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Update: UND’s aerospace school halts flights after student dies in crash

October 19, 2021

Jim Monk,

BUXTON, N.D. – The University of North Dakota’s aerospace school has cancelled all flight activities after a student pilot from Chicago died in an airplane crash. The University of North Dakota plane went down about 8:30 p.m. Monday in a field near the Traill County community of Buxton, in northeastern North Dakota. UND identified the victim as 19-year-old John Hauser,…

Substitute teacher pleads guilty to sextortion charges

October 19, 2021

Jim Monk,

Mitchell OttingerST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Federal prosecutors say a Carver County man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a years-long sextortion scheme. Twenty-five-year-old Mitchell Ottinger, a former substitute teacher and paraprofessional, engaged in a scheme to obtain sexually explicit images and videos of minors and adults by using false online personas. Ottinger threatened to distribute the images and…

As Minnesota offers scholarships for shots, study says vaccine lotteries don’t work

October 19, 2021

Jim Monk,

DENVER (KVRR) – According to a study led by the University of Colorado Denver, states that used lotteries to entice residents to get COVID-19 vaccines had little or no effect on vaccination rates. “Statistically speaking, our research points to a disappointing outcome” according to Dr. Andrew Friedson, associate professor of economics. “There was no significant association found between a cash-drawing…

Blood supplies plummet, donors urged to give immediately

October 19, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Two major blood suppliers are reporting a critical blood shortage and urging all eligible donors to make an appointment to donate blood as soon as possible. Vitalant says Type O blood, which is the most transfused blood type, and vital to helping patients in emergencies, has plummeted to under a two-day supply, the lowest level since May…

LIVE: Non-Profit Giving Away Free Bouquets To Brighten Lives On “Petal It Forward Day”

Hope Blooms repurposes old flowers and turns them into new bouquets for places like assisted living facilities, cancer centers and grief support groups

October 19, 2021

Site Staff,

On Thursday, a local non-profit is inviting everyone in the community to help make it a better place with the gift of flowers. Hope Blooms repurposes old flowers and turns them into new bouquets for places like assisted living facilities, cancer centers and grief support groups. But on Wednesday they’re joining a nationwide event called “Petal of Forward” day….

Walz launches reelection campaign in divided Minnesota

October 19, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has launched his campaign for a second term in an increasingly divided state, saying he made the tough calls necessary beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and revive the economy. The former high school football coach made the announcement in a YouTube video posted Tuesday that shows him standing on a football…

Drivers Injured After Crash Pushes Car Into Tractor Plowing A Field

The crash happened four miles north of Hankinson a little before 4:30 Monday afternoon

October 19, 2021

Site Staff,

RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Two people are injured, including one with serious injuries, after a T-bone crash that pushed one car into a tractor plowing a field. The crash happened four miles north of Hankinson a little before 4:30 Monday afternoon. 48-year-old Robert Albrecht of Mantador was driving a Honda Odyssey when he hit the rear driver-side tire of…

2-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In 100-Foot Grain Dryer In North Fargo

Firefighters responded to Dakota Specialty Milling a little before 8 p.m. Monday

October 19, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A grain dryer erupts into a 2-alarm fire at a north Fargo industrial building. Firefighters responded to Dakota Specialty Milling a little before 8 p.m. Monday. Fire broke out in a 100-foot grain dryer, which then spread into vents, out of the roof, and into a nearby wall. All employees reportedly got out of the building…

Hope Inc. leads adaptive phy. ed. class in Hawley

October 18, 2021

Site Staff,

HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Hope Inc. brings adaptive sports to Hawley Elementary School to show children the challenges of those who are differently abled. Six-year-old Kyler Kolbinger has Spina Bifida and is part of the organization’s sled hockey and wheelchair basketball and soccer teams. It’s his first year in school, so his parents and Hope Inc. decided playing adaptive soccer…

Suspect in deadly shooting in Casselton released

A Violent Morning Leaves One Man Dead & Another Free From Custody

October 18, 2021

Site Staff,

CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) – An altercation in Casselton turns deadly. The man accused of pulling the trigger called 911 saying he shot a man. “We had a deputy that was real close to the area. They immediately responded, performed, and were able to detain that person and then they performed life saving measures to the victim until Casselton ambulances could…