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Dispute over plan to cut down 82 trees in Lindenwood Park

"It's not just the trees its also the inhabitants, it's also the margins that's going to be in and around those new and exposed trees."

February 22, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – People are speaking out against an improvement project at Lindenwood Park. “It’s a road improvement project so what it entails is essentially creating a new road loop for Roger Maris Drive,” Fargo Parks District Parks Director Dave Bietz said. The loop is in major need of improvements says Bietz. “The existing road as it is right…

UPDATE: Miltona, Minn. house fire victim identified

February 22, 2021

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says 57-year-old Terry Gaarsland died in a fire Sunday in Miltona. Authorities say they are not the homeowner. MILTONA, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities are investigating after a person was found dead in a house fire early this morning in Miltona, Minnesota. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, dispatch received two 911 calls…

Klobuchar set to lead hearing on Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol siege

February 22, 2021

Site Staff,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar will help lead a Senate hearing on the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 on Tuesday. The meeting will be a joint hearing with the Rules and Homeland Security committees. The acting chief and former chief of the U.S. Capitol Police and former House and Senate Sergeant at Arms are expected…

Watch: HLN series to focus on Greywind murder Sunday

February 22, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The 2017 murder of Savannah Greywind of Fargo will be the focus of a cable network TV series this weekend. The HLN series “Lies, Crimes & Video will broadcast the episode entitled “Nightmare in Fargo” Sunday at 9:00 p.m. HLN says the program will feature interviews with the woman who discovered Greywind’s body and all 3 prosecutors…

Man sought in downtown Fargo bar shooting

February 22, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo police are looking for Brandon Roosevelt Grant in connection with a downtown shooting that happened early Sunday. Three people were shot near the Bismarck Bar in the 500 block of Broadway. Police said Monday that all three victims remain in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say Grant is considered armed and dangerous and should…

Fargo man sentenced to four months in jail for downtown riot

February 22, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man will spend four months in jail for participating in riots in downtown Fargo following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Twenty-one-year-old Abdimanan Bana Habib was also ordered to pay $2,500 in restitution. “The defendant crossed a line when he resorted to violence and destruction” U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley said. “His choice left him wrapped in…

Gehrig wants to limit Fargo mayor’s emergency powers

February 22, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) Three months ago, Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig sought to end Fargo’s emergency declaration immediately, but it failed on a 3-2 vote. At Monday night’s commission meeting, Gehrig will ask for an amendment to the city’s State of Emergency ordinance. It would retain the mayor’s authority and power to declare a state of emergency but would authorize the…

MyPillow’s Mike Lindell sued for $1.3 billion

February 22, 2021

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS – Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against the founder of Minnesota-based MyPillow. The lawsuit alleges Mike Lindell falsely accused Dominion of rigging the presidential election. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in the District of Columbia Monday. It alleges Lindell ignored repeated warnings from Dominion. The voting technology company has filed similar lawsuits…

House approves bill to outlaw local mask mandates

February 22, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota House has passed a bill to prevent local governments from imposing mask mandates. The bill’s sponsor is Minot Republican Representative Jeff Hoverson. Hoverson told the House he’s received a lot of emails, virtually all them in support of his bill. Bismarck Republican Representative Jason Dockter argued against the measure. Dockter says having a…

Deputy faces drug charges in crash that killed two people

February 22, 2021

Jim Monk,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – An Otter Tail County deputy has been charged with misconduct and driving under the influence of fentanyl in connection to a high-speed chase that ended in a deadly crash in Fergus Falls last October. Deputy Kelly Backman was in pursuit of a minivan driven by a man in a drug investigation when the van slammed…