FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Health is celebrating the opening of the region’s first and only bone marrow transplant program. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held Tuesday morning at 10 at Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center. The center hosted its first bone marrow transplant last October. Since the program began, nine patients have successfully donated their own cells for…
RibFest/FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another Happy Harry’s RibFest is in the record books and the festival had a pretty good turnout, especially by looking at the crowd for “Firehouse” Saturday night. More than 41,000 people walked through the gates of RibFest during the four-day event last week in the parking lot at Fargdome. Blazin Bronco was the winner of this…
Phouttasa PrathaneFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR)– A man who pleaded guilty to attempted murder and burglary for shooting a woman who had a protection order against him near Pelican Rapids, is sentenced to 15 years in prison. 36-year-old Phoutthasa Prathane fled after the shooting in April but was later arrested following a high-speed pursuit in Redwood County, Minnesota. He later admitted…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man will have to serve five years in prison for a deadly assault at the Speedway Event Center last August. 36-year-old Tomas Cervantes pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a deal in April. An aggravated assault charge was dismissed. He admits to throwing a punch that eventually killed 53-year-old Roberto Balboa on August 21,…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The woman killed in a crash south of New York Mills on Friday morning has been identified. Otter Tail County authorities say 47-year-old Tracy Frost of New York Mills died after crashing with another vehicle on County Highway 67. Frost was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, a 27-year-old who has not…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A scare for a family in Fisher Township in Polk County on Sunday when a 20-month old child wanders off into the woods. Law enforcement and first responders headed to the area. Fisher Fire Department crews found the missing child about a 1/4 mile away in a field. The child was okay after being checked…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — A student pilot crashes a small plane at Minot International Airport and North Dakota Highway Patrol says he has minor injuries. The crash happened around 2 p.m. Sunday. The pilot was taking off in a 2007 Cessna 172N single engine plane and was unable to get the aircraft fully airborne and crashed on the runway. 24-year-old…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The “Long Island Medium” is coming back to Grand Forks. “Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience” will take place Thursday, September 22 at Chester Fritz Auditorium. She previously appeared at Alerus Center in late 2019. The TLC star will share personal stories and explain how her gift works while she delivers healing messages to audience members….
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/KVRR) — Someone is a huge fan of Minnesota Public Radio’s classical music network. MPR just received a $56 million cash donation from an anonymous donor. Star Tribune reports it’s the largest gift MPR has ever received in its 55-year history. The money is slated to go toward YourClassical, the public radio station’s classical music network, and to advancing…
Justin Nachatilo and attorney Leo Wilking FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — One day before his appeal hearing before the Fargo City Commission, a fired officer is explaining why he believes he is being unfairly treated by the department he served for almost 20 years. In an interview with KFGO News, Justin Nachatilo acknowledged he made mistakes in the cases cited in…
