MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd has been convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter. Tou Thao, who already had been convicted in federal court of violating Floyd’s civil rights, was last of the four former officers facing judgment in state court in Floyd’s killing. He rejected…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — This was likely the most emotional day of the Honor Flight for Veterans in our nation’s capital. About half of them served during the Korean War. Half during the Vietnam War. They both saw the memorials to the conflicts that they fought in, and lost comrades. From the changing of the guard at the Tomb of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Country music artist Granger Smith is bringing his farewell tour to The Lights in West Fargo. He’ll take the stage, along with his alter ego Earl Dibbles Jr., on Saturday, July 22. Smith recently announced his decision to leave country music after touring for 24 years and instead turn to the ministry. Tickets can be found…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commission approves the next steps to award bids for the construction of Fire Station No. 8. Bids were opened last month and came in $59,000 over the initial estimate, which is within the city’s contingency plans. It will be built along 33rd Street and 66th Avenue South, near the new 64th Avenue South overpass….
KENSINGTON, Minn. (KVRR) — They claim they have set a record at Andes Tower Hills Ski Area near Alexandria, Minnesota. They opened for a few hours on this May Day to set the Midwest record for being open eight consecutive months! “Look up the hill and we got snow spread out. We got people coming down the hill. The snow…
John BultmanFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After a long battle with the City of Fargo John Bultman, owner of John’s Repair, will be shutting his doors at the end of the month. Bultman has been running John’s repair for more than 40 years. Bultman says he has dealt with harassment from the city and conditions of the new agreement included so many…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — This is the day the veterans on the latest Honor Flight got to see the memorials for the wars they served during and fought in. KVRR’s Adam Ladwig has been on the journey with nearly 100 veterans. He says it was by far the most emotional day of the honor flight. It’s the day the veterans…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The first biweekly meeting for the 32nd Avenue South reconstruction project in Fargo is set for Tuesday. It’ll be held from 11 a.m. to noon at the Dr. James Carlson Library community room. The general public and business owners in the area are invited to stop by to get questions answered. The meetings will be an…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo-Moorhead Diversion project is still years away from being finished but it’s already serving as a model for other similar projects in the country. Sen. John Hoeven says everyone involved has worked hard to get it across every hurdle so it can be built on schedule and within budget. The diversion is being called a…
FOSTER CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Charges are amended again against the man accused of running over a teen after a street dance last summer in McHenry, North Dakota. Shannon Brandt is now charged with manslaughter instead of murder, which means less jail time if convicted. Brandt’s attorney, Mark Friese, says the prosecutor amended the charge on her own and it…
