Minnesota News

Bemidji Man Charged With Sexual Abuse of a Minor In Roseau County

ROSEAU CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Bemidji man is accused of sexually abusing a young girl in Roseau County between 2016 and 2019. 35-year-old Jonathan Johnson is charged with two felony counts of criminal sexual conduct. The 11-year-old female victim reported the abuse during an interview at Red River Child Advocacy Center in Fargo. The girl claims the abuse happened…

Postal Service Proposes Raising First-Class Letter Postage By A Nickel To 73 Cents

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The cost to send a letter could be going up, again. U.S. Postal Service wants to raise the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp to 73 cents from 68 cents. Metered letters would see a nickel increase to 69 cents. Domestic postcards will go up three pennies to 56 cents. There are also increases planned…

Wadena woman who exposed herself at restaurant sentenced

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Wadena woman has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for disorderly conduct for causing a disturbance at a New York Mills restaurant in late February. Thirty-eight-year-old Nicole Shoultz was accused of exposing herself to customers and assaulting the owner of the business. Shoultz was arrested in her car after someone reported that a…

Moorhead Council Approves Additional Plans for Reimagine Romkey Park & Pool Project

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead City Council has unanimously approved additional plans for the Reimagine Romkey Park and Pool Project. They approved a budget adjustment, architect and engineering services and will advertise for a construction manager. In addition to a new pool, there will be a splash pad, skate park and a sledding hill that will also be used in…

Coastal Television acquires Fox affiliates in North Dakota, Minnesota

FARGO (KVRR) – Coastal Television Broadcasting Group has closed on its purchase of North Dakota television stations KVRR, Fargo, KJRR, Jamestown, KNRR, Pembina, and Minnesota television stations KBRR, Thief River Falls, and KQDS, Duluth. The sellers, Red River Broadcast Co., LLC and KQDS-TV Corp., are owned by Curtis Squire Inc., a Minnesota-based family holding company headed by John Exline, which has…

House Fire in Fosston, Minnesota Under Investigation

FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — A house fire in Fosston, Minnesota is under investigation. It was reported Friday morning just after 9:30 at 718 1st Street East. Police say the only occupant of the house was able to escape without injury. Fosston Fire Department arrived on scene and quickly put the blaze out. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: FOSSTON FIRE…

Winning Powerball jackpot ticket worth $1.3 billion sold in Portland, Oregon

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three months. The single ticket — revealed following a delay of more than three hours to the drawing — matched all six numbers drawn to win the jackpot worth $1.326 billion,…

MSUM’s Price Hits the Transfer Portal

The Dragons Lose a Key Player to the Portal

MOORHEAD, MN. — Minnesota State Moorhead guard JaMir Price has entered the transfer portal after just one season with the Dragons. Price won the Northern Sun Conference’s Newcomer of the Year Award this winter and was selected to the all NSIC first team. Price helped lead the Dragons to one of their best seasons in program history before falling in…

LIVE: Free Comic Book Day

It's not just the cost of the comic book you might wind up saving on.

FARGO — You might think comic books are a waste of your kids’ time. But it turns out there’s a lot of evidence indicating they’re a great way to get kids excited about reading. Some studies show comic books can make the world of reading feel more accessible to a child who’s not comfortable with it yet. Getting contextual information…