MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Herbert, Keenan Allen and the Los Angeles Chargers had seen a Brian Flores-coached defense before, flummoxed in 2020 by Flores’ blitz-heavy approach in a loss at Miami during Herbert’s rookie season. Three years later, with the quarterback and receiver in nearly perfect sync, Herbert and Allen knew just how to attack the Minnesota Vikings’ defense, coordinated…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis products in the state. Dupree ran a business that sold products exceeding state limits on THC potency, owed money to former associates and accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens, Minnesota Public Radio…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley has released the final report from Montana investigators who he tasked with probing a significant cost overrun at a building leased by the Attorney General’s office after it was discovered last year. In addition to the cost overrun, analysts and investigators from Montana’s Division of Criminal Investigation looked into the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Workforce recruitment was a big topic at the annual Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Committee Board meeting. Business leaders discussed the size of the local workforce and the methods being used to bring more workers to the area. This is the first time the metro has been engaged in a massive workforce recruitment initiative of this scale….
NEW YORK (FOX) – Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is transitioning from his roles as Chair of Fox Corporation and Executive Chairman of News Corp, he announced on Thursday. Murdoch, 92, informed colleagues in a letter Thursday of his decision, noting he was in good health. He will officially make the transition in November, and his son Lachlan will become the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month. Brown’s confirmation on a 83-11 vote, months after President Joe Biden nominated him for the post, comes as Democrats try to maneuver around holds…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man who died after crashing into a traffic signal pole Sunday morning has been identified as 37-year-old Jeremy Gourneau of Fargo. Police say Gourneau was driving west on 13th Avenue South near Fiechtner Drive shortly before 4 a.m. when the crash happened. He wasn’t breathing when officers arrived on the scene and he was the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Warroad, Minnesota Native American hockey star has died at 72. Henry Boucha played for four NHL teams including the Minnesota North Stars. He also played for team U.S.A. Boucha died on the 8th. Hockey fans remember him as a victim of a highly publicized stick incident. David Forbes of the Boston Bruins effectively ended Boucha’s…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — A West Fargo woman has now been charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide in a deadly motorcycle collision in April. 28-year-old Taquoya Saldana was originally charged with reckless driving, driving with a suspended license and DUI. Those charges were dropped while the investigation was underway. 31-year-old Thomas Fradet of Fargo was on Main Avenue when…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A group that wants to do away with electronic voting machines in North Dakota has submitted a new Constitutional initiated amendment to the Secretary of State. The group earlier submitted a similar petition, but withdrew it. The new proposal would require paper ballots and outlaw most mail-in voting. It would require a two thirds vote in…
