CASS LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) – A Native American tribe from Minnesota is suing a New York consulting firm in connection with the opioid epidemic. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe says in a federal lawsuit that New York-based McKinsey & Company “played an integral role in creating and deepening the opioid crisis.” In a 59-page complaint, the tribe alleges that…
Fargo VA Medical CenterFARGO (KVRR) – Federal prosecutors say a Williston, North Dakota man threatened to kill his doctor at the Fargo VA Medical Center. Curtis Lee Moran is charged in federal court with Threatening Interstate Communications. According to an affidavit by a special agent with the VA’s Office of Inspector General, Moran issued the threat during a phone call…
Rare elements (USGS)GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Researchers plan to spend the next year looking at whether it might be possible to recover some of the rare elements used to make magnets for electric motors and cell phones, batteries and other high-tech products from North Dakota’s coal seams. It’s already been proven that some rare earth elements and other critical minerals…
FARGO (KVRR) – Two men have been convicted of helping lead a drug trafficking organization that targeted three of North Dakota’s Native American Reservations. U.S. Attorney Jennifer Puhl says Baquan Sledge, a.k.a Rell, a.k.a TJ, a.k.a Matthew Pierce, was convicted of Continuing Criminal Enterprise, Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute…
UND women’s hockey teamFARGO (KVRR) – Four women who recently graduated from North Dakota high schools have filed a class action lawsuit that seeks to reinstate the University of North Dakota women’s hockey program. The complaint was filed in federal court. It comes three years after a judge dismissed a similar complaint by former UND Fighting Hawks players. The women…
HARWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) – The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is investigating a fire that damaged a church overnight in Harwood, North Dakota. Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says the cause of the fire at Maple Sheyenne Lutheran Church appears to be “suspicious.” The fire was reported at 8:05 a.m. Friday. The fire was reported by a passerby…
FARGO (KVRR) – A potato variety developed by a scientist at North Dakota State University is being used to manufacture McDonald’s french fries. The Dakota Russet was produced at NDSU by associate professor of plant science and potato breeder Asunta Thompson. According to NDSU, the Dakota Russet is well suited for fry applications. The variety produces low sugars, which results…
Otis Weah GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – A Missouri newspaper says Missouri State has rescinded a scholarship offer to former UND running back Otis Weah of Moorhead, after he was accused of sexual assault at UND and banned from the school for five years. The News-Leader of Springfield credits multiple sources who requested anonymity. The paper says, after it reported…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota’s attorney general has fined the West Fargo Rural Fire Dept. and barred it from conducting charitable gambling at two sites after investigators uncovered significant violations of state gaming laws and administrative rules. Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the gambling was directly benefiting the owner of Bar Nine and Bordertown Bar & Grill. Wrigley fined…
T. Denny SanfordSIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A Minnehaha County judge has ruled that there is no basis to keep documents related to the child pornography investigation of banker and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford sealed. Judge James Power said in his opinion filed Thursday that the affidavits which supported the search warrants in the investigation should be made public under South…
