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$5 million reward for capture of Chinese trafficker linked to death in North Dakota

August 31, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of a People’s Republic of China national who’s been linked to overdose deaths in North Dakota, Oregon, North Carolina, and New Jersey. Federal prosecutors say Jian Zhang is a key leader of the transnational criminal Zhang Drug…

Local Red Cross sends supplies and volunteers South

The organization has sent 4 volunteers from the F-M area along with one disaster response vehicle loaded with supplies and food to help victims of the hurricane.

August 30, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. –The Eastern North Dakota & Northwestern Minnesota Chapter of the Red Cross has deployed a number of volunteers to help with relief efforts for Hurricane Ida. The vehicle will go from door to door in neighborhoods or can be set up at local shelters in the affected states . The red cross has also sent 19 volunteers and…

Enrollment Continues To Rise For Moorhead Area Public Schools

August 30, 2021

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — School is back in session in Moorhead and the district begins the year with record enrollment numbers. There are 7,336 kids in grades K through 12. That includes 267 students enrolled in the Moorhead online academy. Enrollment is up 183 students from the first day of school last year. Construction of a new Moorhead High School began…

Last U.S. planes have flown out of Kabul

August 30, 2021

KVRR Staff,

Kabul Airport (Fox News)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – A Taliban guard at Kabul’s airport says the last U.S. planes have flown out and celebratory gunfire erupted across the Afghan capital marking the symbolic end of 20 years of war. In Washington, the U.S. confirmed the withdrawal of its last troops, which faced a self-imposed Tuesday deadline. Hemad Sherzad, a Taliban fighter…

Minnesota court deals another setback to Line 3 opponents

August 30, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision by state pollution regulators to issue a water quality certification for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline. It’s the latest setback for opponents as the project nears completion. The court ruled that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s approval was “supported by substantial evidence in the record.”…

Update: Boil water advisory lifted for Barnesville

August 29, 2021

TJ Nelson,

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) – The city of Barnesville says residents no longer need to boil water. The boil water advisory was lifted Monday morning. A lightning strike Saturday night caused an outage for the water system. The city says that the the Minnesota Department of Health completed testing water samples and that “everything tested good.” Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…

Stauber: Minnesota National Guard members safe in Afghanistan

August 28, 2021

Site Staff,

KABUL, AF – The more than 1,100 Minnesota National Guard members in Kabul, Afghanistan are reportedly safe. Eighth District Congressman Pete Stauber says he spoke with National Guard leaders shortly after the ISIS terrorist attacks and was relieved to learned Minnesota soldiers were not among those killed. The troops with Task Force 1-194 were at the Kabul airport at the…

Fans confused as Twitter declares Vikings’ great Alan Page ‘not notable’

August 27, 2021

Jim Monk,

Not notable! Hmmm.! #notnotable ⁦@Twitter⁩ pic.twitter.com/NcfdzUglEN — Alan Page (@ACPage_77) August 26, 2021 FARGO (KVRR) – Minnesota Vikings fans are among those snapping back at Twitter after the social media giant denied a verification badge for former Purple People Eater and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page. Fans responded by informing Twitter that Page is a Pro Football…

Man pleads guilty after bragging about plans to kill officer at Trump rally

August 27, 2021

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS – An Owatonna, Minn. man has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a gun after he bragged about his illegal shotgun and plans to kill a police officer at a Donald Trump rally at the state Capitol. Twenty-two-year-old Dayton Sauke entered his plea in federal court in Minneapolis on Wednesday. According to a criminal complaint, Sauke had been offering to…

Update: Moorhead girls found safely in Minneapolis

August 27, 2021

Site Staff,

Update: Moorhead Police say the two girls have been located safe in Minneapolis. The case file will be forwarded to the County Attorney’s Office for appropriate charges. MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police need your help finding two girls the department says were taken by their biological father Thursday night. Moorhead Police say 40-year-old Arlow Johnson was last seen driving a…