FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Six people are forced out of their homes after a Christmas Day apartment fire. It was reported last night around 8 on Fiechtner Drive South. Fire crews arrived to find smoke and fire coming from the door of the first floor apartment. The building was searched and everyone was able to get out safely. Fire officials…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A young driver is cited after losing control of her vehicle and crashing into the entrance of Red Pepper in Grand Forks. That crash happened Thursday night around 7:30 at 4401 South Washington Street. Police say the 17-year-old female was driving through the parking lot when she lost control and drove through the south entrance…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Vitalant has such a big staff shortage, the nonprofit isn’t able to get 600 to 800 donations per month. Vitalant isn’t able to hold mobile blood drives because of a lack of employees. The nonprofit is looking to hire 14 full and part-time donor care positions. Officials want anyone looking for a career change or looking…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – Tweets calling President Biden a terrorist have allegedly been sent by Dilworth Police Chief Ty Sharpe’s Twitter account. Sharpe denies sending them. Tweets from the @LordTySharpe Twitter account, which is followed by Dilworth Police, sent messages this in response to CNN anchor Jim Scuitto’s message “Think about the lesson is the ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ crowd…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) – Two bodies were recovered following a residential fire Thursday near Bemidji. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was reported at 6:12 a.m. The home is in the 9000 block of Pony Lake Rd NW in Liberty Township, about 13 miles northwest of Bemidji. The second floor of the home was fully engulfed upon the…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Bismarck Rep. George Keiser, a longtime Republican North Dakota lawmaker who announced last week he would not seek another term in the Legislature, has died. He was 75. In 2019, Keiser disclosed his diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s disease, the common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Gov. Doug Burgum said in a statement that Keiser served…
MINNEAPOLIS – Jurors have convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of motorist Daunte Wright. The jury deliberated for about four days before finding Kim Potter guilty of both counts on Thursday. Potter was a Brooklyn Center police officer when she shot and killed the 20-year-old Wright during an April 11 traffic…
Alvin didn’t have the best start to his life. He’s one of four 4 to 5-month-old Shepherd mix puppies surrendered to the Humane Society of the Lakes. They were underfed when they arrived, and they’re a little skittish around people still. But all four are ready for homes! They just need a caring, nurturing home with people ready to…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Minnesota-based Medtronic has agreed to pay $400,000 to South Dakota to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to a neurosurgeon. The settlement resolves allegations that Medtronic paid for more than 100 social events at a restaurant owned by Dr. Wilson Asfora. Medtronic allegedly sponsored the events over a nine-year period to persuade Asfora to use Medtronic…
FARGO (KVRR) – Police in Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office are asking business owners to take precautions following a string of dozens of commercial burglaries in the area since September. Owners and managers are encouraged to regularly set alarms, maintain surveillance equipment and to keep buildings secure when businesses are closed. Cass County Sheriff ‘s…
