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Man arrested for cocaine, other drugs in Polk County

Alex KaiserPOLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is arrested at his home in Polk County near Crookston for cocaine distribution. On Monday, Task Force Officers from the Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force arrested 38-year-old Alex Kaiser. With a search warrant and the use of K9, approximately one pound of suspected cocaine was seized along with MDMA, mushrooms, marijuana,…

The Caring Foundation partners with BIO Girls to reduce mental health stigma

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation is once again teaming up with the Fargo Force to battle mental health stigma with Shut Out the Stigma. The statewide initiative is focused on reducing mental health stigma and expanding access to resources. Around 46 percent of North Dakotans live in areas with limited access to…

Parents charged with child abuse after medical staff say their 3-month-old had broken ribs, clavicle

FARGO (KFGO) — A Fargo couple are now charged with felony child abuse after police investigated them for suspected child neglect last summer. A Fargo Police report says Wyatt Lesmann and Vanessa Metzger-Prebil brought their 3-month-old girl to the hospital last May for reported fussiness and changes in mood and behavior. Medical staff found the child had broken ribs and…

Hot air balloon hits power line in Cass County

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A hot air balloon hitting a power line in rural Cass County is under investigation. A Cass County Sheriff’s Office deputy was sent out around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to the 4500 block of 135th Avenue SE. Cass County Electric Cooperative contacted authorities after one of its distribution lines was snapped. No one was hurt. The…

Democrats demand ‘dramatic changes’ for ICE

Courtesy: FOX 9, ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis 01/07/26WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and across…

Polk County, MN sheriff announces that he will retire at end of his second term

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman has announced that he will not seek another term in office. In a media release, Tadman says he will retire at the end of his current term in January 2027 with over 38 years of service with Polk County Sheriff’s Office. He was first elected sheriff in 2018 and re-elected in…

Pet Connection: Meet Iris

FARGO — Iris’s is a story of survival and flourishing in spite of harsh conditions, a little like the tough and lovely flowers she’s named after. She comes to Pet Connection from Journey Home rescue in Grand Forks, and they took her in from a puppy mill situation. While the people who had her claimed her health was good, it…

Former West Fargo police chief has high profile role in Guthrie investigation in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVRR) — There is a familiar name and face involved in investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, the mother of NBC Today co-anchor Savanna Guthrie. Heith Janke is the FBI Special Agent In Charge of the investigation out of the Phoenix office. Janke is the former police chief in West Fargo. He applied for the…

Two men charged with assaulting agents in ICE shooting released by a judge, re-detained by ICE

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)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Two Venezuelan men who were charged with assaulting a federal immigration agent were re-detained after a judge ordered them to be released on Tuesday. On Jan. 14, the…

North Dakota to offer state employees early retirement in face of declining revenues

Joe Morrissette, director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks to lawmakers during a meeting of the Budget Section on June 25, 2025. Also pictured is Allen Knudson, legislative budget analyst. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Some North Dakota state employees will be offered early retirement incentives as the state tries to adjust…