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Officer says he asked twice if George Floyd should be moved

February 21, 2022

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A former Minneapolis police officer charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights testified at his federal trial Monday that officers considered using a type of restraint known as the hobble because Floyd was kicking and had hurt himself in the back seat of a squad car. But Thomas Lane said it seemed “excessive” because an ambulance…

Three-time champions Fargo Invaders host first round of tryouts

The Fargo Invaders semi pro football team has won three championships since 2014! Today they kick off their first round of tryouts and they're welcoming fresh talent.

February 20, 2022

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Invaders semi pro football team has won three championships since 2014! Today they kick off their first round of tryouts and they’re welcoming fresh talent. “It can be difficult but one thing is that they all have a love for football, we do things in the offseason to build team chemistry, last year…

Major Winter Storm Possible Monday

February 20, 2022

Max Mueller,

Blizzard today followed by possible major winter storm on Monday. Get the latest from Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec. Categories: Minnesota News, North Dakota News, South Dakota News

Truckers planning DC-bound convoy through North Dakota, Minnesota

February 18, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – An advocacy group that opposes “government overreach” is planning a series of truck convoys that will travel across the country to Washington, DC. The American Truckers Freedom Fund is urging truck drivers across the nation to join one of several convoys heading to the nation’s capital in March. According to the organization’s website, there are plans for…

Former police officer Kim Potter to spend 16 months in prison

February 18, 2022

Jim Monk,

Kim Potter MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer Kim Potter has been sentenced to two years in prison for the death of Daunte Wright, who was shot when Potter mistakenly thought she was using a taser. Potter was convicted in December of first and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Wright. Under Minnesota law, defendants…

U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn has died

February 18, 2022

Jim Monk,

Rep. Jim HagedornMINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Republican from southern Minnesota who followed his father’s footsteps into Congress, has died after a battle with kidney cancer. He was 59. Hagedorn’s wife, Jennifer Carnahan said in a Facebook post Friday that Hagedorn “passed away peacefully last night.” Hagedorn was diagnosed with stage IV kidney cancer in February 2019, shortly…

Florida man indicted for human trafficking near Canada border

February 17, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO (KVRR) – A Florida man tied to the deaths of four people near the Minnesota-Canada border has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Forty-seven-year-old Steve Shand is indicted on two counts of human smuggling. According to court documents, Shand was stopped on January 19 in a rural area between Lancaster, Minnesota and Pembina, North Dakota driving a passenger…

Gas prices reach $3.49 in F-M Metro

February 17, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO (KVRR) – Pain at the pump is reaching record levels. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Fargo is $3.36 a gallon, the highest since 2014. At least one outlet in Moorhead was selling gas for $3.49 per gallon. North Dakota and Minnesota’s average is $3.38 a gallon. AAA says the higher prices are being driven…

Sharpton: Locke was guilty of being ‘Black in America’

February 17, 2022

KVRR Staff,

Amir Locke funeralMINNEAPOLIS – The Rev. Al Sharpton has told hundreds gathered for the funeral for Amir Locke that the 22-year-old man was not guilty of anything except being young and Black in America. Locke was killed Feb. 2 by Minneapolis police as they executed a no-knock search warrant. Police video shows an officer kick a sectional sofa, and Locke…

Update: Two trains derail in collision near Frazee

February 17, 2022

Jim Monk,

FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR-KDLM) – No one was injured when two freight trains collided Thursday morning near Frazee, Minnesota. Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander says an eastbound train collided with a second train on an adjacent track shortly before 9:00 a.m. He says the second train did not appear to be moving. Glander says train traffic has been stopped until the…