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Still no suspects identified in drive-by shooting at Winona LaDuke home

The Minnesota BCA continues investigating
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BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – Indigenous rights activist Winona LaDuke says the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension collected “plenty” of evidence in the investigation of November’s drive-by shooting at her home in Becker County. But LaDuke says no one has been able to identify any suspects. LaDuke wasn’t home at the time, but three teenage grandchildren were there when several…
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Two men ‘stable’ after being stabbed in Fargo, one person arrested

Both victims have non-life threatening injuries.
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FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man was arrested early Friday after police responded to a report of a stabbing. At about 12:47 a.m., police were called to the 1200 block of 2nd Ave. S. They found two men who had been stabbed. Both are stable with non-life threatening injuries. Thirty-four-year-old Maverick Herald, of Fargo was arrested for two counts of…

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Update: I-29 now open from Grand Forks to Canada

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Courtesy, North Dakota Highway Patrol7:50 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have OPENED I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada. 5:45 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have CLOSED I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada due to blowing snow and areas of zero visibility. The highway is…

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Federal assistance sought to help retrieve airplane seized by Red Lake Nation

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Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy & Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.FARGO (KVRR) – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is asking Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to help a pilot recover his airplane after it was seized following an emergency landing on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The AOPA says pilot Darrin Smedsmo was forced to make an emergency…

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U.S. Labor Dept. to review Minnesota’s unemployment insurance program

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WASHINGTON (KVRR) – A U.S. Department of Labor strike team will travel to Minnesota to conduct a “targeted review” of Minnesota’s Unemployment Insurance Program following recent discoveries of widespread fraud in the state’s benefits programs. A letter to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development cites concerns that recent reports of fraud, waste, and abuse might compromise the integrity…
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Aldevron to lay off 7 percent of workers, most of them in Fargo

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FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo-based Aldevron is laying off 7 percent of the company’s workforce. Ellen Shafer, Senior Director of Communications, tells KVRR Local News that most of the layoffs will affect employees at the company’s headquarters. “Aldevron is making thoughtful adjustments to align with our strategic priorities and strengthen our ability to serve the evolving needs of the biotech industry….
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Nationwide CodeRED cyberattack hits local counties

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DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Several counties are warning residents about a cyberattack to the CodeRED emergency notification system. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says it was a nationwide hack and data breach. Beltrami, Wadena and Wilkin Counties have issued similar notices to their residents. The CodeRED system sends time-sensitive alerts during severe weather, public safety threats and other emergencies….

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Tough-going travel as winter storm moves across Dakotas, Minnesota

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I-94, east of Barnesville, Minnesota. Courtesy, MSP Sgt. Jesse Grabow.FARGO (KVRR) – Travel conditions are quickly deteriorating across significant portions of the Dakotas and Minnesota due to a winter storm system with high winds, freezing rain and snow. Several school districts have canceled classes and after-school activities. Numerous weather-related warnings and advisories are in effect across the entire region. Check…
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Winter storm causing travel difficulties across region

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FARGO (KVRR) – Numerous weather-related warnings and advisories are in effect for a large portion of eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota The National Weather Service says a brief period of moderate to heavy snow will bring a quick 1 to 3 inches across northeastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota this afternoon and evening. Very difficult travel conditions are expected…

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12 arrests reported in ICE enforcement operation in Minneapolis

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Federal agents have arrested a dozen people in Minneapolis since launching an enforcement operation this week primarily focused on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., but fewer than half of those detained are Somali. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that agents had arrested 12 people. Of those, six are Mexican nationals, five are from Somalia…

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