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Dead boy’s stepfather opened fire at graduation party

June 8, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Prosecutors say the stepfather of a 14-year-old boy shot to death at a graduation party opened fire on partygoers he thought were harassing the boy and his brother. Keith Dawson of St. Paul was charged Monday with drive-by shooting, assault with a dangerous weapon and illegal possession of a gun in connection with his alleged role…

Power Restored For Some Moorhead Residents After Lighting Hits Substation

Power Restored After About 5 Hours For Residents

June 8, 2021

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Power is back on Tuesday morning after being out for much of the night for part of Moorhead. Moorhead Public Service says in a Facebook post that lightning hit equipment at a substation and caused damage that was worse than expected. Power went out for residents around 10:30 Monday night. There’s no word on exactly how many…

Hundreds Block Line 3 Pipeline Work Station

Indigenous leaders, actress Jane Fonda and more than one thousand water protectors march to the headwaters of the Mississippi River

June 7, 2021

KVRR Staff,

SOLWAY, Minn. (KVRR) – Indigenous leaders, actress Jane Fonda and more than one thousand water protectors march to the headwaters of the Mississippi River where the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline is proposed to cross the water. They were so determined to stop it, they chained themselves to equipment. Hundreds of protesters led by the Treaty People Gathering rallied and marched…

Tickets Go On Sale For First Trollwood Summer Production Since 2019

June 7, 2021

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Trollwood is back with a big stage production this summer of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Tickets went on sale Monday morning for the performances scheduled for mid through late July. They run between $15 and $35 with special discount rates for groups of ten or more. The July 14 performance has already sold out! The production of…

Update: Oil pipeline foes protest Enbridge’s Line 3 in Minnesota

June 7, 2021

Jim Monk,

DHS/Border Patrol is using helicopter rotor wash to try to clear out activists out from an occupied #Line3 pump station north of Park Rapids. More than 24 activists are locked down to equipment inside. @MPRnews pic.twitter.com/ArTN6FAqwC — Evan Frost (@efrostee) June 7, 2021 SOLWAY, Minn. (AP) – Hundreds of protesters chanting “Stop Line 3!” and “Water is life!” gathered at…

Judge orders Staples man to prison, $12 million restitution for Minneapolis arson

June 7, 2021

Jim Monk,

Bryce WilliamsMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A Staples, Minn. man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for his role in the arsons at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building. Twenty-six-year-old Bryce Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury in August. The fire was started on May 28, during the riots immediately following the death of George Floyd. Federal…

Charges pending against drunken driver in police crash

June 7, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Charges are pending against a suspected drunken driver who crashed head-long into a St. Cloud Police officer’s squad car. The crash occurred about 6:20 a.m. Sunday. Investigators said the officer was on traveling southbound on patrol and not using his emergency lights when he saw a minivan coming at him head-on. The officer swerved but the…

Minnesota Capitol will reopen Thursday

June 7, 2021

Jim Monk,

Minnesota State CapitolST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Capitol will reopen to the public on Thursday, June 10. State officials say the Capitol will be open regular weekday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekend hours will resume at a later date. The Minnesota Historical Society Information Desk on the Capitol’s First Floor will be open and…

“Treaty People Gathering” prepare for protest Monday in Northern Minnesota

More than 1000 Water Protectors and Indigenous Leaders for Treaty People are calling for the enbridge line 3 pipeline to be discontinued

June 6, 2021

KVRR Staff,

MENAHGA, Minn. (KVRR)- “Pipelines go straight and rivers don’t,” said Winona LaDuke. The line 3 pipeline is making headlines once again in Minnesota as water protectors are calling for it to be shut down. “Cause you know this is a 915,000 barrel a day Tarzan pipeline project. This is the largest tar sand pipeline project in the world and the…

UPDATE: Audubon convenience store robbery suspect turns himself in

June 4, 2021

KVRR Staff,

UPDATE: Twenty-six-year-old Alexander Butcher of Coon Rapids was arrested Friday afternoon after turning himself into the Becker County Sheriff’s Office. AUDUBON, Minn. (KVRR) – The Becker County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery at a convenience store in Audubon. The robbery at Orton’s Cenex Convenience Store was reported shortly before 1:00 a.m. Tuesday. Investigators say a male suspect passed…