ST. PAUL, Minn. – Staunch conservatives and advocates of legal marijuana have formed an unlikely alliance in Minnesota to pressure the Legislature to allow medical cannabis patients to own guns. The more than 35,000 patients in Minnesota’s program can’t own guns as the law now stands because the federal government classifies marijuana as an illicit drug, similar to heroin. Gun-rights…
MINNEAPOLIS – State health officials say Minnesota counties with low COVID-19 vaccination rates have slightly higher cases of the coronavirus. Among the 10 counties with COVID-19 rates of 5 per 10,000 people or higher in the week ending June 5, none had vaccination rates that were above the state average. The figures have Gov. Tim Walz concerned that some regions…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – One person was airlifted to a Twin Cities hospital following an early morning apartment fire in Devils Lake. Crews responded shortly after 3:30 a.m. Friday. The injured person lived across the hall from the apartment where the fire started. Residents of the apartment where the fire started were playing a video game at the time….
FARGO (KVRR) – A man has been arrested in Georgia in connection with the theft of “numerous” golf carts in several states including the Dakotas and Minnesota. An FBI affidavit says Nathan Rodney Nelson can be linked to 63 golf cart thefts in seven states since 2017. Nelson is charged with transporting stolen vehicles across state lines. According to court…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Celebrities hit the golf course for charity looking to score the perfect hole-in-one! “Every year is different but they all are fun you get to meet a lot of new people, and everyone is on board for the right cause its always just a fun deal and happy to be here,” Moorhead native and former NHL…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A local arts organization adds a new role in preparation for its upcoming film festival. Non-profit The Human Family has welcomed Falcon Gott to the North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival as the Native American Programming Director. The position is new to the festival. Gott says his goal is to represent Native Americans in ways that…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Effective Saturday, the extra $300 some North Dakotans receive each week in unemployment money will be no more. “Basically what we’re seeing at the end of this week is a return to pre-pandemic norms,” said Sarah Arnston with Job Service North Dakota. Arnston says state-paid unemployment benefits will continue. “What is ending is the federal programs…
TRAVERSE CO., Minn. — The murder of a farmer along the western border of Minnesota remains unsolved one year later. The Minnesota BCA is asking anyone with information on the murder of 68-year-old Terry McCoy to call their tip line. His daughter is offering a 3 thousand dollar reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case. According…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A local arts organization adds a new role in preparation for its upcoming film festival. The Human Family, a Fargo nonprofit organization, has welcomed Falcon Gott to the North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival as the Native American Programming Director. The position is new to the festival. Gott says his goal is to represent Native Americans…
Cory HarmonFARGO, N.D. — Police in Fargo are notifying the community about two registered high risk sex offenders living in the area. Cory Harmon, 41, is at 734 College Street North in Fargo. Harmon was convicted of Luring Minor by Computer and Possession of Prohibited Materials (child pornography) in November 2011, in Richland County District Court. He is a lifetime…
