BISMARCK, N.D. – A Bismarck man is facing felony charges after being accused of injuring his 4-month-old daughter. The 22-year-old father is charged with felony child abuse, which carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence upon conviction. A police affidavit says the baby’s head injuries were discovered during a medical visit in late February. The affidavit says Denzil Harvest was the…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities say a home fire in Dilworth left a man in the hospital and the house a total loss. Dilworth and Moorhead fire crews were called out to the house on 7th Avenue Northeast at around 7:30 Thursday morning. Dilworth Fire Asst. Chief Scott Payne says the fire started in the middle of the house but…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A woman is in custody after a chase and crash in Moorhead. Police received a 911 call about a reckless driver entering Moorhead on Interstate 94 from Fargo around 5:40 Thursday night. Officers found the vehicle in a parking lot in the 1000 block of 32nd Avenue South. When an officer approached, the driver fled north…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – The 84th annual North Dakota winter show is underway in Valley City. It takes place every March and is designed to pay homage to agriculture as well as honor pioneer culture and heritages. This year, there will be more safety precautions at the venue. It will be held at 75 percent capacity, hand sanitizer is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State University continues its investigation after a book with a swastika on the cover was left inside a little lending library outside the Memorial Union. Associate Professor Larry Napoleon, Jr. says no message of intent was left with the book, but it was placed in a prominent way to draw attention. All other books…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Gov. Tim Walz says he will announce a rollback of Minnesota’s COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and gatherings on Friday that will be “the biggest turn yet.” The announcement comes as Minnesota expanded vaccine eligibility to 1.8 million more people this week after surpassing its goal of getting 70% of seniors vaccinated. Regarding proms and graduations…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski told North Dakota lawmakers Thursday that he strongly supports a bill that would increase penalties for drug dealers if someone dies from the sale of their drugs. Zibolski said drug overdoses increased dramatically from 36 in 2018 to 91 in 2020, including 18 deaths last year. So far this year, Fargo…
Garrett GrommeshMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Moorhead man known for appearing on a network TV show as a child has pleaded “not guilty” to charges related to child pornography. Twenty-year-old Garrett Grommesh is charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of disseminating child pornography. Grommesh made a court appearance Thursday afternoon during a conference call….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Former Dickinson Republican State Representative Luke Simons won’t go to court over his expulsion from the Legislature. In a statement, Simons said if he were to take the matter to the state Supreme Court, it would take weeks for a decision – and as he put it, “The only way I can immediately correct this injustice…
MINNEAPOLIS – A judge has granted prosecutors’ request to add a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death. Judge Peter Cahill on Thursday added the charge after the former officer, Derek Chauvin, failed to get appellate courts to block it. The judge’s decision offers jurors an additional option for conviction and finally resolves…
