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Incumbents Rule City Elections in Moorhead, Sales Tax Vote Headed for a Win

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Two city council races were called around 10pm Tuesday. In Ward 1, Ryan Nelson defeated challenger Siham Amedy by a vote of 1,903-1,226. Council Member Shelly Dahlquist didn’t run for reelection. In Ward 2, Heather Nesemeier keeps her seat on the council be defeating Eileen Johnson.  The vote was 2,117-1,192. The Ward 3 race, with 2 of…

One Ticket Wins $2.04 Billion Powerball Jackpot in California

Glitch In Minnesota Causes 10-Hour Delay In Drawing

LOS ANGELES (AP/KVRR) – Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday morning at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee were: white balls 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, and the red Powerball was 10. The jackpot ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center in…

Workers make their final preparations for Election Day

NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Workers are setting up voting and ballot scanning machines and tables for people voting with paper ballots. Many people have already voted. The Clay County Auditor’s Office says nearly 5,100 people have voted early or by absentee ballot. That’s around the same amount for past midterms. Cass County officials say 14,000 people have voted…

Moorhead seeks to reimagine Romkey Park

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The City of Moorhead is ready to make changes to Romkey Park. A public meeting was held to see what the community wants to see. The park’s pool is the only all ages outdoor pool in the city. It was built in 1958 and has exceeded it’s 25 to 40 year life expectancy. Other proposed improvements…

Shooter In Taxi Driver Killing in Moorhead Sentenced to Prison

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The man who admitted killing a taxi driver in Moorhead is sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison. 19-year-old Willie Sparkman Jr. pleaded guilty in September in Clay County District Court to the second-degree murder of 24 year old Abdullahi Mohamed Abdullahi. Court documents show Sparkman and Kristy Vo attempted to rob Abdullahi for rent money…

Vikings come back to beat Commanders for 6th consecutive win

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) – Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes to help the Minnesota Vikings come back and beat the Washington Commanders 20-17 for their sixth consecutive victory. Cousins led multiple fourth-quarter scoring drives after the Vikings fell behind 17-7. The former Washington quarterback also capitalized on Harrison Smith’s interception of current Commanders starter Taylor Heinicke that gave Minnesota the…