MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A family in Moorhead have been grieving since the death of their 13-year-old daughter, and they are using that pain to ask for changes in Minnesota law by marching at the capitol this week. The Rich family are asking for laws regarding water safety, like life vests being required for minors under the age of 18…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A Crookston man is sentenced to over 21 years in prison for producing child porn. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger says 52-year-old Jorge Torres Jr. produced images and videos showing the sexual abuse of a minor girl. He says Torres had been sexually assaulting and abusing the minor victim for several years. The victim reported the…
VERGAS, Minn. (KVRR) — A young boy nearly drowned this morning in Otter Tail County. The sheriff’s office says a one-and-a-half-year-old boy had disappeared from his mom outside their home near Vergas. When the 30-year-old woman found the boy, he was face down in water on their property and not breathing. Authorities say the water was roughly 4.5 feet deep….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s own “Masterchef Junior” has exited the FOX competition show. 11-year-old Alfred Eggermont of Binford, north of Valley City, was eliminated by the judges last week and finished 6th overall out of 12 contestants. A pancake smackdown and ice cream challenge took him out of the race. His episodes started airing last month. Eggermont says…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — Grammy, CMA and ACM award winner Ashley McBryde is bringing her music to Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen. The country artist with hits like “One Night Standards” and “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” will hit the stage on Friday, July 12. Tickets are $47 and $90 and go on sale Monday, May 13 at starcasino.com….
Travice Ledoux, Sergio Ganados, Angelica Hernandez and Terrell SmithFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Several arrests have been made in a severe beating of a man in downtown Fargo earlier this month. Fargo Police confirming that 48-year-old Sergio Ganados of Fargo was arrested for aggravated assault. 24-year-old Angelica Hernandez and 35-year-old Terrell Smith, both of Moorhead, were both arrested as accomplices to…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A Mandan man is arrested in Jamestown after leading officers on a high speed chase on I-94 and through town. Highway Patrol attempted to stop 27-year-old Chance Standridge for speeding on I-94 just before noon. He took off for Jamestown and the pursuit was terminated. They say Standridge continued to speed through town, crashing into a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House will suspend operations indefinitely on Friday. Executive Officer, Pastor Sue Koesterman, says 15 men who currently reside there will need to find new shelter. Koesterman says the shelter can no longer afford to stay open. “This is a regrettable decision for all of us, but our first and foremost priority is…
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – Investigators say a pregnant cow had to be euthanized after the driver of a vehicle intentionally swerved to hit a cow that was attempting to cross a road in South Dakota. Codington County Chief Deputy Brent Solum says two teenage boys were in the vehicle. He says the incident was captured on a video that was…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The Grand Forks School Board voted 5-4 on Monday to not renew the contract for Joshua Mailhot, the principal for Ben Franklin Elementary. Superintendent Terry Brenner laid out reasons for recommendation to the board, which included Mailhot’s inability to follow directives, inability to provide a clear vision and model of instruction and the inability to…
