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MN Man Charged After Stabbing Spree On Apple River, Claims Self-Defense

HUDSON, Wis. (AP) – A 52-year-old Minnesota man was charged Monday with killing a teenager and stabbing four other people in a dispute that allegedly began with a lost cellphone during a weekend tubing excursion on a western Wisconsin river. Investigators allege that Nicolae Miu, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, attacked the group after people accused him of approaching children in…

Motorcyclist Pulled From Lawrence Lake Friday is Identified

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Authorities identify a motorcyclist pulled from Lawrence Lake Friday morning who later died at a hospital. He is 70-year-old George Hough of Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriffs Office responded to the crash just after 10 a.m. Friday on Highway 4 southwest of Vergas. The reporting party called 911 after seeing Hough crash…

Fargo Man Arrested For Calling In Fake Shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A 25-year-old Fargo man is arrested after calling 911 and reporting a fake shooting. Fargo police received a report of a woman having been shot in the 1100 block of 16th Street North around 5 a.m. Monday. After a search of the area they found no victim, witnesses, or evidence of a crime but were able…

Firefighter credited with saving boy’s life at Sand Lake

The two-year-old was found face down in the water

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) — A visiting firefighter from South Dakota is being credited with reviving a two-year-old boy found face down in the water at Sand Lake, north of Pelican Rapids. The boy was found shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday when families noticed he wasn’t inside the house. The firefighter immediately began CPR while his 16-year-old daughter called 911….

Fargo Man Dead After Crashing Spyder Motorcycle Near Horace

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is dead after crashing his Spyder motorcycle about 2 miles southwest of Horace. That crash happened Sunday afternoon just before 4. Highway Patrol says 75-year-old Charles Bekkerus left Highway 16 and crashed into a sunflower field. A passerby noticed the motorcycle in the field and called 911. Bekkerus was taken to Essentia…

LIVE: New School Year Starts

New school year, new school board.

Believe it or not, the new school year starts in less than a month for the region’s biggest district. And that’s not the only thing that’s new. Four of the five Fargo school board members elected for this term are newcomers to the board. Among them is Melissa Burkland, who was the top vote-getter in this summer’s election. Burkland reflects…

LIVE: The Sonnet Man Combines Shakespeare & Hip Hop

The Sonnet Man Performing Tuesday For North Dakota Shakespeare Festival

  GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – You can hear Shakespeare like you probably never have before. Devon Glover is known as The Sonnet Man. He is performing Tuesday night in Grand Forks for the North Dakota Shakespeare Festival. Glover combines the words of William Shakespeare with hip hop to help reach a younger generation. He started using hip hop as…

West Acres Mall celebrates turning 50

The mall's CEO speaks about celebrating the special day by looking at its humble beginning and how far it's come.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –West Acres Mall reflects on 50 years. West Acres Mall is celebrating its special day by looking at its humble beginning and how far it’s come. William Schlossman had a vision. “The inspiration came out of necessity. He was managing the black building and Sears was 40,000 feet. They wanted to be more than twice that size…