A headline from the infamous game in question.In 1950, the Minneapolis Lakers were the class of the freshly formed NBA, and nobody was more aware than Murray Mendenhall. His Fort Wayne Pistons had been on the losing end of beatdowns from the likes of George Mikan and Vern Mikkelsen far too often. So when they trundled into the Minneapolis Auditorium…
MOORHEAD (KVRR) — A great horned owl that was rescued after getting tangled in a soccer net in Moorhead’s Hampton Park has been released back into the city. Netti in her box during her trip from the Raptor Center to the Moorhead neighborhood where she was found. Photo courtesy of Cindy Holtan. After spending a month at the Raptor Recovery…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –The West Fargo Public Library Board of Directors voted to approve several policy updates that will take effect in the new year Those changes include being closed on Sundays, removing late fees for checkout on technology, adding a new location, and changing the area people can receive a free library card. These motions were made after…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Downtown Engagement Center has been a resource for many homeless and other persons in need. But the resources and space they have are sparse, so they are looking to expand elsewhere. “It has been desirable for the downtown business sector, but also from the people who are operating out of the engagement center. Understanding that…
(USDA)(AP) – At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said. Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled the meat this week after Minnesota state agriculture officials reported multiple illnesses and found that a sample of the product tested…
Harshkumar Patel & Steve Shand. (AP Photo)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A jury convicted two men of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the U.S.-Canada border during a 2022 blizzard. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – An update to a story we brought you earlier this week, students at NDSU saw huge success registering people for the National Marrow Donor Program. The NMDP keeps a registry of potential bone marrow donors who could be a match for someone fighting some types of blood cancer. Thirty percent of blood cancer patients have a…
South Central Judicial District Court Judge Bruce Romanick listens to arguments in a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s abortion ban on Oct. 10, 2024, in Bismarck. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, ND (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s solicitor general called on the North Dakota Supreme Court to reinstate an abortion law struck down by a lower court until a final decision…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The tables lining the Centrum inside the Knutson Campus Center at Concordia College almost sagged with the weight of global fare as students and faculty alike streamed in to get a taste of the world. The International Potluck Food Festival took place from 6 to 8 p.m. on November 21st. Alongside the food and camaraderie was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — All Fargo Public Libraries have put up their annual mitten trees. The trees brings in donations of mittens, hats, scarves and socks for people to take what they are in need of. The trees have been around for more than six years bringing in loads of donations every year. While it has started out slowly the…
