MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — A man from the Red Lake Reservation has been sentenced to five years and two years supervised release for one count of felony child neglect after the death of a child. According to court documents, 41-year-old Julius Fineday deprived the child of necessary food, clothing, shelter, health care, and supervision. The U.S. Attorney says the neglect…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Former Grand Forks Mayor Pat Owens has died at 83. She was forced into the national spotlight during the destructive flooding of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks in 1997. Damages in the Red River region hit $3.5 billion. In a statement, Mayor Brandon Bochenski offered thoughts and prayers to the Owens family and expressed…
FILE – Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, right, points toward Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. Vance is a top contender to be selected as Trump’s running mate. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)Former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance will hold a presidential campaign rally Saturday in…
FARGO — Did you know the Navy’s in show business now? You probably didn’t, and according to a number of the professional musicians of the Navy Band Great Lakes, they didn’t either once upon a time. They’re in town this week for Fargo’s third Navy Week, and they’re giving a series of free performances all through the metro all week…
EAST GRAND FORKS, MINN. (KVRR) — A man is in custody after fleeing police and jumping into the Red River in East Grand Forks. Just after 2 AM Friday police were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in the 400 block of Demers Ave. Initial investigations identified the suspect as John Pribula. Pribula had fled the scene on foot across the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen is getting ready to celebrate its 75th Anniversary, along with Miracle Treat Day, and they want you to join in on the fun. Next Thursday, July 25th, they will donate all proceeds from Blizzard sales to Sanford Children’s Hospital. Owners say they are hoping to raise $75,000. The celebration will include…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Southwest Children’s Clinic will be hosting sports physicals this summer as we are closer and closer to high school sports starting again. Student-athletes are required to have a physical done before participating in-school sanctioned sports. They also have to be completed before the first day of practice for the sport. These physicals cost $50. The…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota’s Senate Majority Leader was in the Moorhead area Thursday to learn more about some of the issues facing northwestern Minnesota. The tour was designed to highlight how state money has been able to help the city of Moorhead, agriculture policy, and emergency medical service funding. Democratic State Senator Erin Murphy, of St. Paul, and Senator Rob…
PINE ISLAND, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Tim Walz traveled to a farm in Pine Island to highlight resources available for new farmers. He says a shortage of new farmers and financial barriers to farming threaten the future of agriculture. Some of the resources for farmers in Minnesota incude Beginning Farmer Tax Credit, Beginning Farmer Loan Program, and the Down Payment…
FARGO — it’s one of the toughest diagnoses a cat can get, and little Hermes has been living with it since he was just a tiny kitten. Like a lot of cats in the united states, Hermes was exposed to another cat with feline leukemia and wasn’t vaccinated as a kitten. The incurable feline virus is one that could wind…
