HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander was wearing a New York Mets uniform when the season began. But on Saturday night, he was right back where he’s been so many times before, on the mound for the Houston Astros helping them to another playoff win. Verlander pitched six shutout innings, Yordan Alvarez homered twice and the Astros held on for a…
FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo-Moorhead’s Hope Inc. is providing family friendly sporting and recreational opportunities critical to the health and development of children and adults. Executive Director Bill Grommesh said, “You know when Hope Inc. started we had 5 kids in the program and we’ve grown to over 250 and we pull them in from a wide range. You know…
FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo native Alicia Underlee Nelson is a nationally renowned writer having written for Food Network and USA Today. “100 Things to do in Fargo Before You Die” highlights some of Fargo’s unique and fun activities. Three activities Nelson highlighted for an afternoon out were heading downtown to experience the heart of Fargo. Then cross the Red…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — A woman is stopped at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for attempting to bring giraffe poop into the country. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the woman was flying from Kenya on September 29 and was stopped in customs after declaring to have the droppings. Border agents found a small box with over a dozen pieces of giraffe…
POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – On Thursday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said they received numerous reports of citizens getting calls from a 218-877 phone number. The caller claims to be a Deputy with the sheriff’s office and says the person they are calling has a warrant out for their arrest and requests payment to satisfy the warrant. These calls…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Law enforcement agencies brought awareness to seat belt use by running the Click It or Ticket campaign. Michael Hanson, Minnesota Department of Public Safety Director says, “What we do is a couple of times over the course of the year we will focus our enforcement efforts on those seat belt and occupant restraint violations that occur…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins swept the Toronto Blue Jays in their AL Wild Card Series with a 2-0 win in Game 2. Sonny Gray pitched five innings and Carlos Correa contributed an RBI single and a quick-twitch tag off a pickoff throw from Gray that ended the fifth. The Twins advanced for the first time in 21 years….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A murder suspect arrested near Mapleton, North Dakota last week was wanted for a July shooting in Des Moines, Washington, south of Seattle. 20-year-old Joseph Morrison was one of three suspects in the shooting death of a man who was in a car in the parking lot of a supermarket. Police say the two other suspects…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — New details into an alleged gang rape investigation of an 11-year-old girl in Bemidji last week. While one man was arrested for sexual assault, 22-year-old Oscar Luna of Texas, twelve other people were located and identified. Bemidji Police say none of them could immediately be identified as suspects in the case and eleven were turned over…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — A trial for a Wahpeton man charged with sexually abusing a child has been canceled. On Monday, 62-year-old Robert Abell changed his plea to guilty to one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child. His trial was supposed to start next week. An arrest warrant for Abell was issued last November and he made his…
