Author: KVRR Staff
Crime

Boy Scouts of America Files for Bankruptcy Due to Sex-Abuse Lawsuits

The BSA said it is encouraging all victims to come forward to file a claim.
KVRR Staff,

Barraged by hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the hallowed, 110-year-old organization to carry on. The Chapter 11 filing in federal bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Delaware, sets in motion what could be one of the biggest, most complex…
Sunday Prime

Duncanville

KVRR Staff,

From Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Amy Poehler and Emmy Award winners Mike and Julie Scully comes DUNCANVILLE, an animated family comedy centered around a spectacularly average 15-year-old boy with a rich fantasy life, and the people in his world. Like most 15-year-olds, Duncan (Poehler) can see adulthood on the horizon: money, freedom, cars, girls…but the reality is more…
Minnesota News

The Press Bar in St. Cloud Likely a Total Loss after Early Morning Fire

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
KVRR Staff,

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (FOX 9)–A popular bar in downtown St. Cloud, Minnesota is likely a total loss after a fire early Monday morning. The fire was first reported at the Press Bar and Parlor at 2:41 a.m. Firefighters had to fight the fire defensively from the outside because it was too hot to enter the building when they arrived. Firefighters…
Minnesota News, Top Sports Headlines

Minnesota Wild Fire Coach Bruce Boudreau

He is the eighth NHL coach to lose his job this season.
KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn.–The Minnesota Wild have fired coach Bruce Boudreau. He is the eighth NHL coach to lose his job this season and the sixth fired for performance reasons. Assistant Dean Evason was named the Wild’s interim coach. Minnesota is 27-23-7 and three points out of a playoff position in the Western Conference with 25 games left to play. Boudreau…
Flood Fight 2020, North Dakota News

North Dakota National Guard Preps for Potential Spring Flooding

The training is done every year prior to anticipated spring flooding.
KVRR Staff,

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – 50 soldiers and airmen with the North Dakota National Guard conducted a flood response drill in Jamestown Thursday. The training is done every year prior to anticipated spring flooding. The National Guard prepared for the scenario by planning where men and women would be stationed and how supplies and resources would be managed. Colonel Tad Schauer, Director…
Local News

Fargo Target Files Application for Liquor Store

Construction would begin after the city gives final approval.
KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D.–Target on 13th Avenue South in Fargo is planning to open a liquor store. The liquor control board has received an application for a three-thousand square foot store. City ordinance does require the store to have a separate entrance. Construction would begin after the city gives final approval. The liquor control board is set to review the application next…
North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

North Dakota, Tribes Reach Settlement Over Voter ID Lawsuit

The proposed federal consent decree was announced Thursday.
KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D.–North Dakota has reached a proposed settlement with American Indians who sued over the state’s voter ID laws. The proposed federal consent decree announced jointly Thursday by tribal lawyers and the state comes after a federal judge ruled tribes have a right to challenge the state’s requirement that voters have ID with a verified street address. Native Americans have…
Minnesota News

Smoke from Large Lake House Fire Shows Up on Radar

The house was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.
KVRR Staff,

WAYZATA, Minn.–Firefighters faced bitter cold and gusty winds when battling a large house fire on Lake Minnetonka’s northeastern shore in Wayzata. Officials say the house under construction was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived Wednesday night. Neighbors say the house was nearly finished. Hennepin County property records show the house that burned was replacing a razed home that sold for $5.4…
North Dakota News

North Dakota Oil Output Pushes Revenue Ahead of Forecast

Oil production is running about 5% ahead of projections.
KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D.–Record oil production is pushing state revenue ahead of expectations for the first several months of the state’s two-year budget cycle. North Dakota budget director Joe Morrissette says revenue is up 7.6%, or about $121.6 million, over projections. Oil production in North Dakota is at about 1.5 million barrels daily. The state has so far collected more than $1.25…
Politics / Elections

Andrew Yang ends presidential campaign

KVRR Staff,

CHICAGO (AP) – Democrat Andrew Yang is suspending his 2020 bid for president. Yang made the announcement Tuesday after expecting a disappointing finish in New Hampshire’s primary. The 45-year-old entrepreneur created buzz for his presidential campaign by championing a universal basic income that would give every American adult $1,000 per month. He was one of the breakout stars of the…

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