MOORHEAD, Minn. — A Moorhead man is arrested and charged with firearms violations after a 6-year-old died after finding his gun in March. 33-year-old Phillip Jones, Jr. is charged with illegal possession of a firearm. Jones has a prior felony conviction in Hennepin County and is not allowed to own weapons under federal law. Court documents say the 6-year-old boy…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A former Mahnomen County sheriff has been arrested for violating a protection order. Sixty-seven-year-old Brad Athmann was arrested in Naytahwaush Tuesday afternoon after a woman reported that he was within 20-feet of her home in violation of a harassment protection order. A Mahnomen County deputy found Athmann shortly after the woman made the report and Athmann…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Country music singer, film and tv star Dwight Yoakam is coming to The Lights in West Fargo. The man who has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide will take the Midco Stage on Thursday, September 2. Tickets go on sale this Friday morning at 10 at ticketmaster.com. Prices range between $49 and $69, plus fees….
FARGO, N.D. — Fans of former NDSU Bison quarterback Trey Lance can add a new memento to their collection. Forever Collectibles is offering this Trey Lance North Dakota State Bison Gates Series Bobblehead. They say “every star who plays on Sunday got his start as a stud on Saturdays”. The 8″ tall bobblehead portrays Lance in action with Fargodome as…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police are asking for assistance in identifying suspects in recent catalytic converter thefts. In one case, someone driving a Pontiac Grand Prix stole two converters on the east side of Moorhead. A person driving a Ford Taurus is suspected of catalytic converter thefts from a southside business last month. Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo police…
WASHINGTON – Some lawmakers are trying to stop 144 American cities from losing their designations as “metropolitan areas.” The federal government wants to update the standard from at least 50,000 residents in a city’s urban core to a minimum of 100,000 people. Republican John Thune of South Dakota and Democrat Mark Kelly of Arizona introduced Senate legislation Tuesday that would…
After a year of staying away from each other to stay healthy, the timing couldn’t be better for folks turning out to connect with one another at Sanford Health’s newest public event. Organizers are reporting good turnout for the inaugural Roger Maris All-Star Week in the metro. The events have been running all week, and continue through Saturday. Amongst the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead police are on the lookout for a suspect in a stolen vehicle chase. Police say an officer tried to pull over a driver in an area near 8th St. and 30th Ave. South Wednesday morning on suspicion that one of the occupants has felony warrants. The driver took off. The chase ended in the Johnson…
FARGO (KVRR) – Two men have been hospitalized following an altercation that led to a stabbing at a Fargo apartment. Police responded to the disturbance around 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 1700 block of 25th Avenue South. Police say investigators are working to determine exactly what happened. Two adult males, known to each other, sustained serious injuries. One of the…
A motocross racer from Bismarck has died after a crash while racing in Jamestown. Now, you can help support the family. That’s according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family of Cody Martin. The page says he died June 13th from injuries he sustained during a race. The GoFundMe organizer writes, “No matter if it was detailing or…
