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THC-laced candy likely sickened students at Horizon Middle School

Horizon Middle School East Campus.MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police say approximately ten middle school students who became ill after eating candy provided by another student were likely sickened by THC. Police were called to Horizon Middle School at 12:40 p.m. after receiving a report that several students had become ill. Approximately ten students ate the candy, and some began…

Man sentenced for DUI crash that killed six-year-old near Grand Forks

Travis Bell (Grand Forks County Correctional Center)GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A fatal crash west of Grand Forks nearly two years ago has resulted a six-year prison sentence for a Fordville, North Dakota man. Travis Bell, 43, has been sentenced in the drunken driving collision that killed six-year-old Katarina Louthain and injured her mother on U.S. Highway 2 and airport…

Public Service Commission candidates weigh in on prospect of carbon pipelines

Public Service Commission candidates, clockwise from top left, Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, Jill Kringstad, Chris Olson, John Pederson, Scot Kelsh and Deven Styczynski. (Photos courtesy of the candidates)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Carbon pipelines could aid a new era of North Dakota oil production, but challengers running for seats on the agency that permits pipelines argue there are flaws in the…

Minnesota prosecutor charges ICE officer in nonfatal shooting during immigration crackdown

Federal Bureau of Prisons officers on the scene where a federal immigration agent shot a man Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in north Minneapolis. (Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minnesota. The…

State fire marshal investigating two house fires in Wilkin County

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Minnesota Fire Marshal’s office is investigating two house fires in Wilkin County. The homes were destroyed. The first fire was reported Friday afternoon in Campbell, south of Breckenridge. The second fire broke out Saturday afternoon in Kent, north of Breckenridge. There were no injuries. Sheriff Tony Harris says his office is awaiting reports from the…

Minnesota Legislature closes session marked by partisan division and election year politics

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) – The Minnesota Legislature adjourned the 2026 session late Sunday with a modicum of accomplishments that’s still likely to leave advocates, lobbyists and some lawmakers wanting. Lawmakers have been contending all session with election year politics, a lame duck governor, a 67-67 deadlocked state House, and the simple fact that they crafted a two-year budget…

Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in New York. (Sarah Yenesel/Pool Photo via AP)NEW YORK (AP) — A gun and notebook that prosecutors say link Luigi Mangione to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson can be used as evidence at his murder trial, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting a defense argument that they were…

Section of former school collapses in McIntosh, MN

MCINTOSH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A large section of the old McIntosh, Minnesota school has collapsed. McIntosh is about 20 miles north of Mahnomen. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says someone reported the collapse around 2:40 Friday afternoon. No one was hurt. Crews were on sight this weekend to secure the remaining part of the building. The sheriff’s office says the area…

4 crew members eject safely after two Navy jets collide during air show in Idaho

Courtesy: Shane Odgen/CNN BOISE, Idaho (AP/CNN) — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island, Washington, were performing an aerial demonstration when they collided, said…

Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari announce birth of their baby girl

Josh Duhamel and Rocca / FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari have welcomed another baby. The actor sharing this snapshot on social media writing, “Rocca de Leon Duhamel our baby girl is here”. The couple welcomed Shepherd Lawrence Duhamel in January 2024. The actor and former Miss World America were married in Fargo in 2022. Josh Duhamel has a…