Author: KVRR Staff

Former Fargo Public School’s Athletic Trainer Changes Sexual Assault Plea to Guilty

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A former Fargo Public Schools teacher and athletic trainer contracted through Sanford Health has pleaded guilty to felony sexual assault of a15-year-old boy last summer. Levi Tande changed his plea at a hearing. According to court documents, the boy was suffering from hip pain last June and went to the training room at South High School….

House has Smoke and Fire Damage in Glyndon

GLYNDON, Minn. (KFGO) – A house in Glyndon, east of Moorhead, had smoke and fire damage from a fire Monday afternoon. The call on Park Avenue came in shortly after 4 p.m.. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says no one was hurt and a dog got out of the house safely. The cause has not been determined. The Glyndon and…

Cannabis Management Projects Nearly 400 Dispensaries Will Be Needed in MN

ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — The Office of Cannabis Management indicates that Minnesota will need at least 381 cannabis dispensaries to meet guidelines approved under state law. That is the agency regulating marijuana policy in Minnesota. It is the first estimate of how many dispensaries could eventually be licensed in the state. Officials say the state legislature could decide to increase…

Coops Work Toward FEMA Coverage After $15 Million in Ice Storm Damage Costs

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The widespread utility infrastructure damage caused by the severe ice storm in southeast and south central North Dakota has been repaired. But, the cost of that damage is another story with early estimates around $15 million. Josh Kramer of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives says that damage is spread out over six distribution…

Hostages and residents in Gaza are set to receive medicines as Israel-Hamas war rages on

(AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)RAFAH, Gaza Strip (KVRR – AP) – A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas was en route to Gaza on Wednesday after France and Qatar mediated the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a weeklong cease-fire in November. The medicines arrived in Egypt and were on the way to the border. A senior Hamas official said…

Guilty plea from daycare provider in death of 5-month-old

CARRINGTON, N.D. (KVRR – KFGO) – A Jamestown woman has entered a guilty plea to a charge of murder in the death of a five-month-old. The Foster County State’s Attorney says Patricia Wick was arrested nearly a year ago after an investigation by Carrington Police and the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Court documents say in September 2022, police…