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Polk County Sheriff’s Office conduct search for alleged burglar found naked in home

UPDATE: The suspect has been arrested and located.

SULLIVAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a burglary in the Sullivan Township near East Grand Forks. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the report came in around 5 a.m. Friday, June 13, of an active burglary. The sheriff’s office says the homeowner found the suspect nude in their basement, who then fled…

2025 Regional Agriculture Pain Point Report Released

The report was developed by Grand Farm, and focuses on issues effecting farmers in the Dakotas and Minnesota.

Norwood Farms in Henry County, Tennessee, on Sept. 19, 2019. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Representatives of Grand Farm spoke today regarding the key issues facing farmers in the region. The 2025 Regional Agriculture Pain Point Report was unveiled at the Cultivate Conference in Downtown Fargo. The report lays out all the ways that growers in the…

ShareHouse Celebrates 50 Years of Operation

The rehabilitation organization set up in Broadway Square to mark the occasion.

FARGO, N.D. – (KVRR) Looking at where ShareHouse is today, you might be surprised to learn of its humble origins. “We started in the mid-70s as a halfway house having six beds only and no therapeutic interventions of any sort,” said CEO Jeremy Traen. That was on June 23rd in 1975. 50 years later – the rehabilitation facility offers drug…

Devils Lake man killed in Benson County crash

BENSON COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Devils Lake man is dead after crashing in Benson County. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 62-year-old man was driving on Highway 2 before 8 a.m. when he went off the road, struck an embankment and landed in a slough. It happened about seven miles east of Leeds. The driver died at the scene. He…

Sen. Smith calls on Noem to resign after California Sen. Padilla is handcuffed during press conference

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) being handcuffed outside Secretary Noem’s press conference.WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/CNN) —  Sen. Alex Padilla of California said he had been attempting to ask a question when he was forcefully removed from a press conference held by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles Thursday. “I was there peacefully. At one point I had a…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Bonnie June

MOORHEAD — Bonnie June is as sweet as her name, and has the energy level of a dog less than half her age. Volunteers for 4 Luv of Dog don’t know how this sweet nine-year-old senior managed to land in the pound without any people, but that’s where they found her, and she’s been at the shelter now for about…

Minnesota legislature creates new state office to mediate HOA disputes

Homeowners and supporters gather to protest proposed legislation that would place new restrictions on the the reach of HOAs Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at the Minnesota State Capitol Building. (Nicole Neri/The Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL (Minnesota Reformer) — An effort to pass sweeping reforms to the laws governing homeowners’ associations and their property management companies largely failed in the Legislature this…

With North Dakota Republican Party at a ‘crossroads,’ 3 candidates seek to be chair

Judy Estenson, from left, Shane Goettle and Matthew Simon are candidates for chair of the North Dakota Republican Party. (Estenson photo provided by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Other photos provided by the candidates.)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota Republican Party fixture and two relative newcomers are seeking to lead the state party during a time of…