FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Grand Cities and some parts of Cass County will be spraying for mosquitoes again on Thursday night. Crews are expected to be out spraying between 9 p.m. and midnight, if weather allows, in both Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. West Nile virus has been identified in that region and people are being urged to…
ROSEAU CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Roseau, Minnesota man is charged with burglary after entering a home and asking “where Rachel was”. It happened around 11 o’clock on Saturday night. Court records show 40-year-old Joshua Bleau entered the home near County Road 20 south of Roseau through the bathroom window and encountered a man. He then ran up to a…
FARGO — Tariffs on Canadian imports are creating new worries for the local home building industry as its leaders anticipate having to pass increased costs on to consumers. They’re estimating the tariffs could add ten thousand dollars more to the cost of building a new home in the region over the next year or so. That’s less than the fourteen…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz is extending an invitation to Canadians to visit Minnesota. He says “We want our Canadian neighbors to know they’re not just welcome here — they’re encouraged to visit and continue our long friendship.” Air and vehicle travel from Canada into the U.S. has dropped dramatically in recent months. Some attribute that to negative…
Eliotte Heinz/La Crosse Police DepartmentLA CROSSE, Wis. (KVRR) — The body of a missing Wisconsin grad student is discovered in the Mississippi River. The La Crosse Police Department says that shortly before 10:30 this morning they were notified by the Houston County Sheriff’s Department that a body was found. Eliotte Heinz, 22, has been missing since the early morning hours…
Kaitlyn Carroll (Otter Tail County Detention Center)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A woman who was charged in the drug overdose death of a man in rural Fergus Falls last August is sentenced to just over six years in prison. 27-year-old Kaitlyn Carroll of Elizabeth, Minnesota pleaded guilty in June to 3rd degree murder. Carroll supplied a mixture of meth and…
(FARGO) – One of three Fargo police officers involved in a downtown confrontation captured on a viral video described the incident during a hearing in which the man accused of assaulting the officers pleaded “not guilty.” Joseph Manitowabi is charged with three counts of felony assault on a police officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, preventing arrest and refusal to halt….
‘I Voted’ stickers at a polling place in Apple Valley. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer.ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — As the deadline to file for candidacy passed Tuesday afternoon, three Democrats and one Republican sought the mantle of representing the district long served by the late Rep. Melissa Hortman. Gov. Tim Walz called a special election following the death…
Daniel Weigel / Jason StugelmeyerBismarck, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks City Council member will not be the next police chief in Bismarck. Bismarck City Commission has picked Jason Stugelmeyer, a deputy chief with Bismarck Police Department, for the top job. He has been with the department for 24 years and was one of two finalists along with Danny Weigel…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Area school aged kids got a chance to ignite their passion for topics in STEM fields. It’s the beginning of week two of the camp. Kids got the chance to expand their knowledge in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math by learning about the biology in our area, learning how to code computers and…
