Author: KVRR Staff

Shop likely total loss after fire south of Perham

PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A shop in Otter Tail County is likely a total loss after a fire Wednesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says fire crews from Perham, Dent, Ottertail, and New York Mills were called to Precision Plumbing on Highway 14 south of Perham around 9:20 a.m. While the shop and everything in it are likely a total loss,…

5 North Dakota stories to watch in 2025

Members of Legislative Management meet on Nov. 13, 2024. The North Dakota Legislature is expected to take action on property tax reform during the 2025 session. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota will ring in the new year with a lot of unfinished business from 2024. Many of the state’s biggest stories from last year…

Former Cass County deputy charged for conduct toward women in 24-7 release program

Former Cass County Deputy Darin VikenFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A former Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy has been charged with six misdemeanors of disorderly conduct related to his position as coordinator of the 24-7 program. Darin Viken, 62, of Fargo, was charged by the Grand Forks County State’s Attorneys Office. The complaint says Viken engaged in harassing conduct toward women in the…

Person in custody after brief standoff in Binford, N.D.

BINFORD, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – No one was hurt during a brief standoff in Binford Tuesday morning. The Griggs County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Bin City Saloon for a disturbance. The Sheriff’s Office says the person involved surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody. Sheriff’s Departments from Foster, Eddy, and Steele Counties, as well as the Highway Patrol assisted…

Former CNN anchor, Minnesota native Aaron Brown dies at 76

Aaron Brown broadcasts live from New York on Sept.11, 2001.NEW YORK (CNN) – Aaron Brown, the renowned CNN anchor who gained prominence for his coverage of the September 11 attacks and his pivotal role in shaping the network’s evening news format, died Sunday at 76, his family said. Brown’s career began in radio in Minneapolis. The Hopkins native eventually moved…

Man who sued N.D. lawmaker for blocking him on social media taking his case to federal court

State Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, speaks on the House floor during a meeting of the Legislative Management Committee on Nov. 14, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A northeast North Dakota man who saw his lawsuit against a state lawmaker thrown out earlier this year is accusing that same lawmaker of evidence tampering and obstruction. Mitchell Sanderson of Park…

Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, dies at 100

FOX NEWS — Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a former peanut farmer whose vision of a “competent and compassionate” government propelled him into the White House, died on Sunday, according to local media. He was 100. The news was announced by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday. Carter’s death follows the passing of his wife Rosalynn on…

Moorhead Woman Driving Too Fast for the Conditions Crashes Into Row of Trees Along I-94 in Fargo

Courtesy: N.D. Highway PatrolFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Charges against a Moorhead woman are under investigation after a series of crashes on I-94 in Fargo. Highway Patrol says 43-year-old Fatuma Osman was driving too fast on the snow and ice covered interstate just after 3 p.m. near 25th Street South. She lost control and her SUV hit the ditch, then a…