ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — A Minnesota state senator from Moorhead is explaining his vote for a public safety package that includes two new gun laws. Democratic Sen. Rob Kupec voted for the package on Friday and it passed along party lines, 34-33. The new legislation includes a “red flag law” that would allow authorities to ask courts to temporarily take…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo police are investigating a social media scam which takes money from people who thought they were signing up for a local softball league. Each victim is reporting more than one hundred dollars stolen. Someone who identifies as Sean apparently used a Facebook account to collect the money and then quickly deactivated their account. Victims say…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO) – A man considered a person of interest in the shooting death of another man in Wahpeton last January has now been charged in federal court with having a gun as a convicted felon. The charge replaces a similar charge filed in Richland County District Court against 33-year-old Anthony Kruger. Kruger was arrested and charged with murder…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A former competitive cheerleading coach charged with molesting girls in California is arrested in Fargo. 44-year-old Erick Kristianson of Antioch, Tennessee was arrested last week on a warrant. He was extradited back to California and was being held without bail as of Wednesday. He is accused of molesting girls ages 11 to 16 and faces 16…
FARGO — Some local singers took the stage with an iconic rock band and help them sing their biggest hit. The kids of Sheyenne High School are waking up after a dream-come-true night on stage in which they played the biggest concert of their lives alongside Foreigner. Their voices ringing in the familiar chorus, “I wanna know what love is,…
Officers search drainage ditch near 700 23rd Street S.FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man is in jail after fleeing police and waving a gun at a citizen who tried to help officers catch him Wednesday afternoon. According to Fargo Police, 19-year-old Kadar Pearson was a suspect in an ammunition theft last month and was seen by officers around 3:15 p.m….
ST. PAUL, Minn, (AP) — A pair of gun violence prevention measures long sought by Minnesota Democrats were added Wednesday to a broad public safety budget bill, significantly raising their chances of becoming law. By unanimous voice votes, an all-Democratic House-Senate conference committee approved expanded background checks for gun transfers and a separate proposal for a “red flag law.” It would allow…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — AAA is expecting an explosion in travel with 80% of North Dakotans planning to take a vacation this year. More than half are hoping to take a trip during the summer months. Travelers are planning to hit the lakes, state parks, or head to a major city. Many traveling are enjoying lower gas prices compared to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Tonight is the night! A choir from Sheyenne High School in West Fargo will be taking the stage with rock and roll legends, Foreigner, on the band’s biggest hit. Around 20 choir members will be backing the band on it’s number one smash hit “I Want To Know What Love Is”. We have a crew there…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A janitor is accused of secretly filming women while they changed inside a locker room at Alomere Hospital in Alexandria. 34-year-old Corey Johns is charged with one count of interference with privacy. According to the criminal complaint, three women told police on Sunday they saw a phone propped up by a shoe and it was recording….
