ST. PAUL (KVRR) — A Red Lake, Minnesota man is sentenced to 37 years in prison for the murder of Red Lake Tribal Police Officer Ryan Bialke. 30-year-old David Donnell Jr. pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the second degree back in April. Court documents say five officers were doing a welfare check at Donnell’s home in Redby…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — “She Said Butcher Shop” in north Moorhead had a surprise guest early Saturday. They posted this video to Facebook of a deer that came crashing through the front door and then got up and tried to exit out of a window. In the post, they wrote: “A deer decided to come in and warm up but…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Fans of southern rock can take in the band “Whiskey Myers” this summer in Grand Forks and Duluth. The band has sold more than 1.5 million albums and has over 2 billion streams of songs including “John Wayne” and “Gasoline”. You can see them on Sunday, July 23 in Duluth at AMSOIL Arena and on…
Morrie Lanning, Wayne Ingersoll, Mayor Shelly Carlson, Del Rae Williams, Mark Voxland & Judge Johnathan JuddMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Five former Moorhead mayors attend the swearing in of Mayor Shelly Carlson and newly and re-elected council members. The election winners were all sworn in by Seventh Judicial District Judge Johnathan Judd, a former mayor of Moorhead. Other former mayors included…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — South Central Judicial District Judge Douglas Bahr has been appointed to the North Dakota Supreme Court. Gov. Doug Burgum announced Bahr will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Gerald VandeWalle, effective February 1. VandeWalle retires January 31 after 44 years on the Supreme Court, including 27 years as chief justice. Bahr can run…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An Ottertail, Minnesota man who died after being pulled from Otter Tail Lake has been identified as 64-year-old Scott Simdorn. Simdorn and riders of two snowmobiles and an ATV fell into lake around 7:30 Saturday evening. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to a call of vehicles in the northeast…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer welcoming home North Dakota National Guard members in Bismarck. They served in a yearlong mission along the southern border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Last year, Hoeven visited the members in Del Rio and Eagle Pass, Texas to highlight their mission and call attention to the ongoing…
FRISCO, TX (KVRR) — North Dakota State University’s 10th trip to the FCS Championship ended in a loss to rival South Dakota State University. The Jackrabbits rolled over the Bison 45-21 to win its first national championship. It was the teams fourth straight win over the Bison. NDSU head coach Matt Entz and junior quarterback Cam Miller spoke to the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is found dead in the parking lot of Red River High School. Grand Forks Police were called to the scene around 9:30 this morning. They arrived to find the man’s body on the southeast side of the school. They started to investigate and determined that there does not appear to be any foul…
TWIN VALLEY, Minn. (KVRR) — Norman County Sheriff Jeremy Thornton died Thursday at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. The 53-year-old Thornton was just placed under hospice care on Wednesday. He had been diagnosed in early December with pancreatic cancer. He had served as sheriff of Norman County for over a decade. Funeral services…
