FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former Fargo businessman is sentenced in U.S. District Court for a large-scale cocaine distribution operation. 52-year-old Barrett Prody was given nearly 16 years in federal prison for continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering and obstruction of justice. Court documents show the former owner of JT Cigarro and O’Leary’s Pub laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — The Cass County Highway Department has started its work on a list of projects from a five-year project plan. “It’ll be a busy year, we have a lot of road and bridge projects coming. We have a pretty big grading project out by Tower City in between Tower City and Buffalo on County Road 10…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A trial is canceled for a teen charged with terrorizing and having sex with two underage girls. 19-year-old Carter Hammer of Fargo changed his pleas to guilty to eight counts of terrorizing with a dangerous weapon for an incident last summer when he was waving a gun around during an argument among a group of car…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Fans of classic soft rock are in for a treat with the “Classic Rock Reunion” at Bluestem. Four legendary bands will take the stage for one unforgettable night of timeless hits on Sunday, August 17. Join Pure Prairie League, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Orleans and Firefall. Hits range from “Let Me Love You Tonight” to “Still The…
FARGO — Interest is up nationwide from first-time home gardeners this spring, and that’s got spots at the Growing Together Community Gardens filling up fast. Three of their ten garden spots around the metro are already full, says founder Jack Wood. They’ve got sixty new members this year and registration for spring isn’t even started yet. The program has more…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Highway Patrol has released the names of the people involved in a south Fargo crash between a motorcycle and car Friday night, and Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting confirmed the motorcyclist is an employee of his department. Avery Quiner, 20 of Moorhead, suffered serious injuries when his motorcycle crashed into a car at the intersection of…
UPDATE (4:08 P.M.) — The male victim from the Moorhead homicide on April 13 was positively identified by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office as 39-year-old James Hamilton. He died from multiple gunshot wounds. Along with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, police were able identify a location where the suspect was hiding north of Ishpeming, Michigan. Thomas III and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota legislators have been wrestling with a pesticide bill backed by agricultural groups that would make it harder for people to win cancer liability lawsuits against the farm chemical industry. House Bill 1318 would shield the maker of Roundup and other farm chemical manufacturers from lawsuits from people who say they were not adequately…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Revised textbooks on the five Native American tribes that share land with North Dakota will be ready in time for next school year. For about three decades, the books went without updates due to a lack of funding, said Lucy Fredericks, director of Indian and multicultural education for the North Dakota Department of Public…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – More than three years ago, a Frazee, Minnesota area man discovered bones of a pair of bison that died centuries ago in a peat bog on his property. At the time, the peat bog dried up, and the owner dug up the remains. The state archeologist’s office had the remains dated and verified that they…
