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Pet Connection: Meet Jasmyne

Talk about windows to the soul -- her personality is as sweet and goofy as her gaze.

There’s really no way to say it — her pictures just don’t do Jasmyne justice. Soft-spoken, soft-furred, and with a soft, goofy, slightly-cross-eyed gaze, Jasmyne the cat charmed everyone on the set of the KVRR Morning Show. She came in to visit live in the studio with Emily Welker and Ryan Keel of Diamond in the Ruff pet rescue, and…

Man Wanted In Connection With Crookston Death In Custody

Forty-nine-year-old Eddie Markeith Frazier was taken into custody around 3 a.m., according to Bloomington Police.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A person of interest in the death of a Crookston woman is now in custody following a six-hour manhunt in Bloomington overnight. Forty-nine-year-old Eddie Markeith Frazier was taken into custody around 3 a.m., according to Bloomington Police. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Frazier is a person of interest in the murder of 48-year-old Tawnja Wallace….

Tire Slashing Spree Proves Costly for South Fargo Neighbors

More than a dozen cars had their tires slashed in the Woodhaven neighborhood of South Fargo

FARGO, ND — A south Fargo neighborhood woke up to a string of vandalism. More than a dozen cars had their tires slashed in the Woodhaven neighborhood of south Fargo. Some people were likely a little late for work this morning. “It’s not funny, it’s not a prank,” said Bryce Jensen who lives in the neighborhood. “It’s really expensive for most…

It’s “Go Time” for Area Farmers

Warmer weather and proper soil conditions make this week the optimal time for planting

CASS COUNTY, ND — It’s “go time” for many area farmers and they’re getting into the fields to start another growing season. Now that May has started, and with temperatures in the seventies for much of the next seven days, many North Dakota farmers believe that this is the best time to start the planting process. “It’s go time,” said Jacob…

Thirty Students Sent to Hospital After Bemidji Bus Crash

Most of the students involved were from the Red Lake Nation

  BEMIDJI, Minn. — School officials say 30 students were sent to a hospital to be checked out after a school bus crash near Bemidji. The superintendent says one student may have suffered a broken arm, another had a facial laceration and a third had possible internal injuries. Other students aboard had “bumps and bruises.” Most of the students involved…

MSUM School of Journalism Honors Marcil Family with Dedication

President Blackhurst hopes to continue this collaboration for at least 100 more years

MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSUM’s School of Journalism made a dedication which honors 100 years of local storytelling. Students unveiled a wall dedicated to the Marcil Center for Innovative Journalism. Forum Communications Chairman William Marcil, Sr. and his wife Jane were there to see it for themselves. University officials say the center helps keep them on the cutting edge of the…

Cass County Youth Commission Paying it Forward

The Cass County Youth Commission is the only of it's kind in North Dakota

FARGO,N.D–Twenty-one high school students are wrapping up their year and getting a look into local politics by paying it forward. The Cass County Youth Commission presented a check for over $6,500  to Charism, a nonprofit that supports at risk children in the metro. Members of the Cass County Government held a graduation for the group of students who served on…

ND-MN Distracted Driving Campaign Issues More Than 2,500 Tickets

They handed out 1,017 citations to drivers for texting while driving and 1,517 seat belt violations

  MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA — More than 1,000 people were cited in April for distracted driving in Minnesota and North Dakota. Police officers, sheriff deputies and State Patrol Troopers participated in the distracted driving campaign in Minnesota from April 10th-23rd. They handed out 1,017 citations to drivers for texting while driving and 1,517 seat belt violations. Moorhead police gave out 20 tickets…

Dunseith Man Identified in Fatal Rollover Crash

The patrol says Gooden was driving about 5 miles northeast of Dunseith on Monday night when he entered a closed road

  ROLETTE COUNTY, ND — The highway patrol has identified the man killed on a washed out road in Rolette County. He is 56-year-old Errol Gooden of Dunseith. The patrol says Gooden was driving about five miles northeast of Dunseith on Monday night when he entered a closed road. He hit a washed out portion of the road, rolled and…

Las Vegas Stripper Convicted in North Dakota Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced

Toelle pleaded guilty in January to being the leader of a drug-trafficking ring that involved her children and friends from 2009 to 2016

  NORTH DAKOTA — A former Las Vegas stripper who ran a drug trafficking ring that stretched from Washington to North Dakota has been sentenced. Loren Toelle was given more than 17 years in prison. The 52-year-old was also sentenced to five years of probation. Toelle pleaded guilty in January to being the leader of a drug-trafficking ring that involved…