ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Federal authorities say a North Dakota man is charged with second-degree murder in the Oct. 10 decapitation killing of another man at the victim’s home on the Navajo Nation in northwestern New Mexico. A criminal complaint says 28-year-old Shilo Aaron Oldrock attacked and decapitated the victim with an ax and burned the victims’ head in a wood…
PEKIN, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a truck hauling a livestock trailer with 2,500 pigs overturned Thursday morning in Nelson County. The rollover happened around 6:45 a.m. on State Highway 1, just southeast of Pekin. The truck driver, 51-year-old Chad Wood of Dow City, Iowa was not injured. Wood was driving south on North Dakota Highway…
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University are investigating allegations that some male students started a competition this fall to count sexual encounters with female students. The allegations were first reported by the student newspaper, The Record. A spokeswoman for the schools wouldn’t provide details, but said they have been investigating since they learned about…
The numbers are in on addiction and substance abuse in the pandemic, and they are sobering in a very literal sense. Drug overdose deaths hit a record high, with almost 97,000 recorded across the U-S for the 12-month period ending in March. CDC numbers show those deaths went up nearly 30 percent from March of last year to this year….
Just days before Halloween, they’re summoning the monsters to gather in Moorhead’s city center… and you can be there too. The city’s parks and recreation department is holding its first-ever Monster Mash Trunk or Treat on October 28th. You can gather under the full moon with your little witches, hobgoblins, werewolves and vampires for candy, crafts, and games. It’s an…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Fire broke out inside a home in Fergus Falls Thursday morning. Crews were called to 503 Peck St. at around 3:30 a.m. A resident says he woke up because of his cat and found the home filled with smoke. He and his cat were able to get out safely. Firefighters pulled off the siding to…
WADENA, Minn. (KVRR) – Investigators say the cause of a fire that heavily damaged an apartment and business building in Wadena Wednesday was caused by a cigarette container. The fire at 202 1/2 Jefferson St. S. displaced tenants in 7 apartments. In addition to the apartment damage, KSKK Radio and All Around Divas Boutique received smoke damage. Lorena’s Salon received…
Justine Ruszczyk DamondMINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison. The 57 months that the judge gave Mohamed Noor on Thursday was the maximum term possible for manslaughter under the state’s sentencing guidelines….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Red River Valley is experiencing a critical blood and platelet shortage. Vitalant is urging all eligible donors to make an appointment as soon as possible. “We have got a skyrocket of usage and we don’t have enough donors. We typically know how blood donations need to be used throughout the year, but with this pandemic,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The White House has unveiled its plan to vaccinate millions of kids ages 5 to 11 against the coronavirus. It’ll be put in motion as soon as the FDA approves Pfizer’s vaccine for that age group, which may happen as soon as the first week of November. Advisers to the FDA are scheduled to meet next…
