Nicole Mitchell (Sept. 23, 2025 media pool photo Forum Comm. via AP)ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Former state senator Nichole Mitchell of Woodbury has begun to serve her jail sentence. An attorney for the ex-lawmaker says the Democrat has reported to Ramsey County Corrections in St. Paul. Mitchell was ordered to spend six months in jail with work release privileges…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said law enforcement and prosecutors need to be prepared to combat crimes committed using artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence “is not emerging, it’s here,” Wrigley said Wednesday while speaking at Concordia College in Moorhead, which is developing a criminal justice program in partnership with Minnesota State Community and Technical College…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Public Service Commission has scheduled a public hearing later this month on Xcel Energy’s proposed 19% electric rate increase in North Dakota. It’s the largest rate increase ever requested by Xcel for North Dakota’s 97,000 customers. The increase would bring in more than $44 million a year for Minnesota-based Xcel. The hearing will be held…
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that left a pedestrian dead Wednesday night. Around 8:10 p.m., deputies responded to a report that an adult walking along the road in the 37000 block of County Highway 67 south of New York Mills was hit by a passing vehicle. The person was…
FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) – Fargo-based Prairie Public announced Wednesday it has cut 12 staff positions in response to the elimination of federal funds for public broadcasting and a reduction in state spending from North Dakota. Prairie Public laid off seven employees and eliminated five positions that were open, reducing staff by 18%, Prairie Public President and CEO John Harris said…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead police responded to a report of a robbery at a Casey’s General Store shortly before midnight Tuesday at 1702 30th Ave. S. Police say the suspect is a white male, around 5 feet, 5 inches to 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing between 150 lbs. and 180 lbs. The suspect was wearing a facemask and dark…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There wasn’t one but two very happy homecomings at Fargodome. The first plane of our local war heroes arrived around 6 p.m. with the second plane coming in around an hour later. Hundreds of family friends and strangers came out to give the veterans and volunteers a warm welcome home. Many waved American flags and signs…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– A man is in jail after a shooting at a campground in Richland County over the weekend. Deputies arrested 56-year-old Kenneth Busse for reckless endangerment. He is accused of firing a shotgun out of his camper window. Deputies were called to Sheyenne Oakes Campground about 10 miles south of Leonard Saturday night. The caller told dispatch her…
COTTONWOOD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The state patrol is investigating a deadly rollover in southwestern Minnesota where a fire truck from the Wood Lake Volunteer Fire Department rolled on its side in the ditch during homecoming festivities in Cottonwood. The patrol report says drinking was believed to be a contributing factor. The driver of the fire truck and a six-year-old boy…
ATLANTA (KVRR/AP) — Four people have died and at least twenty have reported becoming sick, including one person in Minnesota, in a listeria outbreak tied to prepared meals sold nationwide at Trader Joe’s, Kroger and Walmart. FreshRealm held beef meatball marinara linguine meals after they tested positive for the outbreak strain were just added. Trader Joe’s Cajun Style Blackened Chicken…
