MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A federal jury has found Bobbi Jo Johnson, also known as Bobbi Jo Kingbird, guilty of child neglect and child endangerment on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The 46-year-old Red Lake woman was convicted of crimes that happened between January 2021 and April 2022. The victim was a child in the foster care of her sister and…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Police are investigating after a man called Red River Regional Dispatch Monday morning and claimed he threw his daughter from the Main Avenue Bridge into the Red River. First responders were called to the area at 4:19 a.m. Police contacted the child’s mother, who was out of state, and determined the child was with her and safe….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Tributes are coming in online from friends of Lloyd Omdahl. North Dakota’s last Democrat to serve as Lieutenant Governor has died at the age of 93. He served as lieutenant governor under Gov. George Sinner starting in 1987 after the death of Lt. Governor Ruth Meiers. Sinner and Omdahl won re-election in 1988 and were…
GRIGGS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Langdon, North Dakota woman is recovering and facing charges after rolling her vehicle in Griggs County. Highway Patrol says 39-year-old Sarah Mikkelsen drove through the intersection of Highways 61 and 1, losing control and rolling. The crash happened around 12:10 a.m. Saturday about a half mile east of Binford, North Dakota. Mikkelsen was taken…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A sad update from the Fargo man who had been searching for his missing service dog, Ruby, since December. Jason Larkin shared a post on Facebook saying Ruby was found and unfortunately she is in doggie heaven. He did not specify where the dog’s remains were located. The family at one time had offered thousands of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Yuj Yoga Studio in Fargo held their first ever puppy yoga sessions Sunday. The event was part of a partnership with Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue, who brought the puppies to the studio. Almost a thousand dollars was raised from the event to benefit the rescue, while giving participants a unique yoga experience. Yuj owner Allison Grippe…
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Just outside of Cooperstown, N.D. lies the former site of Oscar-Zero Missile Alert Facility. It is now the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site, where travelers can come to get a glimpse of where U.S. soldiers stood ready to launch in case of nuclear war. Site Supervisor Robert Branting has been working at the site…
GWINNER, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– A woman and a dog are dead after a house fire in Gwinner, North Dakota. Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper says the woman called 911 call from the second story of the house, reporting smoke billowing inside around 4 a.m. She was on the line with dispatch, but they lost contact. Fire crews were able to locate…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — OJ Simpson has died from prostate cancer at 76. The news was announced by his family on social media. They say he was surrounded by children and grandchildren when he died in Las Vegas. Back in 2008, Simpson was in lakes country to play some golf and try his hand at fishing. He hit the links…
FARGO (KVRR) — Rotary Clubs in the F-M area are working together to eradicate polio. The fundraising is part of an effort by Rotary International which has been working towards a polio-free world for nearly 40 years. They distribute almost 40 million polio vaccines to kids around the world every year. So far in 2024 there have only been 4…
