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LIVE: Unglued at the Summer Craft Fest

Beer, crafts, and live in-studio appearances are back again on the Morning Show!

June 10, 2021

Emily Welker,

It’s the first fully-vaccinated, CDC-guideline-approved, social-distancing-free live, in-studio event in more than a year for the Morning Show, and boy is it right up our alleys. One of our favorite returning guests, Unglued’s Ashley Morken, brought us crafts, beer, beer-related crafts, locally-produced candy, tequila, and more goodies to get us ready for this weekend’s Summer Craft Fest. It’s been on…

Update: M&H robbery suspect also wanted for robberies at Fargo Walmart, Casey’s

June 10, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Police are still looking for 21-year-old Hunter Havisto of Fargo, who’s wanted for the armed robbery of the M&H convenience store on Main Ave. Wednesday. Havisto was last seen wearing a dark hoodie, khaki pants and a bandana. If you see him, call 911. Police say he should be considered dangerous. Havisto is also a suspect…

Judge sends man to prison for shooting bear on reservation

June 10, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal judge has sentenced a Brainerd man to 15 months in prison for killing and then beheading a 700-pound black bear on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson sentenced 39-year-old James Stimac on Wednesday. According to prosecutors, Stimac used a compound bow to shoot the bear on the reservation in northern…

Dog Dies In House Fire North Of Oxbow

Two People Got Out Of The Home Safely

June 10, 2021

Site Staff,

CASS COUNTY, N.D. – A dog dies in an early morning fire two miles north of Oxbow, North Dakota. The Cass County Sheriff’s Offices tells KVRR Local News the fire broke out in a home along County Road 81. They got the call around 2:45 Thursday morning. The fire started in the kitchen. Two people in the home got out…

Sec. Buttigieg explains American Jobs Plan impact on North Dakota & Minnesota

June 9, 2021

Site Staff,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – President Joe Biden has ended negotiations with top Republican leaders regarding his American Jobs Plan, but the administration will continue seeking bipartisan approval of the infrastructure proposal. According to the White House, infrastructure in North Dakota and Minnesota has suffered from a lack of investment for decades. Between the two states, more than 5,000 miles of highways…

Heat Causes Part of Main Avenue to Buckle in Fargo

June 9, 2021

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Extreme heat conditions are causing roads to buckle throughout the metro. On the intersection of Main Avenue and 40th Street South, traffic was backed up heading east and was reduced to one lane as the heat has caused the road to buckle just before merging onto I-29 North. City workers were working to mark the area early…

Keystone XL pipeline canceled after Biden had blocked permit

June 9, 2021

Jim Monk,

BILLINGS, Mont. – The sponsor of the Keystone XL pipeline says it is pulling the plug on the project after Canadian officials failed to persuade the Biden administration to reverse its cancellation of the company’s permit on the day the president took office. Calgary-based TC Energy said Wednesday it would work with government agencies “to ensure a safe termination of…

Lawsuit accuses law firm boss of firing pro-Trump employees

June 9, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Three former partners at a St. Cloud law firm are suing the firm’s president after he fired them and other employees he felt supported former President Donald Trump. William Kain, Margaret Henehan and Kelsey Quarberg are alleging wrongful termination. The three were partners at the Kain and Scott law firm. They allege the president, Wesley Scott,…

Police investigate stabbing in Moorhead

June 9, 2021

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Moorhead responded to a report of a stabbing Tuesday night. It happened around 10:30 p.m. in the 800-block of Belsly Blvd. When officers arrived, they found a man with a superficial cut to his hand. He refused medical treatment on the scene. Another man who is an acquaintance of the victim was taken into custody,…

Ex-state trooper admits texting woman’s nude photos to his own phone

June 9, 2021

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS – A former Minnesota State Trooper accused of taking a woman’s cellphone while responding to a crash and texting nude or partly nude photos of her to his phone has reached a plea deal. Thirty-seven-year-old Albert Kuehne, of Dayton, pleaded guilty to nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, a gross misdemeanor. The state agreed to drop a felony count…