MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man who lost an eye when he was hit by a projectile fired by police during riots that followed George Floyd’s killing will get a $2.4 million settlement. Soren Stevenson was in a large group of people standing in a grassy area near an interstate on-ramp when he was hit by a 40 mm projectile on…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police Department is joining a growing trend of departments across the country using an online system for lower level crime. Fargo Police is adding a new way for people to report crimes to improve efficiency. The Desk Officer Reporting System, or DORS, has increased in popularity in police departments across the country. The system is…
NEAR HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) – The first of three gates for the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion has been delivered south of Horace. It weighs 47-and-a-half tons and will be used for the diversion inlet structure. The gate is being delivered in pieces from five semis over two days. The other gates will arrive in the next two weeks. The gates will control…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A number of Fargo Fire Department engines respond to a fire outside Dakota Timber Company along 7th Avenue North. They arrived around 7:30 Wednesday evening to find a dumpster on fire just a few feet away from the building. Bright orange flames were visible from the top of the metal dumpster. It didn’t take crews long…
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – Daylight Saving Time is in full swing and it’s still an adjustment for many. Experts suggest sticking to your normal routine while sleeping slightly earlier than your usual time in the first week. As the sun sticks around for a little longer each day with warmer temperatures included, the mood around town is starting to feel…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — The murder of an 18-year-old Minot State University student in 2007 is no longer a mystery. Police announcing Wednesday afternoon the arrest of Anita Knutson’s former roommate. 34-year-old Nichole Rice, formerly Nichole Thomas, was taken into custody while she was working as a civilian on Minot Air Force Base. Knutson was found stabbed to death in…
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill to bar state election officials from accepting donations for election operating costs. Noem took aim at a 2020 donation by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan donated $350 million nationwide to help local election offices collect and count ballots. Noem has joined in accusing…
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to CongressWASHINGTON (KVRR) – North Dakota U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are responding favorably to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday. Zelenskyy cited Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 terror attacks in appealing to Congress for more assistance in his country’s fight against Russia. Zelenskyy again asked for…
TYNDALL, S.D. – A South Dakota man has been ordered to spend 60 days in jail for providing the marijuana in the brownies his mother unknowingly served to seniors at a card game. Forty-six-year-old Michael Koranda had earlier pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge. A judge in Bon Homme County also sentenced the Tabor man to two years of…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – President Joe Biden provides details regarding additional assistance to Ukraine. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota News, South Dakota News
