Author: Jim Monk

More than 60 tons of ground beef recalled nationwide

The affected products were shipped nationwide
Jim Monk,

(USDA)(FOX) – Over 120,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled over concerns that it might be contaminated with E. coli, according to federal health officials. New Jersey-based Lakeside Refrigerated Services’ recall covers approximately 120,872 pounds of ground beef products that were produced between February 1, 2022, through April 8, 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety…
Local News, South Dakota News

South Dakota Senate approves June impeachment trial for Ravnsborg

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Jason Ravnsborg interviewed by police following fatal crash SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The South Dakota Senate has approved the rules for an impeachment trial of the state’s attorney general for his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash. The Senate will hold a two-day proceeding in June that gives just hours to either side to argue their case. Republican Attorney General…
Local News, Minnesota News

Trial of 3 ex-officers in Floyd death won’t be livestreamed

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Judge Peter CahillMINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota judge has ruled that the trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing will not be livestreamed. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill cited the threat of COVID-19 to allow livestreaming of last year’s murder trial of Derek Chauvin in Floyd’s death. In his order, Cahill said that…

Walter Mondale
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Biden will attend Mondale memorial service

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Walter MondaleWASHINGTON (KVRR)  – The White House says President Biden will travel to Minneapolis on Sunday, May 1. The date coincides with a memorial service planned for former Vice President Walter Mondale. Mondale died in April, 2021.  He was 93. The memorial service will be held at the University of Minnesota’s Northrup Auditorium. Gov. Tim Walz and Democratic Sens. Amy…
Local News, North Dakota News

Walmart heirs’ Roosevelt library contribution fell far short of commitment

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MEDORA, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A high-profile $50 million commitment to the planned Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library has fallen short.  Despite the unfulfilled financial pledge, which was made by Walmart heirs to the Foundation board, Governor Burgum and North Dakota Legislators in 2019, the project is still on track.When KFGO News reported Melani Walton’s departure from the Library board last month,…
Local News, North Dakota News

North Dakota company hit by cyber attack, more than 500,000 affected

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WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR) – Federal investigators say a cyber attack on a North Dakota-based company that provides software and billing services for doctors and healthcare professionals affected more than a half-million customers. The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services says Adaptive Health Integrations of Williston was the target of a “Hacking/IT incident.” The data breach was reported to the…
Local News, North Dakota News

North Dakota utilities scrambling to restore power

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KCND) – Bismarck-based Montana Dakota Utilities says it may take days before electricity is restored to several communities in northwestern North Dakota. The utility says some customers in Williston and Watford City are still without power, and crews are working in those areas. But MDU’s Mark Hanson says north of that area, there’s still a lot of work…
Local News, North Dakota News

Trooper escapes injury when squad struck by drunken driver

Jim Monk,

MANDAN, N.D. – A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper guarding a road closure gate for Interstate 94 in Mandan avoided injury when his squad car was struck by a drunken driver. The patrol says incident happened early Sunday morning after the interstate was shut down because of a blizzard. The trooper was facing eastbound in the westbound lane with his…
Local News, Minnesota News

Impostor claims to be Douglas County deputy

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ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports of a man who’s been contacting people by phone and claiming to be a Douglas County deputy. Chief Deputy Jason Peterson says the impostor is using the name of an actual deputy. The man is using several reasons to explain why he’s contacting people, including missed court…

Mott Regent School
Local News, North Dakota News

Update: Man shot dead by deputy inside Mott-Regent Public School

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MOTT, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man who lived in the Mott area in southwestern North Dakota was shot and killed by a Hettinger County Sheriff’s deputy during a disturbance inside the Mott-Regent Public School building. The sheriff’s office says 34-year-old Jeffrie Glover Jr. refused to leave the building after the officer arrived and the encounter escalated into an assault on…

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