GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Felton, Minnesota semi driver Steven Piechowski is sentenced to 60 days in jail for the July 2021 crash on Highway 2 west of Grand Forks that left one person dead and eleven injured. He will also be placed on electronic home monitoring for another 60 days. The 56-year-old Piechowski hit the back of the victim’s…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Jamestown School Board has accepted the resignation of Amy Tarno. The high school business education teacher and assistant volleyball coach is charged with a felony, eight misdemeanors, and a criminal infraction following a police search of her home. According to the complaint, Tarno admitted she had meth and marijuana in her basement, and she and her…
ST. PAUL (AP/KVRR) — Leaders of the Republican minority at the Minnesota Legislature roll out a $13 billion “Give It Back” plan in response to the states latest budget surplus forecast. Republicans announced their plan a day after state budget officials released an updated forecast showing that the surplus has remained stable at $17.5 billion. Higher-than expected revenues helped offset…
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – The FBI is investigating the owner of a number of Fargo-area businesses who court documents allege has been engaged in a years-long conspiracy to defraud the federal government. KFGO News reported a raid by federal agents last March on two West Fargo businesses – Pro-Mark Services and MDM Construction. The search warrant for that raid was unsealed…
MINOT, N.D AIR FORCE BASE (KFGO) – Six leaders, including two commanders and four of their subordinates, have been fired from Minot Air Force base without explanation Col. Gregory Mayer, who ran the 5th Mission Support Group; Maj. Jonathan Welch, the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander; and four unidentified subordinates were fired due to a “loss of confidence” in their…
ST. PAUL — An updated forecast puts Minnesota’s budget surplus at $17.5 billion, representing an overall improvement in the state’s fiscal picture. Management and Budget’s figure is down slightly from the $17.6 billion that the agency projected in November. That is due to the forecast now factoring in the impacts of inflation on state spending for the first time in…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – The Commanders have released quarterback Carson Wentz after one year in Washington. The team will save $26.176 million according to ESPN. We have released the following players: — S Bobby McCain — QB Carson Wentz — Washington Commanders (@Commanders) February 27, 2023 The Commanders acquired Wentz and a second and seventh round pick in the 2022 win…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Thirty teams competed in North Dakota Jigsaw Qualifiers at the Speedway Event Center in West Fargo. Each team received a five-hundred-piece puzzle and were given up to two hours to complete it. No outside sources were permitted, and moderators were there to make sure all puzzlers were following the rules. However, there was a twist…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After a few months in Ukraine, Mark J. Lindquist has made a stop back in Fargo going up and down Veterans Boulevard to support Ukrainian war veterans. Lindquist started his journey at 5 AM Sunday and is planning on finishing the march at 9 PM Monday. However, he is marching with a mission in mind. “I…
MINNEAPOLIS — The subject of a Minnesota fugitive search alert is found dead Friday night at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued an attempt-to-locate alert when Ralph Apmann failed to appear for his murder trial on February 13 in Windom. The 58-year-old Apmann was believed to be armed with an AR-15 and a 9mm handgun….
