FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Health kicks off the annual Roger Maris All-Star Week by promoting health for kids and talking about their efforts in cancer research. Sanford is putting on a week full of events including sports clinics for kids, Roger Maris night at the RedHawks and the Celebrity Golf Tournament. Also in attendance is former Minnesota Viking Chad…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Moorhead man who injured two people in a head-on crash north of Oxbow in January and fled the scene is given a two-and-a-half year sentence after changing his plea. The case of 28-year-old Alan Walker was set to go to jury trial Tuesday after he initially pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss three of…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (AP) — Tastefully Simple is named the winner of the 2023 Product Innovation Award through the Direct Selling Association. The Alexandria-based company won for its 12 Days of Dips to Dinner. It features 12 individual product packets featuring recipes that enable a prepare to prepare it as either a Dip or a Dinner. This innovative product exceeded the…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department accused Minneapolis police Friday of engaging in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discriminating against Black and Native American people following an investigation prompted by the killing of George Floyd. The sweeping two-year civil rights investigation concluded that systemic problems in the Minneapolis Police Department “made what happened to George Floyd possible.” The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider was part of a virtual meeting with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday to talk about gun-related violence. U.S. Attorneys from all across the country talked about the department’s summer anti-crime strategy. Schneider says the message was very clear that there’s the potential to see an uptick in violent…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Dozens of kids attended an in-person drawing class at Moorhead Public Library. They got to draw with the award winning cartoonist, Rick Stromoski. He helped kids make different pets including rabbits, hamsters, and puppies. The program was free of charge, thanks to funding by Minnesota Arts and Heritage Fund. The class was a part of the…
FARGO (KFGO/AP) — Closing arguments were heard Thursday in the federal case brought by two tribes challenging North Dakota’s redrawn legislative district lines, claiming the new map diluted Native American voters’ strength on their reservations. The federal lawsuit was brought last year by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe, as well as individual Native American voters,…
FORMAN, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– A Forman, North Dakota man is arrested on drug charges after multiple search warrants were served. 63-year-old Jay Diegel is in jail in Wahpeton. Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper says deputies and drug task force agents found 12 pounds of marijuana, a 1/4 pound of meth, LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, ecstasy and marijuana wax during the search. Two…
FARGO, ND. (KVRR/AP) — The case of the stolen Hickok Belt and MVP Trophy awarded to Roger Maris and stolen in 2016 from the Roger Maris Museum at West Acres Mall has been solved. Federal authorities announced charges against a ring of nine people for thefts of millions of dollars worth of paintings, sports memorabilia and other valuables including an Andy…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Public Library is helping the community stay connected with their drop-in technology assistance. Ask a Techspert is a way to help people get to know their personal devices. Every Wednesday you can stop by the library between 3 and 4 for any sort of assistance with your phone, tablet, laptop, or other personal device. No…
