Author: KVRR Staff

Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal in Idaho student murders case

(FOX NEWS) — Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger has accepted a plea deal to spare his life in exchange for a guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students, two sources close to the case told Fox News Digital Monday. Kohberger, 30, is accused of killing Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin,…

Barnes County man arrested for terrorizing after repeatedly threatening to shoot another man

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — Bond is set for a Barnes County man accused of threating to shoot another man. 33-year-old William Smith was arrested last Thursday. Court documents show that a woman in Oriska called officers saying Smith had repeatedly threatened to shoot her ex-husband in the face during a confrontation. She says Smith made the threats after she…

Bismarck man charged in nationwide health care fraud investigation

FARGO (KFGO) – Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud-Puhl has announced criminal charges against Isaac Osei Afoakwa, 55, of Bismarck in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicaid. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. Afoakwa was charged by indictment with false statements relating to a health care…

Report: Kristi Noem secretly took a cut of political donations

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight-ProPublica) — In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of the money she raised for a nonprofit that promotes her political career, tax records show. In what experts described as a highly unusual arrangement, the nonprofit routed funds to a personal company of Noem’s that…

The X no more, Wild and Frost to play in ‘Grand Casino Arena’

(Minnesota Wild PR)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Wild PR/KVRR) – Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE), which operates Xcel Energy Center, and Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley, owned by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, today announced a 14-year naming rights partnership. Beginning September 3, 2025, the home of the Minnesota Wild and more than 150 sporting and entertainment…

National Weather Service says microburst was to blame for storm damage in Bemidji and Beltrami County

BELTRAMI CO, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9)  National Weather Service confirms the Bemidji area was hit by a microburst with winds that reached up to 120 miles per hour last Saturday. The survey summary states a severe thunderstorm created “a 10-mile-wide swath of destructive straight-line winds”. It hit downtown Bemidji and through the southern and eastern areas of Lake Bemidji. Homes and vehicles…

Sam Laurila highlights Day Two of 2025 NHL Draft

LOS ANGELES (UND ATHLETICS)– Incoming defenseman Sam Laurila was selected with the 138th overall pick in the fifth round by the New York Islanders in the 2025 NHL Draft on Saturday afternoon from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Calif.   Laurila is coming off a big year with the Fargo Force in the USHL, where he finished with 41…

North Dakota Athletics to opt in to House Settlement

PHOTO/LEIGHTON CHAMBLEE GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– The University of North Dakota has made the decision to opt in to the terms of the House v. NCAA settlement beginning in the 2025-26 athletic season, Director of Athletics Bill Chaves announced on Friday. “Today, we sent the NCAA our intent to opt in to the House settlement,” said Chaves. “As an NCAA Division I…

Federal funding cuts to North Dakota agencies total $100M so far, analysis shows

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – At least $100 million in federal grants have been canceled for North Dakota state agencies under the Trump administration so far, according to an analysis presented Thursday to state legislative leaders. The analysis may not be a complete picture of the state impact, but it’s the first time such a list has been compiled…