Author: KVRR Staff

Bison baseball takes down SDSU in extra innings

BROOKINGS, SD (NDSU/KVRR) – Cadyn Schwabe delivered a clutch RBI single in the 11th inning to help the North Dakota State baseball team edge South Dakota State, 7-6, in an 11-inning marathon on Saturday afternoon at Erv Huether Field. With the win, the Bison (18-25-1, 13-9-1 Summit) have won each of their last four games and secured their sixth Summit…

Grand Forks lawmaker arrested for DUI

State Rep. Claire CoryGRAND FORKS, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A Grand Forks lawmaker was arrested for misdemeanor DUI early Tuesday morning. About 1 a.m., Rep. Claire Cory, R-Grand Forks, was driving near the intersection of Gateway Drive and Columbia Road in Grand Forks when a local police officer pulled her over, according to the arrest citation. A breath test…

UND and NDSU players named to Summit League all-conference softball teams

BROOKINGS, SD (SUMMIT LEAGUE/KVRR) – The Summit League announced the 2024 All-Summit League Softball Teams and individual awards, with regular season runner-up Omaha collecting three out of the five individual accolades through a vote of the league’s seven head coaches. South Dakota State junior infielder Mia Jarecki was selected as the Player of the Year, while fifth-year senior pitcher Kamryn…

Minnesota Timberwolves Center Rudy Gobert Named 2023-24 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year

Gobert becomes first Timberwolves player to win Defensive Player of the Year honors

(Minnesota Timberwolves)MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (Minnesota Timberwolves/KVRR) – The NBA today announced Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been named the 2023-24 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year. This is Gobert’s fourth career NBA Defensive Player of the Year honor (2023-24, 2020-21, 2018-19 and 2017-18), becoming the third player in NBA history to win the award four times, joining Dikembe Mutombo…

Boy Scouts of America changing name to ‘Scouting America’

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It’s a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims. The organization steeped in tradition has made seismic changes after decades of turmoil,…

Minnesota legislators consider constitutional amendment to protect abortion and LGBTQ rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Democrats have introduced far-reaching legislation to add abortion and LGBTQ rights to the state’s constitution in hopes of making it much harder for future lawmakers to repeal these and other rights in the future. The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment was introduced last week and has its first legislative hearing Monday. It would be among…

UPDATE: Police Respond To Threat at Northern Plains Steel in North Fargo, Make Arrest

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR 6:15 PM UPDATE) — Fargo Police arrest 38-year-old Nosakhere Holmes of Fargo for terrorizing after being called to Northern Plains Steel in north Fargo. The department received a report of a threat around 3:45 this afternoon. Lt. Junell Krabbenhoft says out of abundance of caution due to the information the caller provided, several officers responded. Our reporter…