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No charges in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke

April 6, 2022

Jim Monk,

Courtesy, Fox 9MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February. The 22-year-old Locke was staying on a couch in an apartment when authorities entered it without knocking as part of an investigation into a homicide. Locke was…

FM Legion Riders raise $10,500 for Lake Park rebuild

Last month the Lake Park American Legion caught on fire and suffered significant damage.

April 5, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The FM Legion Riders raise $10,500 for their Lake Park American Legion counterparts. Last month the Lake Park American Legion caught on fire and suffered significant damage. Leaders say they have received many donations from the community and the breakfast and silent auction. This effort will help in their rebuilding plans. The facility was popular for…

Fargo Man Dies After Crashing In Moorhead Monday Night

April 5, 2022

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man pulled from his crashed vehicle in Moorhead is pronounced dead at Sanford Health. Officers responded to 34th Street South and I-94 around 6:15 Monday night where witnesses had pulled 72-year-old Steven Wear from his vehicle. They say it left the roadway, rolled and came to rest on its roof in standing water. Wear…

LIVE: Take Back the Night at NDSU

The big night to back up sexual violence survivors is here this week.

April 5, 2022

Emily Welker,

Take back the night is back at NDSU. For the first time since the pandemic struck two years ago, NDSU is holding its annual Take Back the Night march and rally against sexual violence. It’s open to all. The event features a variety of community groups to help support survivors and raise awareness against sex assaults. Activists say just sexual…

Ponemah Man Gets 12 Years in Prison For 2nd Degree Murder

April 4, 2022

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A Ponemah, Minnesota man is sentenced to 12 years in prison for murdering a woman he was dating on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. 24-year-old William Jones the 4th pleaded guilty to second degree murder back in October. Court documents show Jones repeatedly assaulted the woman he lived with in November 2019. She was left…

Minnesota moose population at largest level since 2011

April 4, 2022

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s moose population is the largest its been in more than a decade after 11 consecutive years of remaining relatively stable. Department of Natural Resources officials said that the state’s estimated moose population is about 4,700 animals. The survey showed no statistically signficant change from the last one conducted in 2020 but is the highest estimate…

Minnesota House Democrats want $1.15 billion more for education

April 4, 2022

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House Democratic majority has proposed spending $1.15 billion of the state’s $9.25 billion budget surplus on education. The plan emphasizes mental health supports, special education and English language learners. It draws a sharp contrast with Senate Republicans who want to cut taxes by $3.4 billion while spending $30 million more on schools. The big…

Minnesota farmer sentenced to prison for farm loan fraud

April 4, 2022

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A Slayton, Minnesota, man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution for converting collateral that secured loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger says 54-year-old Mark Alan Engelkes pledged 15,641 bushels of soybeans as collateral in order to obtain loan proceeds of…

FM Legion Riders raise money for fire-damaged Lake Park American Legion

April 4, 2022

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A breakfast and silent auction raised thousands of dollars for the Lake Park American Legion, whose building was heavily damaged by fire last month. The FM Legion Riders held the event on Sunday at the American Legion in Moorhead. Legion Riders’ Director Tom Krabbenhoft says the public response to the fundraiser was “pretty shocking.” Krabbenhost says…

Honor Flight prepares for Veterans ahead of Late April Departure

The Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota has pre flight event in preperatrion of their departure on April 30th, after a two year hiatus.

April 3, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, M.N. (KVRR) — Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota has pre-flight event in preparation of their departure on April 30, after a two year hiatus. “Well when a lot of these men and women came home and went right to work, especially after world war II. They came home, went to work, raised a family, they never had the…