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Judge grants Minnesota college student’s release from custody in Dominican Republic

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (KFGO/CBS) – A judge in the Dominican Republic ruled on Tuesday a Minnesota college student, who is presumed to be the last person to see missing Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki alive, should be freed from police surveillance. However, 22-year-old Joshua Riibe’s return to the U.S. remains unclear as there was no immediate decision about returning his…

Concert Series: Clint Black & Home Free For Country Fans | CLUTCH & Blacktop Mojo For Rock Fans

Clint Black / Home FreeMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — He rose to fame as part of the fabled Class of ’89 and he’s still touring. Clint Black brings his “Back on the Blacktop Tour” to Bluestem Amphitheater in Moorhead on Thursday, May 29. Hear all the hits from “A Better Man” to “Nothin’ But the Taillights”. Opening for Black is all-vocal…

Minnesota senator arrested, accused of soliciting a minor for prostitution

Justin Eichorn, of Grand RapidsUPDATE (8:30 PM 03/18/25) ST. PAUL (AP) — Senate and House Republicans are calling for Rep. Justin Eichorn to step down, but not Senate Democrats who stopped short of calling for him to quit. They have also stood up for Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, who was arrested last spring on a felony charge for…

“Trump derangement syndrome” Introduced in MN Senate Mental Health Bill, Leader Calls It “Tongue in Cheek”

ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Minnesota Republican lawmakers want the state to add “Trump derangement syndrome” to its definition of mental illness. The bill was introduced by five Republican lawmakers in the Minnesota Senate. The bill defines the syndrome as “acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies of President Donald J….

St. Cloud University Student Questioned in Missing University of Pittsburgh Student Case in Punta Cana

Military personnel search for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Monday, March. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — The search for a U.S. college student who went missing in the Dominican Republic intensified on Monday after a man questioned by authorities visited the beach where she…

MPCA fines American Crystal Sugar $16,000

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says American Crystal Sugar failed to collect fecal samples and exceeded their fecal sample limit at their Moorhead and East Grand Forks locations in 2024. The MPCA says the violations were discovered during a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency investigation.  The company was fined $16,000. The violations occurred on five separate…

Rep. Michelle Fischbach Announces Intention To Seek Re-election in 2026

U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R) MN’s 7th Congressional DistrictLITCHFIELD, Minn. (KVRR) — Three-term U.S. Representative Michelle Fischbach is seeking another term in Congress in 2026. The Republican was first elected in 2020, defeating 15-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson. She won re-election last year in Minnesota’s 7th congressional district, which covers most of the western  part of the state, with…

Hallock, Minnesota Murder Victim Identified, Bail Set For Suspect

Justin Esparza/GoFundMeHALLOCK, Minn. (KVRR) — The family of Justin Esparza has started a GoFundMe account to bring the murder victim’s body back to St. Paul. They say the 43-year-old man was murdered in Hallock, Minnesota on Thursday where he lived alone. 23-year-old Jordan Hanson of Kennedy was arrested shortly after the incident and taken to Kittson County jail. She is…