Author: KVRR Staff

FM Trailbuilders given the Moorheart Award

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — FM Trailbuilders are a group of over fifty volunteers maintaining trails in the F-M region. They manage trails by mowing them, picking up fallen branches, and doing other maintenance work. “We monitor three trail systems, two of them are located in Moorhead, one at MB Johnson Park, another in the central part of the town at…

Man Wanted After Stabbing Incident Along 13th Avenue in Fargo is Arrested

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — With the help of tips from the public, Fargo police arrested a suspect wanted Tuesday night for aggravated assault. 42-year-old Willshaun Boxley was taken into custody late Tuesday night. He was wanted for a stabbing that left one person in the hospital with serious injuries. Police were called to the 1300 block of 32nd Street South…

Building Declared Dangerous By Fargo City Commission

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Another Fargo building is declared dangerous by the city commission. The city inspections director says the detached garage at 421 15th Avenue North was heavily damaged by fire in November of 2019. It has not been repaired and meets most of the city criteria required for a dangerous structure. The owner of the property says there…

West Fargo Police Department adds K-9 Labby to the team

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On Tuesday morning, West Fargo Police introduced the newest member to its team, a nine-month goldendoodle named K-9 Labby. Her acts of service are made possible from a generous donation from Labby’s Bar and Grill in partnership with the city’s school district. “This is the second dog in the West Fargo Schools district. Bella had…

Felony domestic violence charges filed against Shanley assistant baseball coach

FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man who has been an assistant baseball coach for Shanley High School for several years has been charged with felony terrorizing after being arrested for domestic violence with a dangerous weapon. Court documents show Nicholas Tweiten, 36, was arrested Saturday night and is accused of pointing a loaded gun at his wife after slapping and…

Appeals court says Minnesota governor had authority to impose mask mandate

ST. PAUL (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz had the legal authority to mandate face masks when he declared a public health emergency in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday. Walz declared a peacetime emergency in March 2020 and mandated masking in most indoor public spaces in July 2020. The conservative Upper Midwest…

A North Dakota medical waste facility says a human torso was delivered to its site and is suing

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Human remains are at the center of tangled litigation involving a major regional health care system and the company contracted to dispose of its medical waste. Monarch Waste Technologies sued Sanford Health and the subsidiary responsible for delivering the health care system’s medical waste, Healthcare Environmental Services, saying the latter “brazenly” deposited a human torso hidden in a…