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Bison & Oral Roberts coaches fined after teams fight after Thursday’s game

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -North Dakota State men’s basketball made it six straight wins last night with their win over Oral Roberts and after the game a skirmish broke out in the handshake line. Eagles Head Coach Paul Mills said something to Bison guard Boden Skunberg leading to escalation. After reviewing the situation, the Summit League fined mills and Bison head…

Truckers planning DC-bound convoy through North Dakota, Minnesota

FARGO (KVRR) – An advocacy group that opposes “government overreach” is planning a series of truck convoys that will travel across the country to Washington, DC. The American Truckers Freedom Fund is urging truck drivers across the nation to join one of several convoys heading to the nation’s capital in March. According to the organization’s website, there are plans for…

Cramer, Hoeven ask AG to reject airline’s no-fly list request for unruly passengers

FARGO (KVRR) – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven are among eight senators asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to deny Delta Airlines’ request to create a “no-fly” list for airline passengers convicted of any “on-board disruption.” In a letter to the attorney general, the senators say the majority of recent incidents on airplanes has been in relation to the…

UPDATE: I-94 near Valley City open after multiple vehicles crash

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – Westbound I-94 four miles east of Valley City reopens three hours after 14 vehicles crash. North Dakota Highway Patrol responded around 10:30 Friday morning. Troopers say it started when a commercial vehicle rear-ended a pickup with a snowmobile on its trailer. The pickup jackknifed and more vehicles crashed in the area. One person was seriously…

Update: Blizzard shuts down highways throughout Red River Valley

WC MN – Hwy10 Moorhead to Detroit Lakes CLOSED & NO TRAVEL in much of the region due to blowing snow creating hazardous travel conditions. Video I94 east of Moorhead. Troopers attending to several crashes/pile ups & other vehs off the road https://t.co/UtVIO3kuBr pic.twitter.com/XwG5r2TwNs — Sgt. Jesse Grabow (@MSPPIO_NW) February 18, 2022 FARGO (KVRR) – A ground blizzard is making…

Former police officer Kim Potter to spend 16 months in prison

Kim Potter MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer Kim Potter has been sentenced to two years in prison for the death of Daunte Wright, who was shot when Potter mistakenly thought she was using a taser. Potter was convicted in December of first and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Wright. Under Minnesota law, defendants…

Magnus faces challenges at Customs and Border Protection

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) – One agent protested that he didn’t join the Border Patrol to look after children in custody. Another asked why a policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for court hearings wasn’t being used more. And one turned his back on the senior officials who had come to listen. Unsurprisingly for anyone who’s been tracking migration along…

U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn has died

Rep. Jim HagedornMINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Republican from southern Minnesota who followed his father’s footsteps into Congress, has died after a battle with kidney cancer. He was 59.  Hagedorn’s wife, Jennifer Carnahan said in a Facebook post Friday that Hagedorn “passed away peacefully last night.” Hagedorn was diagnosed with stage IV kidney cancer in February 2019, shortly…

Makeover underway for Fargo’s oldest park

Fargo Park District holds a meeting to get public input on what changes should be made at Island Park

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Island Park is undergoing an overhaul and is asking the public for their input. The Fargo Park District is excited to make new changes to some of its parks, like Island Park, a staple for many in the Fargo-Moorhead community. Board members are seeking community-wide engagement to create a long-term plan to improve it. “With the…