MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — The most notorious drunken driver in Minnesota history is suing the Department of Corrections. In a federal civil rights lawsuit, Danny Bettcher of New York Mills says he was kept in custody for several months beyond what’s permitted by state law. Bettcher says in court documents that he was not aware of the violation until an…
Bob ScottFARGO, N.D. — The man who portrayed Santa Claus for the past decade at Rheault Farm in Fargo has passed away. Bob Scott’s family says because he posed for photos with so many children as Santa, he would often encounter people who would tell him that his picture was on their refrigerator. Scott was also an active leader in…
FARGO, N.D. – A few heated moments during the Fargo City Commission meeting over a major tax break. Aldevron applied for the break to build a state of the art biologic manufacturing facility in the Woodhaven Plaza addition. It is believed it’ll save the company around $5 million over 10 years. Commissioner Tony Gehrig asked if the company didn’t get…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A Jamestown man is accused of hitting a man with a baseball bat last week. According to court documents, 25-year-old Donny Ayers hit the man in the upper left thigh in an alley in southwest Jamestown. Ayers told police he was “angry” and did swing the bat, but was not trying to hit the man. He also…
FARGO, N.D. — A production of “Noises Off” is returning to the Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre stage for the first time in 22 years. You’ll also be able to catch KVRR’s morning meteorologist, Marshall Downing, as he portrays “Tim Allgood” in the production. The play-within-a-play depicting the follies of a second-rate theatre troupe will be staged September 6 and 7…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Traffic at North Dakota’s eight commercial airports was up 12 percent in July compared to last year. More than 110,000 people boarded planes in Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Devils Lake, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson in July. Williston had the highest percentage increase, of nearly 27 percent. Year-to-date boardings for the eight airports are up more than…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — It has been a record-setting fiscal year for the UND Alumni Association & Foundation. Alumni and friends of the university gave $67.7 million to the foundation during the fiscal year that ended June 30. That is nearly twice the amount committed the previous year. The old record was $49.9 million set in 2011. Nine-thousand and sixteen…
Gov. Tim Walz & Jodi HarpsteadST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz says it would be “counterproductive” to call the Minnesota Legislature into special session on gun violence only to watch Senate Republicans adjourn without holding any hearings or moving forward with gun control bills. “And I spent the day out at Game Fair where our most experienced firearms owners…
FARGO, N.D. — Police in Fargo say a man has confessed to setting a number of dumpster fires around the downtown area. Officers and the Fargo Fire Department Battalion Chief were on the lookout for a suspect last night. They found Carl Thronson near Fire Station 1 and he was taken into custody. Thronson is being held on a felony…
STURGIS, S.D. — Western South Dakota’s famed motorcycle rally in Sturgis is likely seeing a small uptick in attendance this year. This year’s 10-day motorcycle rally just wrapped up. Figures released by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety show a slight overall increase in vehicles entering Sturgis through midweek. Drunk driving, drug, traffic and other arrests point to increased…
