Author: KVRR Staff

Timberwolves take down Suns 120-95 in Game 1 behind 33 points from Anthony Edwards

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 18 of his 33 points in the third quarter and had nine rebounds to carry the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tone-setting 120-95 victory over the Phoenix Suns to start the first round of the NBA playoffs on Saturday. Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting and Rudy Gobert…

Jury convicts Fargo man of illegal possession of machine gun

FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – A Fargo man has been convicted of illegally having a machine gun and an unregistered silencer. Patrick Opdahl, 24, was found guilty after a three-day trial in US District Court in Fargo. The US Attorney’s Office says law enforcement was called to the home of Opdahl’s parents last February. They were told that he pulled a gun…

First Lady Burgum Speaks at UND About Stigma and Shame of Addiction

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/UND) — North Dakota First Lady Kathryn Burgum continues to work to eliminate the stigma and shame of addiction. She was the featured speaker at the 10th annual Women for Philanthropy Luncheon at UND. North Dakota started a statewide stigma survey in 2018 to evaluate the baseline attitudes people have toward addiction and recovery. A 2021 survey…

NDSU Athletics Establishes Graduating Champions Award for Academic Success

NDSU AthleticsFARGO (NDSU Athletics/KVRR) – The North Dakota State University athletic department will begin distributing educational-related financial awards to student-athletes in the 2024-25 academic year, NDSU director of athletics Matt Larsen announced Thursday, April 18. Awards from the NDSU Graduating Champions Fund are made possible by a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in NCAA v. Alston. At NDSU, the awards…

UPDATE: Lockdown Lifted at Grand Forks Air Force Base After Report of Gunshot Fired

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE (4:40 PM UPDATE) – Grand Forks Air Force Base lockdown has been lifted as of 4:35 p.m. local time and normal operations have resumed. Just after 1:00 p.m., security forces personnel received a report of a single gunshot near the medical clinic and base exchange. Out of an abundance of caution, they issued lockdown procedures…

Man Confesses To Numerous Elevator Burglaries in Cass, Clay and Otter Tail Counties

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says a man arrested for theft and drugs in Otter Tail County has admitted to thefts in Cass and Clay Counties. 33-year-old Wyatt Johnson of Hankinson, North Dakota was arrested at Harvest States French Elevator west of Fergus Falls on March 2nd. Jahner says elevators in Cass County were hit…

State Democrats Disavow Endorsement of Judd Hoff in Alexandria

ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — Minnesota’s Democratic Party chairman says the party is disavowing the endorsement of state House candidate Judd Hoff. “I’m Judd Hoff and I’m running for the 12B state representative seat against ineffective minority member Ms. Mary Franson,” said Hoff in a YouTube post. Hoff was endorsed by Democrats in District 12 to run against Republican Rep. Mary…