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Oklahoma woman accused of impersonating Alexandria business to try and steal $1.7 million from Wahpeton

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — A Tulsa, Oklahoma woman is accused of trying to steal $1.7 million from the City of Wahpeton through an electronic transfer. Court documents show Kim Elliot posed as Nancy Knight with Central Specialties of Alexandria. Wahpeton’s finance director was familiar with the company since the city had a street project with them totaling over $1.7 million….

“KPop Demon Hunters Experience” is set for July at UP District Festival Field in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It is the hottest thing going in entertainment right now: KPop Demon Hunters. This summer, you’ll be able to immerse yourself in the experience. UP District Festival Field will transform into a high-energy pop culture playground for the “KPop Demon Hunters Experience”. It’ll happen on Friday, July 24 and organizers say it’ll be a night of…

Update: Fargo man arrested after shooting outside middle school in Horace

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — All three public schools in Horace were placed under lockdown after a shooting took place in the parking lot of Heritage Middle School. Garmonyou Wiles, a 40-year-old from Fargo, was arrested for felony reckless endangerment, felony aggravated assault, and felony terrorizing. Additional charges are possible. β€œAt approximately 9:46 a.m., Monday, April 13, dispatch notified law enforcement…

Update: Arizona woman suspected of 1981 murder of infant found in Valley City

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – An Arizona woman has been arrested for the 1981 murder of “Baby Rebecca.” Sixty-five-year-old Nancy Jean Trottier is charged with murder. Court documents say that on April 16, 1981, the body of an infant girl was discovered in the wooded area of the Valley City State College campus. An autopsy report indicated the infant had…

Minnesota boy in ICU after rescuing brother from icy creek

Ashkan ThibodeauxGREENWAY, Minn. (KVRR-KQDS) – A five-year-old boy from the Iron Range is in intensive care after rescuing his younger brother from an icy creek on Easter Sunday. Family and friends are celebrating the courage and love of Ashkan Thibodeaux, but also asking for help with a GoFundMe effort. While exploring near a creek with his little brother, Wyatt, he…

Former doctor sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting high school players in Fergus Falls

Dr. Zvi Levran (FOX2 Detroit) FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO-KBRF) β€” A former Fergus Falls physician has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting high school hockey players in Otter Tail County. 69-year-old former doctor Zvi Levran pleaded guilty to three of six counts of criminal sexual conduct on March 30. On Tuesday, April 7,…

Listen: President Trump helps celebrate one of ND’s last living “Rosie The Riveters”

DAWSON, N.D. (KVRR) — That audio might have been a little hard to make out but that was President Trump on the phone wishing Irene Sprague a happy 100th birthday, and telling her to stick around another 30 or 40 years. Sprague is one of North Dakota’s last known living “Rosie The Riveters” who worked during World War II and…