Sen. Doug LarsenBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two young children died when the small plane they were riding crashed in Utah, a Senate leader said Monday. Doug Larsen’s death was confirmed Monday in an email that Republican Senate Majority Leader David Hogue sent to his fellow senators and was obtained by…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – Grand Forks police are asking for help in finding the person or persons responsible for slashing numerous tires. Police responded to a “large” number of complaints on the 1700 to 2300 block of 9th and 10th Avenue North for vehicles that have one or more tires damaged and deflated. Police say it appears as if…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Downtown Fargo Neighborhood Association is reminding people there’s more to the area than just great food, busy bars and scenery. They held open houses on Sunday to showcase that. “It’s really a neighborhood,” said Austin Foss of the Downtown Fargo Neighborhood Association. “There’s 4,000 of us that live down here and this is showcasing the…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – Within the city park of Detroit Lakes sits a display of a sobering aspect. There are 31 silhouettes representing a homicide that happened during a domestic violence situation in Minnesota between August of 2022 and 2023. The display has been set up by the Lakes Crisis & Resource Center. “All of this is preventable,” said…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith said he didn’t come into Sunday’s game expecting to be an integral part of the team’s defensive pressure package. It just turned out that way. The six-time Pro Bowl selection had three timely sacks, including a strip-sack of rookie Bryce Young that led to a momentum-changing 51-yard fumble return for a…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A forecast that record high temperatures and humidity would create “extreme and dangerous” conditions prompted organizers to cancel two long-distance races Sunday in Minnesota’s two largest cities that were expected to draw up to 20,000 runners. The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon from Minneapolis to neighboring St. Paul had been expected to draw up to 8,000 runners when…
ROOSEVELT, Minn. (KFGO) – Authorities are investigating after a teenager was fatally shot this week in northern Minnesota. According to Roseau County Sheriff Steve Gust, the incident happened around 3:30 a.m. Monday at a residence in rural Roosevelt. A 17-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl were both hit by the same gunshot. The boy died at the scene. The girl was…
HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) — Grab your beers and line up your brats for Hankinson’s 21st annual Oktoberfest! “Hankinson is all about events and finding gatherings and celebrating our small town. This is what makes us special versus Fargo or any other larger community. We do something different here and that’s what Hankinson’s about,” said Ryan Wallock, the Vice President of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown was suddenly easing Saturday after the House quickly approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open, once Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage. The rushed package would leave behind aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP…
FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – NDSU President David Cook wants to revamp a new program aimed at helping 1st generation college students get more resources. In his annual State of the University Address, he discusses that the school needs to target those in the first- and second-year college experience. Their plans to help first and second years is through Bison Bridge…
