ONAMIA, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Four people were killed and another was seriously hurt in a head-on crash near Mille Lacs Lake in east-central Minnesota Wednesday night. The state patrol’s Brainerd District office says the crash happened at around 7 on Highway 169 on the lake’s southwest shore. A northbound car crossed the centerline and struck another car head-on. One of…
Mitchell Kohler (Barnes County Jail)VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Valley City man was sentenced for possessing child sex abuse materials, including images he created using artificial intelligence. Mitchell Kohler was convicted on five counts of possession of certain materials prohibited. On Feb. 25, a judge in Barnes County sentenced Kohler to four years in prison – one year for…
Kindred Area Ambulance ServiceBISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota ambulance service providers lost nearly $500 on average for every patient transported to a medical facility last year, according to a survey. The recent survey of three dozen providers in the state, conducted by PWW Advisory Group, was the result of a study created by House Bill 1322 passed…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Red Lake, Minnesota woman has been found guilty of killing her two sons in 2024. Jennifer Stately was convicted in Federal Court in Minneapolis for the stabbing deaths of 5-year-old Tristan and 6-year-old Remi. Court records say that on March 15, 2024 the then 35-year-old attacked and killed the two boys. She then set fire to…
The new mattress material is the product of joint research initiative between Comfort King, NDSU and Centers of Excellence Commission.FARGO — North Dakota State University and mattress company Comfort King are taking a material they developed to the National stage. It’s a gel that is currently used in many of Comfort King’s mattresses, but now luxury mattress maker King Koil…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Gun violence has been a big topic for many in the DFL since the shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, and the shooting that took the lives of Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman. “When you are allowing somebody to possess a deadly weapon, I think that some kind of common sense regulation around possessing…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former Fargo man, who now lives in St. Paul, is putting together a benefit performance after he was inspired by Bad Bunny’s halftime performance. Darxko, is putting together the event at Parachigo in Fargo that will focus on showcasing people of Hispanic and Latino backgrounds. The event titled “No me voy de aqui,” or “I’m…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – “We shouldn’t be taking away our rights and our freedoms under the guise of protecting the youth,” says Zach Johnson, owner of Sports Vape in Fargo. Johnson says that he understands the basic motivation behind the proposed ban of flavored tobacco and nicotine products, but that it simply won’t have the desired effect. Last Friday, the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Environmental Protection Agency is responding to critics who say that rolling back coal and oil regulations will damage the environment. In 2024, former President Joe Biden issued an executive order, upping standards for the coal and oil industries that had been in place since 2012. The Trump administration has now undone that move, taking regulations…
HUBBARD CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A rural Park Rapids, Minnesota man is arrested after threatening to kill State Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen and everyone in the state capitol for money lost during the COVID shutdown. Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office says 58-year-old John Tobias was arrested Tuesday. Investigators say Tobias made the threats against Gruenhagen on Facebook. He also called Minnesota Attorney…
