ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A Ponemah, Minnesota man is sentenced to 12 years in prison for murdering a woman he was dating on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. 24-year-old William Jones the 4th pleaded guilty to second degree murder back in October. Court documents show Jones repeatedly assaulted the woman he lived with in November 2019. She was left…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s moose population is the largest its been in more than a decade after 11 consecutive years of remaining relatively stable. Department of Natural Resources officials said that the state’s estimated moose population is about 4,700 animals. The survey showed no statistically signficant change from the last one conducted in 2020 but is the highest estimate…
Henry AikenFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man who fired at officers and into the lobby of the Radisson when he was in distress in late 2019 is sentenced to three years behind bars for terrorizing and reckless endangerment. Henry Aiken was given credit for time already served which is more than two years. When he is released, he’ll have…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House Democratic majority has proposed spending $1.15 billion of the state’s $9.25 billion budget surplus on education. The plan emphasizes mental health supports, special education and English language learners. It draws a sharp contrast with Senate Republicans who want to cut taxes by $3.4 billion while spending $30 million more on schools. The big…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A Slayton, Minnesota, man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution for converting collateral that secured loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger says 54-year-old Mark Alan Engelkes pledged 15,641 bushels of soybeans as collateral in order to obtain loan proceeds of…
FARGO – The latest outlook from North Dakota State University researchers finds the state’s economy is poised for growth this year. The quarterly report indicates growth in salaries and wages, as well as a growing labor force, decreasing unemployment rates, strong tax collections and a rising gross state product. NDSU economics professor Jeremy Jackson says the report shows a reduced…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A weekend search for a missing West Fargo man in the Bismarck area was suspended with no sign of him. Thirty-eight-year-old Daniel Olson was reported missing Oct. 28. His car was found in a Bismarck parking lot several days later. Bismarck Police Lt. Luke Gardiner says many locations were searched. Police, two search and rescue teams and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A breakfast and silent auction raised thousands of dollars for the Lake Park American Legion, whose building was heavily damaged by fire last month. The FM Legion Riders held the event on Sunday at the American Legion in Moorhead. Legion Riders’ Director Tom Krabbenhoft says the public response to the fundraiser was “pretty shocking.” Krabbenhost says…
MOORHEAD, M.N. (KVRR) — Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota has pre-flight event in preparation of their departure on April 30, after a two year hiatus. “Well when a lot of these men and women came home and went right to work, especially after world war II. They came home, went to work, raised a family, they never had the…
BISMARC K, N.D. (KVRR) — Sen. John Hoeven claims the GOP Republican nomination by a narrow margin over State Representative Rick Becker at the state convention in Bismarck. Hoeven got 1,224 votes to Becker’s 1,037. More than 2,300 delegates were present, making it the largest GOP convention in state history. Prairie Public Broadcasting’s News Director Dave Thompson says Hoeven…
