Author: KVRR Staff
Local News, Minnesota News

Two Wanted Men Both Spotted At Same Mahnomen Apartments

Both Men Were Arrested After Leaving With Other People
KVRR Staff,

MAHNOMEN, Minn. — Two wanted suspects are taken into custody after a surveillance operation at Riverland Apartments in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Deputies saw 30-year-old Charles Ortley get into a vehicle with two females on Saturday afternoon. He was stopped and arrested on Highway 59. Ortley is a suspect in a shooting in Minneapolis. While the building was under surveillance they also…
Minnesota News

Minneapolis council puts plan to abolish police in motion

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–The Minneapolis City Council is taking steps that might someday do away with the city’s police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The council votes Friday on a proposal to amend the city charter to replace the current department with a “Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention” that would prioritize a “holistic” and “public-health oriented” approach….
Coronavirus-MN, Local News, Minnesota News

Minnesota Counties & Towns To Share Nearly $900 Million In Relief Funding

$12 million will go to food shelves and food banks to help combat hunger
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nearly $900 million in relief is going out to Minnesota counties and cities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. $841 million will be distributed to counties, cities, and towns to support local government coronavirus relief efforts. The money can be used to support local government services as well as grants to businesses, hospitals, and people impacted by…

Benson
Local News, North Dakota News

Fargo School Board Votes To Censure Member Over Enrollment Allegations

The school board voted 7-2 to censure Jennifer Benson
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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo School Board has voted to censure one of its own members for allegedly making false accusations against Superintendent Rupak Gandhi and a top assistant. Jennifer Benson says they intentionally withheld information about declining enrollment numbers. “What motivation would we ever have to withhold enrollment information? And then secondly, if we wanted to deliberately keep that information…
Coronavirus, Coronavirus-MN, Health, Minnesota News

88 Amazon workers in Shakopee test positive for coronavirus

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SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP)–State health officials say the Amazon fulfillment center in Shakopee has one of the larger coronavirus outbreaks in a warehouse or distribution plant setting. At least 88 of its approximately 1,000 workers have tested positive for the disease caused by the virus. Another 99 workers at other Amazon sites in the Twin Cities have also tested positive since…

Juneteenth
Local News, North Dakota News

Three States Do Not Recognize Juneteenth As A Holiday, Including North Dakota

Gov. Doug Burgum did proclaim Juneteeth Celebration Day in North Dakota on Friday
KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. —  North Dakota, South Dakota and Hawaii are the only states that do not recognize Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, as a holiday. Republican Gov. Doug Burgum did proclaim Juneteeth Celebration Day in North Dakota on Friday. Democrat Shelley Lenz, who is running for governor, says it is time to make it a holiday. In a statement,…

Longie Arrest
Crime, Local News, North Dakota News

Foster parents charged with murder in death of young girl

The Longies were originally charged with assault.
KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Federal prosecutors have filed new charges against the foster parents of a 5-year-old girl who died on the Spirit Lake Reservation. Forty-four-year-old Erich Longie and 45-year-old Tammy Longie are each charged with first-degree murder in the death of Raven Thompson. Court documents say first responders determined that “resuscitation was futile” when they arrived at the Longie…

Calvin Griffith Statue
Minnesota News, Top Sports Headlines

Twins remove ex-owner Griffith statue over racist remarks

Griffith’s statue was one of several installed in the ballpark in 2010.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–The Minnesota Twins have removed a statue of former owner Calvin Griffith at Target Field, citing racist remarks he made in 1978. Griffith’s statue was one of several installed when the team opened its ballpark in 2010. Griffith moved the Washington Senators to Minnesota for the 1961 season, and the team was renamed the Twins. During a 1978 speech…
Minnesota News

Minnesota health, education officials to release fall planning guidance for schools Thursday

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9)–Minnesota health and education officials are expected to releases new fall planning guidance for K-12 schools Thursday as many wonder whether students will be going back to the classroom in September or if online distance learning will continue. Leaders from the Minnesota Department of Education will be joining Thursday’s 2 p.m. COVID-19 conference call with the…
Local News, North Dakota News

ACLU Claims Fargo Mayor’s Focus On March Permit Is Misplaced

Mahoney: “We fully respect and encourage our citizens’ rights to their first amendment protections."
KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — ACLU of North Dakota says Mayor Tim Mahoney’s focus on whether protestors obtained a permit for the weekend marches in Fargo is misplaced. They say if he is serious about mending years and years of racial injustice, he needs to stop making statements that chill free speech. OneFargo is inviting the community to join them at a…

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