. A police spokeswoman says the people involved in the altercation have been identified and there is no threat to the public. The investigation is ongoing and…

American Crystal fined for illegally dumping wastewater

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – American Crystal Sugar Company has been fined nearly $26,000 for wastewater discharge violations at its sugar beet processing plants in Crookston and East Grand Forks. The fines come from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The MPCA found that American Crystal made illegal discharges into the Red Lake River at the Crookston plant 12 times between April…

Gunman shot by police had apparent plans for a mass shooting in Fargo

(FARGO) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says Mohamed Barakat, the man who was shot and killed by a Fargo police officer Friday, was armed with explosives, guns, a homemade grenade and 1,800 rounds of ammunition. “In the wake of Mohamed Barakat’s murderous, unprovoked attack. Officer Zach Robinson’s use of deadly force was reasonable. It was necessary. It was…