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Antitrust lawsuits accuse major US sugar companies of conspiring to fix prices

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three antirust lawsuits filed by food businesses in federal court in Minnesota this week accuse some of the largest U.S. sugar-producing companies of conspiring to fix prices. The lawsuits name United Sugars, which includes American Crystal Sugar and the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative; Domino Sugar; Cargill; other producers, and a commodity data company. The plaintiffs in the class-action…

MN and ND Join DOJ Lawsuit Against Apple Over Smartphone Monopoly

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors, stifles innovation and keeps prices artificially high. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, alleges that Apple has monopoly power in the smartphone market and leverages control over the iPhone to…

Young Victim of Suspicious Death in Moorhead Is Identified

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Police in Moorhead identify the young child who died under suspicious circumstances as 3-year-old Eastyn Deronjic. The boy was taken to Sanford early Monday after he was found not breathing at 1502 Belsly Boulevard South in Moorhead. He was later pronounced dead. Police say the boy and his younger sibling had been staying at the address…

Pet Connection: Meet Fajitas

She's a snack all right.

FARGO — Fajitas might start off a little cooler than her namesake dish, but once you give her a minute to warm up, she can serve all the cuddles you want. She came to Pet Connection by way of Homeward Animal Shelter, who got her from the pound, according to Homeward’s Heather Klefstad. They think she’s about a year old,…

Sobriety Checkpoint Last Saturday at I-29 & 52nd Ave. South in Fargo Nabs Two Drunk Drivers

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two DUI arrests were made during the latest sobriety checkpoint in Fargo held early Saturday evening on the I-29 exit ramp onto 52nd Avenue South. One thousand vehicles traveled through the checkpoint. North Dakota Highway Patrol and Cass County Sheriff’s Office screened 13 drivers for impairment which resulted in the DUI arrests. One vehicle stopped prior…

4 injured in crash involving BNSF work pickup

Four people, including a BNSF railroad worker, suffered minor injuries in a crash at the railroad crossing in Buffalo in western Cass County Wednesday

BUFFALO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Four people, including a BNSF railroad worker, suffered minor injuries in a crash at the railroad crossing in Buffalo in western Cass County Wednesday. According to the Highway Patrol, a BNSF work pickup was on the tracks crossing Highway 38 when it t-boned an SUV shortly after 9:30 a.m. The three people in the SUV, driver…