ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Making Minnesota schools safer is the idea behind the Shield Act. The bill is sponsored by Republican Rep. Elliott Engen of White Bear Township. He says it would provide funding for schools to set up security plans using technology like bullet-proof windows and doors, lockdown systems, and direct communication with law enforcement. Engen wants the grants…
DETRIOT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — The cold is becoming no more. With many fishing enthusiasts removing their ice houses as the season comes to a close. “Kind of all over all the area lakes. Little Detroit, Big Detroit here in town had a ton of fish houses on a lot of them started by coming off the lake with the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A thirty-year prison sentence is given to the man found guilty of killing 60-year-old Terry Klevgaard in Moorhead in 2023. Robert Icanberry was found guilty of second-degree murder last month. Police found Klevgaard dead of “multiple sharp force injuries” in a Moorhead apartment in the 1800 block of 1st Avenue North on April 17, 2023. He…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — National Weather Service of Grand Forks says probabilities for flooding in the Red River and Devils Lake basins have decreased slightly. The last flood outlook was issued just two weeks ago. In that time, the area has seen continued below normal precipitation. They expect near average spring flood threats at this time. This comes as the…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Textron has set a date to shut down its manufacturing operations indefinitely at Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls. It’ll happen on May 22. The company says the around 400 employees who work through their specific completion date will be eligible to receive severance benefits before they are laid-off. They will complete limited production…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Detroit Lakes couple is accused of not filing state income or sales taxes for several years. Randy Wold, owner of Northern Wild Taxidermy, and Alisa Wold, owner of Misty Maple Golden Kennels, are each charged in Becker County District Court with failure to file and pay individual income taxes and state sales taxes between…
Leo DartoeFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man arrested in Georgia in November for a Fargo homicide last summer was back in court in Fargo on Wednesday. Judge John Irby determined there is enough evidence in the case of Leo Dartoe to proceed to trial. Dartoe has pleaded not guilty. A trial date has not been set but another hearing is…
FARGO — Talk about an angel of a dog. Harper the Australian cattle dog/blue heeler is resting her wings at a metro-area boarding facility, courtesy of the folks at Kritter Krazy Reptile and Exotic Rescue in Bottineau, N.D. They specialize in being one of the rare rescues that takes in reptiles, birds, pocket pets and other exotics, but their mission…
FARGO — With all its complicated feelings, the human heart can be a mysterious thing. But your heart health shouldn’t be. That’s why Essentia Health is launching an online heart assessment tool you can take to find out your risk of heart disease. Doctors say signs of heart disease can be hidden, with symptoms you don’t notice, until it’s too…
Greenpeace attorneys and staff pose for a group photo outside the Morton County courthouse Feb. 26, 2025, after the first day of trial in a case brought by Energy Transfer. The judge in the case has denied media requests to photograph the trial. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — An attorney representing the developer of the Dakota…
