Author: KVRR Staff

Bison Block Bobcats in Overtime for 35-34 Second Round Playoff Win

BOZEMAN, Mont. (NDSU ATHLETICS)- Offensive lineman Hunter Poncius blocked Montana State’s point-after-touchdown kick in overtime to lift North Dakota State a 35-34 victory in the second round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on Saturday, Dec. 2, before a crowd of 17,247 at Bobcat Stadium. The victory moved North Dakota State (10-3) into the FCS quarterfinals for the 14th…

Inmate stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times, charged with attempted murder

Derek Chauvin(AP) – A federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the prison stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd. John Turscak stabbed Chauvin 22 times in the law library at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, with an improvised knife, federal prosecutors said. Turscak, 52, told correctional officers he…

Coastal Television reaches agreement to acquire Red River Broadcast

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The owners of KVRR-TV have entered into an agreement on the sale of the station. Red River Broadcast Co., LLC has signed an asset purchase agreement with Coastal Television. Coastal Television operates ten TV stations in seven states; Alaska, Wyoming, New York, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Indiana. “We think Coastal will be a good fit for…

University of Minnesota Duluth senior defensive lineman, former Bison, dies of genetic heart condition

Reed Ryan – NDSU AthleticsDULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Reed Ryan, a senior defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota Duluth, has died of a genetic heart condition, his family says. Ryan, who was 22, died Tuesday at a Duluth hospital. His obituary said he went into cardiac arrest one week earlier following a football team workout in the weight room….

Six Minnesota Flag Finalists draw Negative Feedback

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – A special commission is collecting public comments on the six final entries chosen to replace the Minnesota State Flag. After the Minnesota emblem redesign commission narrowed down the number of flags from nearly 2,200 to 6 in November. The selections were posted for public opinion. “Typically I read through them to see, are there notes…