FARGO, ND — Students at Lincoln Elementary also took a break from classes to tour a fire truck. The event is a part of the Fargo Fire Department’s “Learn Not to Burn” Program. Firefighters spoke to students about the importance of fire safety as well as pointing out the highlights of a working fire truck. Firefighters believe that it’s never…
POLK COUNTY, Minn. — The Crookston man facing second murder charges, returns to Polk County. Forty-nine-year-old Eddie Frazier was released from the Hennepin County jail. Frazier is charged in the death of 48-year-old Tawnja Wallace. Her body was found in a bathtub in their Crookston apartment earlier this month. Frazier was arrested in Bloomington after fleeing from police. Categories:…
BISMARCK, ND — A former deputy U.S. marshal has been sentenced for receiving child porn. Michael Rivera, of Bismarck, was sentenced to seven years in prison. Officers found dozens of pictures and videos of child porn on his computer. Rivera was indicted by a grand jury in October and pleaded guilty in January. In February, Rivera was found guilty…
RED LAKE COUNTY, Minn. — The Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two burglaries. The American Legion Club and D&K Corner Bar in Plummer were broken into sometime early Wednesday. Cash and cigarettes were taken from the bars. The sheriff estimates the losses, including property damage, is around ten-thousand dollars between the two establishments. The investigation continues. Categories:…
BISMARCK, ND — North Dakota Republican leaders want to know if Gov. Burgum exceeded his authority on some vetoes he issued. House Majority Leader Al Carlson and his Senate counterpart, Rich Wardner, have requested an attorney general’s opinion. The state Constitution gives the governor “line-item” veto authority on spending measures. The leaders question whether the governor can veto a…
ST. MICHAEL, ND — The Spirit Lake Casino might soon be offering spirits. The Spirit Lake Tribal Council is considering allowing alcohol sales at the Sioux tribe’s casino, south of Devils Lake. Alcohol has been banned on the reservation for decades. But tribal leaders are considering allowing the casino to serve alcohol on the gambling floor and during events…
GRAND FORKS, ND — Three men are headed to prison for meth trafficking in connection with a Grand Forks murder case. A judge sentenced 34-year-old Christopher Ringsrud-Knowles, of Arvilla, 26-year-old Daniel Rodriguez Jr. of Crookston and 27-year-old Aaron Morado of Grand Forks. Rodriguez is sentenced to seven years in prison, Morado is sentenced to 7 ½ years and Ringsrud-Knowles…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota Republican Congressman Kevin Cramer is weighing in on the latest President Trump controversy. He says he’s concerned about intelligence leaks and a lack of communication discipline coming out of the White House. “Regardless of whether it’s contrived, fake news, some truth, somewhere in the middle, whatever the case may be, it is becoming a distraction…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — A Fergus Falls man has died after a rollover crash south of the city late Wednesday morning. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says 67-year-old Thomas Milbrandt was southbound on Highway 1, about two miles south of I-94, when he apparently lost control. The minivan went into the ditch, struck an embankment, and rolled…
FARGO, ND — Kids, parents and mascots are doing their stretches and getting ready for the Fargo Marathon Youth Run. It’s all part of the events leading up to the Fargo Marathon on Saturday. KVRR’s Nick Broadway talked with a local family about how running is being passed through the generations. NICK BROADWAY: I’m here with LaShai Pfeifer and I see…
