ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – A federal jury has convicted a Ponsford, Minn. man for a violent assault on the White Earth Indian Reservation last June. Twenty-two-year-old Wesley Warren was found guilty on two of four counts including assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. He faces up to 10 years in prison on each…
FARGO (KVRR) – The FBI’s Minneapolis field office is asking for the public’s help in locating people who may have purchased a stolen golf cart from a man connected to a multi-state theft investigation. As KVRR first reported Friday, the FBI has linked Nathan Rodney Nelson to at least 63 golf cart thefts in seven states since 2017. Nelson is…
WASHINGTON – In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court has unanimously sided with a group of former college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over rules limiting certain compensation. The high court ruled Monday that NCAA limits on the education-related benefits that colleges can offer athletes who play Division I basketball and…
FARGO, N.D.– With this being Father’s Day, KVRR hit the community to find out how special father’s day is and what it means to them. “Favorite thing about being a father is watching them grow up instilling some values you know that’s probably the most fun part to watch,” Jacob Boltenshier “Fathers day is very special the kids and i…
TORONTO – Border restrictions on nonessential travel with the United States will be extended until July 21, officials said, as Canada works to get a higher percentage of Canadians fully vaccinated. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the move has been made in coordination with the U.S. There are growing calls in the U.S. to open the Canada-U.S. border for…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Staunch conservatives and advocates of legal marijuana have formed an unlikely alliance in Minnesota to pressure the Legislature to allow medical cannabis patients to own guns. The more than 35,000 patients in Minnesota’s program can’t own guns as the law now stands because the federal government classifies marijuana as an illicit drug, similar to heroin. Gun-rights…
MINNEAPOLIS – State health officials say Minnesota counties with low COVID-19 vaccination rates have slightly higher cases of the coronavirus. Among the 10 counties with COVID-19 rates of 5 per 10,000 people or higher in the week ending June 5, none had vaccination rates that were above the state average. The figures have Gov. Tim Walz concerned that some regions…
FARGO (KVRR) – A man has been arrested in Georgia in connection with the theft of “numerous” golf carts in several states including the Dakotas and Minnesota. An FBI affidavit says Nathan Rodney Nelson can be linked to 63 golf cart thefts in seven states since 2017. Nelson is charged with transporting stolen vehicles across state lines. According to court…
TRAVERSE CO., Minn. — The murder of a farmer along the western border of Minnesota remains unsolved one year later. The Minnesota BCA is asking anyone with information on the murder of 68-year-old Terry McCoy to call their tip line. His daughter is offering a 3 thousand dollar reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case. According…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Former Mahnomen County Sheriff Brad Athmann has been released from jail following his arrest for violating a harassment protection order in a property dispute with a neighbor in Naytahwaush, Minn. Athmann, also a former Mahnomen county commissioner, was released on a $500 bond. Athmann was ordered to have no contact with the victim and to have no…
