GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Fire Department responds to Tri-State Paving for a fire in an asphalt processing plant. It happened shortly before 1:00 p.m. at 2250 North 69thth Street. Crews say the fire inside the plant was moving towards a semi trailer fuel source. The department says the fire was quickly controlled. Two employees were looked over…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man was arrested this morning after a domestic assault incident and crash near Ten Mile Lake Resort in Dalton, Minnesota. Grant County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call reporting a physical domestic assault by strangulation. The male suspect fled the scene and was believed to be suicidal. He crashed his vehicle and contacted…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong appointed Devils Lake attorney Ashley Samuelson as a judge in the Northeast Judicial District. She was one of three finalists for the position. Samuelson has served as a staff attorney for the Northeast Judicial District since 2017. She’s from Edmore, North Dakota. Samuelson received her bachelor’s degree from UND and her law degree…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Across the country, the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, has shown brightly across the skies. The display of vibrant hues of green and pink is the first bright display of the lights in many years. “I went outside, saw them in town, and I drove out maybe two miles north of town, and they were…
CareerViewXR uses virtual reality allows students to try out different jobs and see which ones they want to pursue.FARGO — Students in schools across North Dakota now have a new way to experience possible careers, practically first hand. CareerViewXR uses virtual reality to give students a chance to try out different jobs and see which ones they want to pursue….
TRAILL COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Hillsboro, North Dakota man who died from rolling his pickup Sunday night has been identified. Highway Patrol says 66-year-old Rollin Eberhardt was heading east on Traill County Road 13 when he ran off the road near the 16300 block and rolled around 6:30 p.m. He was taken to Hillsboro and died just before being…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) — Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office is warning people in Breckenridge about a number of recent coyote sightings in the city. They say there have been reports of coyotes approaching people and pets. There have been a number of sightings near Bois de Sioux Golf Course. The sheriff’s office, Breckenridge police and Minnesota DNR are working with landowners…
Vance BoelterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the case of a man charged with killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband said Wednesday that prosecutors have turned over a massive amount of evidence to the defense, and that his lawyers need more time to review it. Federal prosecutor Harry Jacobs told the court that investigators have provided substantially all…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/Newsdakota) North Dakota Association for the Disabled is hosting a fundraiser for a Fort Ransom, North Dakota family dealing with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Gary Myer, a civil engineering technician with North Dakota Department of Transportation, was diagnosed earlier this summer after months of unexplained symptoms. His wife, Abbi, teaches music at Litchville-Marion school and the couple…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — A provision in the federal government’s shutdown-ending spending package would be a massive setback to Minnesota’s hemp-derived THC industry if it were to pass. Although the federal government isn’t likely to start kicking down doors seizing low-dose THC edibles and drinks, a new federal law against hemp-derived THC products would create new logistical hurdles for…
