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UPDATE: Xcel Crews Restore Power in Mayville

MAYVILLE, N.D. — (UPDATE: 5:37 P.M. June 6, 2021) Xcel Energy’s website shows that power has been fully restored to the Mayville-Portland area.   **Original Story Below**   Xcel Energy crews are working to restore power in Mayville after a widespread outage on Saturday. As of 4 p.m. Sunday, the company’s outage map showed four outages in the Mayville area…

Male’s body pulled from the Red River

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A male’s body was pulled from the Red River Saturday afternoon. Fargo Police says officers and the Fargo Fire Department responded to a body found in the river in the 2100 block S. A deceased male was pulled from the river and the investigation is ongoing. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: body, body found,…

Health experts: dry heat easier to deal with than high humidity

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With record temperatures reaching 100 degrees, it’s important to know the difference between dry and humid heat. According to medical experts, dry heat is usually better even though it can lead to dehydration. It’s also important to stay hydrated and to keep fluids constantly in your body. If you are out in the heat, sweating may…

UPDATE: Audubon convenience store robbery suspect turns himself in

UPDATE: Twenty-six-year-old Alexander Butcher of Coon Rapids was arrested Friday afternoon after turning himself into the Becker County Sheriff’s Office.   AUDUBON, Minn. (KVRR) – The Becker County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery at a convenience store in Audubon. The robbery at Orton’s Cenex Convenience Store was reported shortly before 1:00 a.m. Tuesday. Investigators say a male suspect passed…

North Dakota Veterans Cemetery conducts 10,000th interment

MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Veterans Cemetery conducted its 10,000th interment Friday.  Interments include both burials and cremation. The cemetery was built in 1992.  It serves as the site of the North Dakota National Guard’s annual Memorial Day ceremony and each December, the North Dakota Civil Air Patrol sponsors the Wreaths Across America event. “As North Dakotans, we…

Reward offered for information on Audubon house fire

AUDUBON, Minn. (KVRR) – The Audubon Fire Department is asking for your help for information on a house they say was purposely set on fire with people inside. It happened around eleven Tuesday night at 320 Eagle Street. Someone inside the home saw someone start it on fire and called 911. When crews arrived, they saw flames coming out of…

Mapleton tax preparer sentenced for filing fraudulent returns

FARGO (KVRR) – A Mapleton, N.D. man will spend 18 months in federal prison for preparing false tax returns. Forty-three-year-old Benjamin Boway was also sentenced to one year of supervised release and ordered to pay $134,498 in restitution and $500 in special assessment fees. Federal prosecutors say Boway, the owner of Bennie Tax Services, filed fraudulent tax returns for clients,…