ST. PAUL, Minn. – Tribal and environmental groups opposed to Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision affirming the approvals of the project. The state Commerce Department, which was part of the earlier appeal, is not joining in the appeal this time. The legal move comes as protests continue…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) — A Moorhead man armed with a knife and refusing to come out of a room at Super 8 in Fargo is arrested after a nearly five hour standoff with police. Officers responded around 6:00 Thursday morning to the disturbance call at the motel on Interstate Boulevard near 13th Avenue South and Interstate 29. They were confronted…
MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – “From parakeets to rabbits to goldfish,” recalled North Dakota Game and Fish Biologist Doug Leier; we’re hearing more and more these days about unwanted pets ending up on the streets. Well, unwanted pet goldfish are ending up in public lakes. That’s a problem because, “We get concerned about the potential for viruses, the potential…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Office of the Legislative Auditor says it found no evidence that Minnesota overpaid two companies it hired to conduct COVID-19 saliva testing. Instead, the auditor found that managed care organizations, acting on behalf of the state, scrutinized the claims and paid just a fraction of the amounts originally billed. Minnesota Department of Health signed an…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — A pizzeria in West Fargo is closing its doors for good in a few weeks. The owners of Ole & Lena’s posting on social media that the restaurant will close July 31. They say their lease is up at the end of the month and the landlord has made other plans for the space. They had…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — She might hate herself for loving you, but she loves performing for crowds of people! Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are coming to The Lights in West Fargo on Saturday, September 11th. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member has 8 platinum and gold albums and hits including “Bad Reputation” and “I Love Rock ‘N…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Salamah Pendleton is convicted of killing his mother Lola Moore and Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte. He was also found guilty of the attempted murder of Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Sergeant Kelly McLean and Corporal Ron Nord. “Count one as for the charge of murder, extreme indifference to the value of human life as…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office has released a report from a fiery crash earlier this month where a suburban Twin Cities area man told a deputy that he stopped at multiple bars before the wreck. Fifty-one-year-old David John of Lino Lakes left a county road and went into the ditch. The 1978 Ford Bronco that…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Barnesville woman who was recently accused of vandalizing a statue of Jesus and driving over gravesites at a Fargo cemetery is back in jail. Fargo Police say 28 year-old Blair Whitten was arrested around 5:00 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of 4th St. N. According to police, officers responded to a report of a disturbance…
DALTON, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The Dalton Fire Dept and other first responders are preparing to remember a longtime firefighter who died last weekend in an ATV crash near Dalton. Assistant Fire Chief Jason Kirchner had been a member of the department for 18 years. The department is expecting that people will line the streets on Friday, the day of Kirchner’s…
