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Man charged with second-degree murder for stabbing death outside a Mahnomen, MN bar

December 18, 2025

TJ Nelson,

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — A Bagley, Minnesota man is charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the stabbing death of 24-year-old Adam Webster. 23-year-old Dayami Clark is accused of stabbing Webster outside King’s Corner Bar in Mahnomen last Saturday night. A White Earth officer arrived to find Webster had multiple wounds to his chest and stomach and he was…

Blizzard Knocks Out Power In Some Regions, Brings Other Hazards

Blinding Blizzard Reduces Visibility, Knocks Out Power

Outage maps seem to indicate the communities hardest hit are to the north and the east of Fargo.

December 18, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Visibility on the roads in the Fargo-Moorhead area remained passable in the morning hours of December 18, but rapidly progressed to become heavily obscured as the day wore on. Perhaps the biggest impacts of this winter storm were to the electrical grid. Xcel Energy seemed to be hit the hardest, with a couple of transformers briefly…

Police investigating link between Brown shooting and killing of MIT professor

December 18, 2025

KVRR Staff,

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities said Thursday that they’re looking into a connection between last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and one two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. That is according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation…

Big winners in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, but no jackpot winner….prize hits $1.5 Billion for Saturday

December 18, 2025

TJ Nelson,

Another drawing and another night without a Powerball jackpot winner. The prize has now grown to $1.5 billion for the next drawing on Saturday night. The cash value is $686 million. There were a few big winners last night. Two Match 5 plus Power Play tickets sold in Arizona and Massachusetts are worth $2 million each. Match 5 tickets worth…

Prosecutor says 14 Minnesota programs are targeted for fraud and the state is swamped with crime

December 18, 2025

kvrr-apiuser,

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 14 state-run programs in Minnesota have been flagged for fraud, a prosecutor said Thursday as he announced new charges in several schemes. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said during a news conference that federal officials suspect a significant portion of roughly $18 billion paid out by Medicaid to Minnesota programs was fraudulent. “What we…

US government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington

December 18, 2025

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON D.C. (AP/KVRR) – The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation’s capital, killing 67 people. It was the deadliest plane crash on American soil in more than two decades. The official response to…

North Dakota finds option to relieve prison overcrowding

December 18, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Five bunk beds sit vacant in the sleeping quarters of an empty inmate pod at the Burleigh/Morton County Detention Center on Dec. 17, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s prison system will use the Burleigh/Morton County Detention Center to house inmates instead of using the Grand Forks County jail to address its…

Update: I-29 now open from Grand Forks to Canada

December 18, 2025

Jim Monk,

Courtesy, North Dakota Highway Patrol7:50 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have OPENED I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada. 5:45 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have CLOSED I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada due to blowing snow and areas of zero visibility. The highway is…

Annual Menorah Lighting Features Increased Police Presence, Message Of Resilience

Annual Menorah Lighting Brings Increased Police Presence, Message of Resilience

About five more officers and deputies than are traditionally present were at the event site, making sure those who gathered felt safe.

December 17, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The sound of traditional Hanukkah songs filled the chilly air outside the downtown branch of the Fargo Public Library as Jews and Gentiles alike gathered to light the menorah on the fourth day of the holiday. Rabbi Yonah Grossman led the program on behalf of the Chabad Jewish Center of North Dakota, and said the community…

UPDATE: police arrest suspect for trying to rob Discontent

The department says the robber entered a smoke shop, handed a note to the cashier demanding money, but ultimately fled with nothing.

December 17, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

UPDATE (12/19/25) The suspect is 30-year-old Logan D. Winkler from Brocket, ND. Winkler has been arrested and charged with Attempted Robbery in connection with the incident, and no further charges are expected at this time. GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The Grand Forks Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating an individual that allegedly attempted to…