Author: Jim Monk

Microsoft blames economic woes for missing profit targets

Microsoft Campus in FargoREDMOND, Wash. (AP) – Microsoft on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $16.7 billion, or $2.23 per share, a rare disappointment from the tech giant that has consistently beat Wall Street expectations in recent years. It posted revenue of $51.9 billion in the April-June period, up 12% from last year. Analysts had been looking for earnings of…

Update: SWAT team executes search warrant at south Fargo home, two arrested

Police performed knock and announce warrant Tuesday morning

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Several people in a south Fargo home were detained after Red River Valley SWAT conducted a search warrant at a residence near Hawthorne Elementary. Police used a knock-and-announce search warrant to enter the home in the 900-block of 5th St. S. at around 6:00 a.m. Tuesday. A perimeter was set up around the house.  After nobody…

I-94 crash near Moorhead causes injuries

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two SUVS, a car and a box truck were part of a multi-vehicle crash on I-94 east of Moorhead. It happened at around 10 a.m. in the westbound lane near the weigh station. Traffic headed west was backed up for miles for more than 90 minutes. State Patrol, Clay County deputies, Dilworth and Moorhead Fire-Rescue were…

Fargo abortion clinic awaits ruling on request to remain open

FARGO (KVRR) – In two weeks, North Dakota’s only abortion clinic will have to shut down unless a judge grants a temporary restraining order. Demonstrators were back at the Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo Wednesday, when abortions are typically scheduled. After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, state Attorney General Drew Wrigley ordered the clinic to close…

700 animals seized following complaint in Rolette County

ROLLA, N.D. (KVRR) – About 700 farm animals have been seized following an anonymous complaint in Rolette County. Sheriff’s deputies went to a property with a search warrant in early June. Deputies said they found numerous dead cattle and an insufficient amount of feed for hundreds of other animals. The conditions of about 500 head of cattle were documented.  Deputies monitored…

Wrigley will personally oversee investigation of police-involved shooting in Fargo

Attorney General Drew WrigleyFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley has rejected calls to release body camera footage and announces he will personally oversee the investigation into the shooting death of Shane Netterville by Fargo police officer Adan O’Brien. The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation took over the case at the request of Police Chief Dave Zibolski. “We…

Minnesota judge strikes down state abortion restrictions

Judge Thomas GilliganST. PAUL, Minn. – A judge has declared many of Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion unconstitutional, including the state’s mandatory 24-hour waiting period and a requirement that both parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion. Ramsey County Judge Thomas Gilligan on Monday also struck down Minnesota’s requirements that only physicians can perform abortions, and that abortions…