Author: KVRR Staff

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry settles employee benefits case with R.D. Offutt Farms

ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has recovered more than $160,000 dollars in a settlement with RD Offutt Farms for employee sick time and recruitment violations. The department says the Fargo-based company will pay over $82,000 for earned sick and safe time and more than $80,000 dollars in penalties for failing to provide employee statements to…

Police arrest suspect in south Fargo stabbing

Fargo, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Police have arrested a woman who officers say is a suspect in a south Fargo stabbing Thursday afternoon. Tashyla Feather, 22, is accused in the stabbing that happened at a residence in the 1100 block of 42nd Street S. Police say a woman had what appeared to be non life-threatening injuries. She was taken to a…

Minnesota House Representative announces run for Congress

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Current Minnesota state Rep. Heather Keeler announced her run for Congress on social media. Keeler is running for Congress in Minnesota’s 7th District to challenge republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach next November. Keeler has been representing Moorhead as the state representative for the past five years. On a post, she says, “After careful and prayerful consideration, I’m…

Baesler announces last day as North Dakota School Superintendent

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – North Dakota School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler’s last day on the job will be Nov. 24. Baesler is leaving the office to become the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education for the U.S. Department of Education. She was nominated in February and confirmed by the Senate last month. The move was delayed due to the federal…

House passes funding bill to end longest government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families. House lawmakers made…

Hemp ban in federal funding bill could end Minnesota’s THC edibles and drinks industry

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — A provision in the federal government’s shutdown-ending spending package would be a massive setback to Minnesota’s hemp-derived THC industry if it were to pass. Although the federal government isn’t likely to start kicking down doors seizing low-dose THC edibles and drinks, a new federal law against hemp-derived THC products would create new logistical hurdles for…

Two Jamestown daycare workers charged with child abuse and neglect

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A daycare center in Jamestown has been closed after two employees were accused of hitting children and giving them melatonin to take naps. Karen Schempp and Kaylee Cumber are each charged with two counts of felony child abuse or neglect. Investigators started looking into Buffalo City Lil’ Explorers Daycare after an 8-year-old was brought to the…

Proposed boundary changes for elementary schools in north Fargo

Potential boundary changes – Fargo Public Schools FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — School boundaries could be changing for students who attend elementary schools in north Fargo. The Fargo Public School District says enrollment projections indicate the elementary schools on the northside will experience declining enrollment numbers in the next five years. In October, the School Board’s Planning Committee directed administration to…

Ada, MN woman arrested for drunken driving with kids in the vehicle after I-94 crash

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO KBRF) – An Ada, Minnesota woman was arrested for driving under the influence Sunday afternoon after crashing her car with her two children on I-94 east of Fergus Falls. Otter Tail County prosecutors say Fergus Falls Police officers responded to a crash in the median. At the scene, police found Ashley Heitman, 40, in her SUV…