BISMARCK, N.D. – Gamblers poured more than $1.3 billion into electronic pull tab machines in fiscal 2021, nearly double the amount spent in the previous fiscal year. According to the Attorney General’s Office, which oversees gambling in the state, gamblers already have wagered more than $563 million in the first four months of the current fiscal year. North Dakota’s top…
Think your Christmas tree is a tough job to tackle every year? Check out this one. North Dakota’s state capitol is hosting its annual “Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony” Monday night at 5:30. Staff members started work on the 26-foot tree about six weeks ago, when the First Lady chose this year’s theme, “Share Your Story.” It takes 4 to 5…
MINNEAPOLIS – Authorities say a crash in Minneapolis that followed a police pursuit of an SUV that was reportedly stolen has left two juveniles dead and three others hospitalized. Police say officers in suburban Robbinsdale spotted a Mercedes SUV about 2 a.m. Thursday that was reported stolen in Minneapolis and attempted to stop the vehicle. The driver sped off and…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – Live coverage continues during the second day of the Kim Potter trial in Minneapolis. The former police officer is charged in connection with the death of Daunte Wright. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: daunte wright, KIM POTTER TRIAL, Minneapolis
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Amazon donates $3,000 worth of toys to the West Fargo Police Department. Officers will hand them out to kids throughout December and next year. While responding to calls officers will try and use the toys to help kids cope with trauma. Officers want to build relationships with the community and make sure kids’ first interaction…
RURAL MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Two people jump out of a second story window to escape a house fire in rural Moorhead. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says they were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. “The building was pretty well fully engulfed and our focus became protecting the adjacent residents and propane tanks there,” Sabin-Elmwood Fire Department Assistant…
Clay County pursuit 12/8/2021MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Two Moorhead men were taken into custody after a wild high-speed chase in Clay County Tuesday. Twenty-four-year-old Terrell Jones and a passenger, 29-year-old Christopher Cloud are in the Clay County jail. Jones was arrested for Felony Fleeing, 2nd Degree Assault, and Felon in Possession of Ammunition. Cloud is being held in the Clay County…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum says he will travel to Texas next week to visit 125 North Dakota National Guard soldiers serving on the U.S.-Mexico border. The Bismarck-based 957th Engineer Company was deployed in October. Their mission is expected to last about a year. “We’re grateful for the brave men and women of the North Dakota National Guard…
Kim Potter MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – Live coverage of opening statements and early testimony in the trial of former Brooklyn Center, Minn. police officer Kim Potter. Potter is charged with 1st & 2nd Degree Manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: daunte wright, KIM POTTER TRIAL
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A 27-year-old Valley City man has changed his plea to guilty to an attempted murder charge. Alex Mooridian shot another man on February 25 in Valley City. The shooting victim, a Valley City man, has recovered. In a separate case, Barnes County State’s Attorney Tonya Duffy says Mooridian changed his plea on a felony burglary…
