MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy says it’s identified mold growing in bottles of various flavors of Wonky Weeds delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol syrup. The mold was discovered during a recent inspection related to an ongoing civil lawsuit against Northland Vapor Company Moorhead LLC, Northland Vapor Company Bemidji LLC, and Wonky Confections LLC, alleging they violated Minnesota’s edible cannabinoid laws….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s top federal prosecutor speaks to the Fargo Human Rights Commission about hate crimes. The presentation by U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider focused on federal hate crimes laws and how they are identified. He says since he began his role as U.S. attorney for North Dakota last December, there have been no suspected federal hate crimes…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police say a man found dead in a Moorhead apartment on Monday was the victim of a homicide. Police identified the victim as 60-year-old Terry Klevgaard. The cause of death was “multiple sharp force injuries.” Klevgaard was last seen on April 1, 2023. On Monday, officers were called to the 1800-block of 1st Ave. North to…
FARGO (KVRR) – A man accused of fleeing from a traffic stop on a stolen motorcycle near Mapleton has been arrested on multiple charges. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says 41 year-old Jake C. Baumann fled from the traffic stop at around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. A Cass County Deputy stopped three motorcycles near Mapleton for speeding. One of the drivers,…
ORTONVILLE, Minn. (KVRR-KWAT) – One person is in custody following a motor vehicle pursuit and standoff that ended early Tuesday morning in Big Stone County. Sheriff Mark Brown says it began around 10:30 p.m. Monday, when his office was alerted of a vehicle pursuit that was crossing the state line from Roberts County into Traverse County. The pursuit involved a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a settlement Monday in its lawsuit against Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria, the first of thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial just ahead of closing arguments. Ellison says the terms of the settlement will be kept confidential until formal papers are filed with the…
Anthony Jo Partida-BreenBOWMAN, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – Police have arrested a man accused of trying to exhume a grave site in Bowman, North Dakota. Bowman Police say they were called to the city’s cemetery on Easter Sunday by family members who said it appeared someone tried to dig up a relative’s grave site. Police say a five-by-three-foot hole had been dug…
FARGO (KVRR) – “Sandbag Central” is closing for now. The Sandbag Cass operation produced 141,000 sandbags with the help of over 1,500 volunteers through the first three days. Officials say they’re confident that the goal of 200,000 sandbags will be met by the end of the day on Friday, April 14. Volunteers will continue to work until 7:00 p.m. The…
Rockne Earles (wearing goggles)WASHINGTON (KVRR-KFGO) – A former Oriska, North Dakota man, now living in New Mexico, has been arrested on federal charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Sixty-two-year-old Rockne Earles is charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, and civil disorder, all felonies. He also faces misdemeanor charges. Prosecutors say Earles grabbed and…
FARGO (KVRR) – Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) recently traveled to the demilitarized zone, the border area that separates North Korea with South Korea. During his visit to the DMZ, Hoeven met with South Korea defense and military leaders. Hoeven says the trip to South Korea also included meetings with agriculture leaders to discuss trade issues. Hoeven says with nearly 30,000…
