Author: KVRR Staff

Sheyenne, N.D. bar shooting suspect caught

UPDATE – A man wanted for the deadly shooting of a man at a Sheyenne, North Dakota bar has been caught. Nicholas Poitra was spotted by a farmer in Eddy County around noon. The farmer held him at gunpoint until law enforcement arrived and Poitra was taken to Lake Region Law Enforcement Center in Devils Lake.   EDDY CO., N.D….

Little Falls, Minnesota Woman Killed In Crash Near Thompson, N.D.

UPDATE(2/21/23 1:55PM) — The victim of a crash Monday near Thompson, North Dakota is identified as 26-year-old Stephanie Cluever of Little Falls, Minnesota. The driver, 21-year-old Julio Huertas of Waite Park, Minnesota, had non-life threatening injuries. He is charged with driving under revocation with other charges pending.   GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — The driver of a car crosses…

Moorhead Man Arrested After Crashing Stolen U-Haul Into Snowbank

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Moorhead man is jailed after fleeing police and crashing a stolen U-Haul into a snowbank in Moorhead. Minnesota State Patrol says 40-year-old David Jacobsen was arrested Sunday for receiving stolen property and fleeing police. A Fargo officer tried to stop the stolen U-Haul Sunday afternoon but Jacobsen fled. He later fled another attempted stop by…

One dead after shooting inside Eddy County bar

Nicholas PoitraSHEYENNE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – One man is dead after a shooting inside Rindy’s Sheyenne Bar in Sheyenne, North Dakota. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies said the incident occurred shortly after 7:00 pm Sunday. Lies confirmed the victim died and said they are searching for a suspect, 45-year-old Nicholas Poitra, who is considered armed and extremely dangerous. Family has identified…

Bill provides up to 12 paid weeks of family & medical leave in Minnesota

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A bill in the Minnesota legislature would provide twelve weeks of paid family leave to employees and in special circumstances allow an additional twelve weeks. “It will apply to the birth of a newborn child, a medical emergency, or taking care of an elderly parent would be one of the things that could be covered under…

More Than 100 Children Illegally Employed by Packers Sanitation Services

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Labor Department says one of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies, Packers Sanitation Services, employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs. The department says the children worked at 13 meatpacking plants across the country. Department officials searched three meatpacking plants that are owned by JBS USA and Turkey Valley Farms in Nebraska…

North Dakota airports start 2023 strong

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) — North Dakota’s eight commercial airports boarded over 90,000 passengers in January, an increase of 24 percent over from last January and 1.5 percent higher than 2019. According to the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, 2019 is used as a baseline to guage when airline boardings have reached a full recovery to pre-pandemic levels. In January of 2019,…

Fargo woman wins $10,000 from Publishers Clearing House

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A woman from South Fargo was greeted with one of the biggest surprises of her life: a $10,000 check. Wendy Folkestad was shocked when the Prize Patrol arrived at her workplace. “I thought something was wrong. They told me to come down to the lobby and my husband was down here, so I was a little…

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, condition worsens

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year after Bruce Willis’ family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family says his “condition has progressed.” In a statement posted Thursday, the 67-year-old actor’s family said Willis has a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. Last March, Willis’ family said his aphasia had affected his…