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Inmate stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times, charged with attempted murder

Derek Chauvin(AP) – A federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the prison stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd. John Turscak stabbed Chauvin 22 times in the law library at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, with an improvised knife, federal prosecutors said. Turscak, 52, told correctional officers he…

Coastal Television reaches agreement to acquire Red River Broadcast

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The owners of KVRR-TV have entered into an agreement on the sale of the station. Red River Broadcast Co., LLC has signed an asset purchase agreement with Coastal Television. Coastal Television operates ten TV stations in seven states; Alaska, Wyoming, New York, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Indiana. “We think Coastal will be a good fit for…

National Weather Service: winter outlook shows milder winter upcoming

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Above average temperatures in the Fargo-Moorhead area last month helped the small amount of snow we received to quickly disappear, and the long-range outlook indicates the mild temperature pattern will continue through a good portion of the winter. Tyler Thomas, Grand Forks National Weather Service General Meteorologist, said “Yeah, even looking beyond December to the winter…

Hornbacher’s Potentially Impacted by Nationwide Cantaloupe Recall

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Hornbacher’s is letting customers know that they are being potentially impacted by the cantaloupe recall first issued in early November. The recall comes from Sofia Produce, LLC, doing business as Trufresh. Limited quantities of cantaloupe branded under Malichita and Rudy were distributed to Hornbacher’s between October 19 and November 9. They may have been sold whole…

University of Minnesota Duluth senior defensive lineman, former Bison, dies of genetic heart condition

Reed Ryan – NDSU AthleticsDULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Reed Ryan, a senior defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota Duluth, has died of a genetic heart condition, his family says. Ryan, who was 22, died Tuesday at a Duluth hospital. His obituary said he went into cardiac arrest one week earlier following a football team workout in the weight room….