Author: KVRR Staff

North Dakota Congressional Age Limits Law Could Lead to Legal Review

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A newly passed North Dakota law could give the U.S. Supreme Court an opportunity to revisit restrictions on who can run for federal office, a legal expert says. North Dakotans voted Tuesday to make it illegal for anyone to be elected or appointed to represent the state in Congress if they’d turn 81 before the end…

K-9 Tracks Down Burglary Suspect South of NDSU

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man suspected of breaking into a north Fargo home early this morning is tracked down by a K-9, south of NDSU. Police say 49-year-old Jason Giemza of Fargo broke a window and attempted to steal property from a home in the 900 block of College Street North around 2 a.m. Officers attempted a brief foot…

Tractors Help Campers Get Out of Winstock Country Music Festival After Heavy Rain

Courtesy: Kip KovarWINSTED, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — A wet weekend came to a muddy conclusion at Winstock Country Music Festival, about an hour south of St. Cloud. Vehicles had to be pulled out of flooded campsites after nearly three inches of rain. The rain resulted in two artists, Sara Evans and Josh Turner, not being able to take the stage. Performances…

Underwood, MN Man Accused of Stealing Over $3,400 From Former Employer in Ottertail

OTTERTAIL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man from Underwood, Minnesota is accused of stealing over $3,400 from his former employer in Ottertail. According to court documents, the district manager of the business reported that 54-year-old Martin Krenz had taken two separate cash deposits from the store last November. Krenz told an Otter Tail County deputy that the store had wronged him,…

Supreme Court strikes down ban on bump stocks

(ATF photo)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns and was used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The high court found 6-3 the Trump administration did not follow federal law when it reversed course and banned…

Surrealist art exhibition coming to Rourke Art Museum

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Rourke Art Museum in Moorhead is preparing for its 65th annual Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Art. This year’s exhibit celebrates the 100th anniversary of the inception of the surrealist art movement. Artists from around the region were encouraged to dive into Surrealism and submit their pieces to the exhibition. Rourke says it will be an…

Fundraiser Started For Teen Who Crashed Into Tree on Graduation Night in North Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO UPDATE 9:20 PM) — A GoFundMe has been started for an 18-year-old teen who suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing into a tree hours after graduating from Fargo North. Aden Hanretty received his diploma the evening of June 2 and was hanging out with friends before heading home. “Four hours later (clean and sober), the boys were all…

Vehicle Bursts Into Flames During High-Speed Chase Through Three Counties, Suspect Eventually Caught

RICHLAND CO. N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — There is not much left of a vehicle involved in a high-speed chase through three counties before it was abandoned and started on fire, igniting a grass fire in Richland County. The chase involving 43-year-old Mark Crompton started around 5 p.m. Wednesday near Felton, Minnesota. He led officers through Clay, Cass and Richland Counties before…