MOORHEAD, Minn. – Officers in Moorhead were on alert Monday morning after they say a man locked himself underneath a bridge armed with a knife and ready to jump. Police say this all went down around 9:30 between 21st and 14th Streets on Center Avenue. That’s right by Moorhead High School. Officers say the man said he was suicidal. They…
PARK RAPIDS, MN — A man is dead after a crash Saturday night north of Park Rapids. Minnesota State Patrol says 26-year-old Taner Berttunen of Menahga was speeding when he rear-ended an SUV. Berttunen suffered fatal injuries when his truck left the road, went airborne and struck a tree. Two people in the SUV were not hurt. Alcohol is believed…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO) – Neena, the white Bengal tiger at the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, has died. Chahinkapa Zoo Director Kathy Diekman says Neena was recently diagnosed with pancreatitis and received excellent veterinary care to keep her comfortable. Neena was 17 years old. She was a young tiger when she was moved to Wahpeton from the Wildlife World Zoo in…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A federal appeals court has affirmed a decision by a North Dakota judge who blocked a state law meant to protect farm equipment dealers. Four major manufacturers of farm implements filed a lawsuit two years ago challenging the law that permits North Dakota implement dealers to sell generic rather than name-brand replacement parts. They say the…
WEST ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ A new initiative in West St. Paul requires police officers to have an annual mental health wellness checkup. Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association executive director Andy Skoogman says officers’ jobs are demanding, sometimes even traumatic, yet many resist seeking therapy when they need it to avoid appearing weak. Skoogman says that may be changing….
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LEARFIELD) – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is blasting President Trump for setting a tone of hate in the country after this weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. She said, “teachers and parents have to turn off the tv because they don’t want kids to hear what is coming out of the mouth of the president of…
FARGO, N.D. — 44–year–old Sheldon Davis was arrested on charges of murder and arson the day the body of 52–year–old Denise Anderson was found in an apartment on 12th Street North. Police say there were traumatic injuries on her that weren’t from the fire. “The only thing I can say is I wasn’t there,” Davis said. When asked if he knew…
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota’s law banning Sunday shopping from midnight to noon is now history. Whatever it is you’re in the market for, you can now shop for it on Sunday mornings in North Dakota. That’s because the state’s Blue Laws have been lifted. “Well you’ve never been able to come until after lunch, which kind of gets in…
FARGO, N.D. — Some drivers are spending their weekend off the road to go back to the basics. KVRR’s Danielle Church tells how an initiative between the North Dakota State Council and Highway Patrol is helping to keep drivers Alive at 25. When it comes to the rules of the road, North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper William Brown says there’s…
FARGO, N.D. — Take a walk down Broadway and a new flag for Pride Week will catch your eye. The F-M Pride Planning Committee is hanging the traditional Pride flag, the transgender flag and now, one for gay people of color. There are two brown stripes added to the top. The flag raising marks the beginning of the 19th…
