GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks City Council has approved Jason Freedman’s employment agreement as the new police chief. Freedman is scheduled to start on January 27. He is coming from Madison, Wisconsin where he served as a captain with the police department. The final five candidates included three internal candidates and two external candidates. Freedman will have a…
HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) — Dakota Magic is taking it the next level when it comes to live music. The southern North Dakota casino has announced four concerts for 2025. They include Direct From Sweden: The Music of ABBA, a tribute show on February 15. Daughtry on March 22. Brett Young on April 26. And country music legend John Anderson on…
DALTON, Minn. (KVRR) — Otter Tail County deputies arrest a man with a gun Monday night after he is accused of holding a woman against her will. They got a text message about the incident just after 7 p.m. Law enforcement entered the home in Dalton and took 42-year-old Ryan Hamilton into custody without incident. The woman was not harmed. Hamilton…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR: updated 12/4/24) — Valley Property Partners of Moorhead, doing business as “House Dudes”, is ordered to pay around $4,200 in restitution and fines for failing to disclose that a house it sold in 2019 contained lead-based paint. The disclosure is required under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Two kids living in the house in Hillsboro, North Dakota…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — As the population continues to grow, changes will be needed to improve transportation. That is why MnDOT is hosting a public open house for the I-94 Moorhead Corridor Study. The study will determine short and long-term improvements between the Red River Bridge and Highway 336. That could mean new overpasses and additional lanes to handle…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Glenwood, Minnesota man is indicted for child porn. According to court documents, between January 21, 2020 and June 3, 2024, 51-year-old Patrick Baker secretly recorded six minors for the purpose of creating sexually explicit images. Baker made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court last week on two counts of production of child porn and three…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Sheriff’s Office is getting a new Mobile Command Post. It’s actually a 1993 model with only 28,000 miles on it. The county bought it from Casselton Fire Department for $40,000. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says buying a new one would cost anywhere from $200,000 to $500,000. He says this way, the county is saving the…
ULEN, Minn. (KVRR) — West Central Ag Services members have voted to approve an acquisition by CHS. The Ulen, Minnesota based cooperative is joining the nation’s largest farmer-owned cooperative which is based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. In a release to members, West Central says more than 1,100 active patrons voted with over 70% of members voting in favor of the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man faces charges after a short police pursuit on I-29. Police say 53-year-old Marlin Johnson’s vehicle was stopped and partially blocking the lane on the I-29 southbound on-ramp at Demers Avenue and he was asleep in the driver’s seat around 6 p.m. Officers say Johnson appeared to be under the influence as…
FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — Fosston City Council has unanimously voted to terminate the 2009 agreement between the city, First Care Medical Services and Essentia Health. In September, an arbitration panel ruled in favor of Essentia in a dispute over its closure of labor and delivery services in 2022. Essentia has run the hospital for the past 15 years. In a…
