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Money Talks: Holiday Shopping Season

Our Christmas elf Paul Meyers brings us lots of investment-advice goodies to share.

He may have left his mustache at home, but Legacy Wealth Management’s Paul Meyers made it in to the KVRR Morning Show studios to sit down for a live interview with Emily Welker about how the holiday shopping season is going for both online and storefront businesses. Hear what the early returns portend for the future of the markets (hint:…

Shooting and Standoff With SWAT Team Ends With Two Arrests

Police Found Multiple Bullet Holes In Apartment Doors

FARGO, ND — Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting at an apartment building in south Fargo shortly after 11 o’clock Sunday night. 31-year-old Jessica Kristianson barricaded herself, along with 31-year-old James Parks of Barnesville, inside her apartment in the 3500 block of 11th Street South. Police found multiple bullet holes in her door and in the…

Senator Al Franken Returns To Work And Issues Another Apology

Calls The Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Him "Extremely Humbling"

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Al Franken has returned to Capitol Hill for the first time since the reports of sexual harassment against him. The Minnesota Democrat held a short news conference outside his Senate office. He apologized again, saying he knows he has “let down” a lot of people. Franken said the accusations against him have come as a shock…

Two Bodies Are Pulled From Upper Red Lake

Couple Reported Missing Sunday Night After Failing To Return From Fishing

BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. — The bodies of two people who went through the ice on Upper Red Lake have been recovered. 30-year-old Melissa Siedenstricker and 29-year-old Zeth Knyphausen had been reported missing late Sunday after they failed to return from a fishing trip. Authorities pulled their bodies from the water along with their ATV around 3 p.m. on Monday. The…

K9 Tracks Down Man Who Fled After Pursuit Near White Earth

Cody Eagle Feather Fled Into The Woods Along Becker County 21 on Friday

WHITE EARTH, Minn. — A man is in custody on drug and fleeing charges after running from authorities Friday morning. A White Earth police officer tried to stop 34-year-old Cody Eagle Feather on Becker County 21 around 9 a.m. A pursuit began that ended after six miles when Eagle Feather ditched his vehicle and ran into the woods. A K9…

Crookston Women Sentenced For Her Role In Murder At Flying J

Lorie Ortiz Was One of 13 People Charged In The Murder And Meth Conspiracy

GRAND FORKS, ND — A Crookston woman is sentenced for her role in a drug-related death at Flying J in Grand Forks in 2016. 33-year-old Lorie Ortiz was given nearly 6 years in prison for her role as an accessory after the fact in the death of Austin Forsman. The investigation into his murder turned up a meth ring in…

UND Students Arrested After Drug Investigation And Bust

Officers Found 60 Pounds of Marijuana And Nearly $70,000 in Cash

GRAND FORKS, ND — Two UND students are behind bars after a lengthy drug investigation. Last Tuesday, officers served a search warrant at 1611 4th Avenue North in Grand Forks. They seized 60 pounds of marijuana, an AR15 rifle, nearly $70,000 in cash along with numerous pills and two vehicles. They arrested 21-year-old Cade Hoben and 21-year-old Mark Hildahl, both…

Search For Missing Persons On Upper Red Lake

The Sheriff’s Office is also requesting that those in the area do not venture out on the ice to assist with the search as ice conditions are unfavorable.

Beltrami County, MN — The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office is requesting residents along and near the shores of Upper Red Lake to check their property and outbuildings for any signs of two overdue fisherman who were last known to be on Upper Red Lake. The first missing person is a male 29 years old, the second is a 30 year…

Fatal Fire in Detroit Lakes

One man is dead after a fire breaks out at Edgewater Condominiums

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — One person is dead after a fire breaks out in a Detroit Lakes condo. Fire crews responded to Edgewater Condominiums at 315 Park Lake Boulevard around 2:30 on Saturday. When they arrived, firefighters found the remains of 72-year-old William McGrath. McGrath lived in the 4th floor unit of the building. The Minnesota State Fire Marshall’s Office…

Sen. Franken Says He’s “Embarrassed and Ashamed”

The democrat plans to return to work on Monday

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Senator Al Franken says he plans to return to work Monday and is “embarrassed and ashamed” of the groping allegations against him. The democrat spoke with Minnesota Public Radio this morning along with other news outlets for the first time since four women accused him of misconduct. Franken says, “The ethics committee is looking into…