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Feds say Minnesota man stole guns, ammo from shipping facility

March 29, 2022

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A man is accused of stealing numerous boxes of guns and ammunition while working at a national shipping company in Minnesota. Jason Cikotte, of Isanti, Minnesota, is charged in federal court with possession of stolen firearms. Authorities said the thefts occurred over the course of almost a year at the XPO Logistics facility in Fridley, north…

Ukrainian nurse in Bemidji has family join her with coworkers’ help

A Sanford nurse from Ukraine who now lives in Bemidji, Minnesota, is reunited with her family after coworkers raise $3,000 dollars to bring them to the United States.

March 28, 2022

Site Staff,

BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR)- A Sanford Health nurse from Ukraine who now lives in Bemidji is reunited with her family after coworkers raise $3,000 to bring them to the United States. “I was just crying and every single day, probably every hour, and my colleagues were just so supportive and we just couldn’t believe that it was happening in the 21st…

4th Person Sentenced In Killing of Moorhead Teen in 2020

March 28, 2022

TJ Nelson,

Brandon ErbstoesserMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is sentenced to five years of supervised probation for his role in the murder of 19-year-old Dystynee Avery in 2020. 35-year-old Brandon Erbstoesser entered an Alford plea to a count of aiding an offender, acknowledging a jury could find him guilty based on the evidence. He was given credit for serving a…

Spring Art Gala: Prom 1997

Reclaim your youth, if not your eyebrows.

March 28, 2022

Emily Welker,

It’s been the top ticket in town for spring celebrations for a quarter-century now in the metro’s art scene. And this year, the Spring Art Gala is back in style. 90’s style. Break out the halter tops and slip dresses, pluck your eyebrows to a fine line and get ready to party at Spring Art Gala Prom: 1997. Organizers are…

Minneapolis teachers OK contract, classes resume Tuesday

March 28, 2022

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS – Minneapolis teachers have approved a new contract to end a strike that has kept students out of their classrooms for nearly three weeks. The school district’s 28,700 students are set to return Tuesday. The union, which represents about 4,500 teachers and support professionals, voted to approve the new contract Sunday after its negotiators reached a tentative agreement with…

Bird flu confirmed in Minnesota

March 26, 2022

Site Staff,

MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Avian flu has been confirmed in two poultry flocks in Minnesota. The state Board of Animal Health says the they are in Meeker and Mower counties. Samples were tested Friday and confirmed by USDA. The Board of Animal Health says it’s the first confirmed cases in the state this year. Minnesota officials have quarantined the properties and…

Minnesotan Tyler Jacob freed after being detained in Russia

March 25, 2022

KVRR Staff,

(FOX 9) – A Minnesotan man that was taken by Russian soldiers as he tried to flee Ukraine for safety has been released. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar issued a statement Friday announcing the release of Tyler Jacob, who has left Russian custody and is now safely with his wife and daughter. Jacob’s mother, Tina Hauser told FOX 9 that her firstborn son moved to…

$5,000 reward offered for information on rural Climax fire

March 25, 2022

Site Staff,

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in its investigation of a suspicious fire in rural Climax. It happened around 3:00 Thursday morning at a home on the 32000 block of 320th Street Southwest. Authorities say the flames caused $100,000 in damage. The Sheriff’s Office has not said what makes the fire suspicious. There…

Prosecutors drop appeal in Sjodin killing but will still seek death penalty

March 25, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Federal prosecutors have suddenly dropped their appeal of a judge’s ruling in September that overturned the death sentence for Alfonso Rodriguez, the man convicted in the 2003 kidnapping and death of Dru Sjodin. On March 3, the U.S. Attorney’s office filed documents stating that prosecutors intended to ask a federal appeals court to overturn Judge Ralph Erickson’s…

Minnesota House votes unanimously to divest from Russia

March 25, 2022

Jim Monk,

Minnesota State CapitolST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House has voted unanimously to divest the state’s pension funds from Russia, joining states across the U.S. in protesting Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Minnesota’s public employee pensions funds had an estimated $53 million worth of investments in Russia before its invasion of Ukraine. Rep. Sydney Jordan, whose northeast Minneapolis district is home…