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Mark Fuhrman, former detective convicted of lying during the O.J. Simpson trial, dies at 74

FILE – Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman shows the jury in the O.J. Simpson double murder trial evidence during testimony Friday, March 10, 1995, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, Pool, File)BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died at 74….

Statewide candidates, voters hold bipartisan forum discussing energy, agriculture issues

Eleven statewide and county commission candidates participate in a candidate forum in Lincoln on May 15, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)LINCOLN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Republicans and Democrats who are challenging incumbents for statewide office shared a stage Friday night in Lincoln to hear from voters about agriculture, property rights and energy issues. Nearly 75 people attended…

15th Street S. intersection closed for one week due to 32nd Avenue construction project

FARGO (KVRR) — A busy intersection along 32nd Avenue South in Fargo is temporarily closed. The project is currently in phase 2 of upgrading a section of the street that includes the intersection of 32nd Avenue and 15th Street South. The week-long closure will let crews complete underground utility work. Eastbound traffic will be detoured via 35th Avenue South. Westbound…

THC-laced candy likely sickened students at Horizon Middle School

Horizon Middle School East Campus.MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police say approximately ten middle school students who became ill after eating candy provided by another student were likely sickened by THC. Police were called to Horizon Middle School at 12:40 p.m. after receiving a report that several students had become ill. Approximately ten students ate the candy, and some began…

Man sentenced for DUI crash that killed six-year-old near Grand Forks

Travis Bell (Grand Forks County Correctional Center)GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A fatal crash west of Grand Forks nearly two years ago has resulted a six-year prison sentence for a Fordville, North Dakota man. Travis Bell, 43, has been sentenced in the drunken driving collision that killed six-year-old Katarina Louthain and injured her mother on U.S. Highway 2 and airport…

Public Service Commission candidates weigh in on prospect of carbon pipelines

Public Service Commission candidates, clockwise from top left, Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, Jill Kringstad, Chris Olson, John Pederson, Scot Kelsh and Deven Styczynski. (Photos courtesy of the candidates)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Carbon pipelines could aid a new era of North Dakota oil production, but challengers running for seats on the agency that permits pipelines argue there are flaws in the…

State fire marshal investigating two house fires in Wilkin County

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Minnesota Fire Marshal’s office is investigating two house fires in Wilkin County. The homes were destroyed. The first fire was reported Friday afternoon in Campbell, south of Breckenridge. The second fire broke out Saturday afternoon in Kent, north of Breckenridge. There were no injuries. Sheriff Tony Harris says his office is awaiting reports from the…

Minnesota Legislature closes session marked by partisan division and election year politics

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) – The Minnesota Legislature adjourned the 2026 session late Sunday with a modicum of accomplishments that’s still likely to leave advocates, lobbyists and some lawmakers wanting. Lawmakers have been contending all session with election year politics, a lame duck governor, a 67-67 deadlocked state House, and the simple fact that they crafted a two-year budget…

Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in New York. (Sarah Yenesel/Pool Photo via AP)NEW YORK (AP) — A gun and notebook that prosecutors say link Luigi Mangione to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson can be used as evidence at his murder trial, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting a defense argument that they were…