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Fargo Memorial Honor Guard gives final salute to unclaimed veteran

The Fargo Honor Guard gives a final salute to unclaimed veteran Clifford Hurly BrennerHARWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Memorial Honor Guard gave a final salute to Clifford Brenner, an unclaimed Vietnam veteran. The honor guard says Brenner served as an Army Sergeant green beret medic from 1967 to 1968. He earned many awards and medals such as the Combat Field…

Grand Forks man charged with attempted murder after Valentine’s Day stabbing

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man is now charged with attempted murder for stabbing a former girlfriend on Valentine’s Day at the Lagrave Place Apartments. Court documents show 42-year-old Fernando Lucio arrived with Valentine’s gifts and then left to get the victim cough drops. Her kids reported that Lucio returned and told the woman “you don’t appreciate…

Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, dies at 84

Rev. Jesse Jackson gestures to a friend in the balcony at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s assassination, died Tuesday. He was…

North Dakota has an anti-mask law. Could it apply to ICE agents?

A masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent knocks on a car window in Minnesota on Jan. 12, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)GRAND FORKS, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Could a North Dakota law that makes it illegal for people to conceal their identities in certain situations also apply to masked immigration agents? One University of North Dakota School…

Fire destroys large feed mill in central Minnesota

fire destroys feed mill in Holdingford, Minn. (Stearns Co. Sheriff’s Office)HOLDINGFORD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A large fire destroyed the Holdingford Feed Mill Sunday night. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says multiple callers reported flames and explosions. Deputies found the building heavily involved with fire spreading throughout the feed mill. The Holdingford Fire Dept. called in assistance from several neighboring departments….

North Dakota up to 6 measles cases, with jump in exposure sites in eastern counties

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota had six confirmed measles cases Monday and a growing list of potential exposure sites in the eastern portion of the state, the Department of Health and Human Services said. Pembina County reported five measles cases; three are adults, one is a child under age 5 and one is between 5 and 19…

North Dakota Republicans on the fence about state convention amid party’s shift to the right

Attorney General Drew Wrigley speaks during the NDGOP District 32 meeting on Feb. 2, 2026, in Bismarck. Wrigley and other Republican state office-holders said they are undecided about attending the state party convention and are collecting signatures to appear on the ballot. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Campaign season for North Dakota…

Unborn child dies, woman suffers serious injuries in St. Cloud collision

Christopher Otte (Stearns County Jail)ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The unborn child of a woman who was pinned inside her burning van died after a Friday afternoon collision in St. Cloud. Police say the crash seriously injured 34-year-old Nastaho Amare of St. Cloud. Amare was in the late stages of pregnancy when a suspected drunken driver hit her van, head-on….

BCA says FBI will not share information or evidence related to shooting death of Alex Pretti

Alex Pretti shooting in Minneapolis (AP photo)ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension superintendent Drew Evans says the FBI has notified his agency it will not provide access to any information or evidence related to the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents. Pretti was shot to death Jan. 24 in Minneapolis. Evans says it’s unclear…