Author: KVRR Staff

Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as running mate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the decision. In choosing Walz, she is turning to a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and generous…

Fargo City Leaders Talk About Next Moves on Dealing With Homeless Camps

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commission and Fargo Park Board met earlier in the day to discuss their next moves on homeless camps on both city and park property. Homeless encampments have continued to grow within the past few years and many city officials are concerned for both the public’s and homeless community’s safety. “Are we making it too…

Metro COG continues to survey for expansion of Heartland Trail in Northern Minnesota

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Metro COG is continuously working on a study to expand the Heartland Trail from Northern Minnesota into the Clay County area. Heartland Trail currently extends 49 miles from Park Rapids to Cass Lake. With the proposed expansion it will be an additional 30 miles. The project was approved in 2006 to start the study of the…

Democrat State Rep. Hicks Home Vandalized in Rochester

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Democratic state lawmaker from Rochester says her home was vandalized with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti over the weekend. Representative Kim Hicks posted photos of KKK and swastikas spray painted on her shed, several political yard signs with racial slurs and hate speech, and a broken window. Her husband told police their Ring camera picked up…

Another Arrest Made in Human Trafficking Case in Wahpeton

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A woman is charged in Richland County for her role in trafficking two minors. Court documents say last August, 36-year-old Ruby Martinez brought two 15-year-old girls to a hotel in Wahpeton where the victims performed sex acts on two construction workers for money or narcotics. Last month, Martinez and 31-year-old Javier Martinez brought one of the…

Former State Sen. Ray Holmberg accused of violating terms of presentence release

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A former North Dakota senator who plans to admit to traveling abroad with plans to sexually abuse a child has repeatedly violated the conditions of his release, according to a new filing in U.S. District Court in Fargo. Former Sen. Ray Holmberg, a Grand Forks Republican, has accessed the internet multiple times without approval since he was…