A makeshift memorial is placed where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer yesterday, in Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)WASHINGTON (AP) — Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday. Officers tried to take…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Emerald ash borer larvae was recently confirmed on the east side of the downtown Fargo public library. It wasn’t a big surprise because the pest was detected in Moorhead in 2023. “We finally confirmed it. We kind of already expected it to be here, but it just took us till today to actually get it confirmed,”…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly become another lightning rod for America’s divisions on immigration under the Trump administration. U.S. Judge Fred Biery ruled Monday that any removal or transfer of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias,…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — Gary Allan is a modern country singer with a rock-edged grit and he’s returning to Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen. The man behind hits like “Watching Airplanes” and “Smoke Rings In The Dark” will take the stage on Friday, May 1. Tickets go on sale Monday, February 9 for $60 and $115. You can buy them…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota continues to be a state on the grow. For the fourth consecutive year, the state has seen population growth. It’s a record at 799,358 people according to Gov. Kelly Armstrong. Those numbers are from July 2025 U.S. Census estimates. State Demographer Nigel Haarstad says the state has likely since surpassed the 800,000 mark for…
A person holds a sign of Alex Pretti during a protest outside the office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)President Donald Trump said Tuesday a “big investigation” was underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. “I want to see the investigation. I’m going to be watching over it, and I…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man is arrested for making bomb threats to multiple businesses. Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 59-year-old Troy Johnson made a threat to Clay County Social Services on an employee’s voicemail. The caller was known to the employee. It was determined the suspect had made additional bomb threats to other businesses in the Fargo–Moorhead area….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Attorneys Dane DeKrey and Bruce Ringstrom have withdrawn from representing Faith Shields in her felony theft of property case due to a conflict. The local activist was supposed to go on trial today but that trial has now been pushed back to April. The attorney’s also represented Faith’s now ex husband, Charles Dixon. The couple got…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Police want to hear from the driver of this vehicle after a person showed up at the hospital with severe cuts to his head and arm. Police say the victim was brought to Altru in this vehicle early Sunday morning. The victim stated that he was assaulted with an edged weapon by a…
FARGO — It’s a game that first gained popularity in China in the 1800s, and now, it’s coming to the metro. It’s a test of strategy skills, memory, and luck against the other players in a traditional game of mahjongg. You’re invited to learn how to play in a new class called “Mahj Curious. ” The instructor, Christine Welsand of…
