CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — The murder suspect arrested in Cass County Tuesday has been identified. A North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper made a traffic stop on I-94 near Mapleton. The trooper saw the driver and passenger switching seats after the car stopped. The man in the vehicle was 20-year-old, Joseph Morrison of Auburn Washington. He had an active warrant…
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Supreme Court struck down a major budget bill for the state government on Thursday, likely meaning lawmakers must come back to Bismarck to do the massive bill over again. The court ruled the bill “was unconstitutionally enacted and is void” because it violates a provision of the state constitution that says bills can’t embrace…
FERTILE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Fertile in Norman County. The State Patrol says an SUV was traveling west on a rural road when the driver collided with another vehicle that was headed north on State Highway 32. The driver of the SUV, a 61-year-old woman from Grand Rapids, Michigan, died. The driver…
Thatcher still has that puppy energy, despite being two years old. The German Shorthaired Pointer/Lab joins us for this week’s Pet Connection from the Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes. They’re working to harness that energy. He’s learning commands like sit and lie down. Thatcher loves other dogs, but focuses too much on cats and small critters…
GWINNER, N.D. (KVRR) — A union leader says there could be hundreds laid off at Doosan Bobcat Manufacturing plants in North Dakota and Minnesota. It’s a claim the West Fargo-based company dispute. “We were informed about the approval for them to build and that they plan on building a facility in Mexico and that it could potentially impact 300-500…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -Fargo Fire Department competed against The Fargo Police Department for the Battle Badges Blood Drive. Spokes Person for Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota Red Cross Lynette Nyman said, “Every year they hold this shall we say competition, people get to come in and vote for Fargo police or for Fargo fire and donate blood which helps…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead nonprofit with a mission to enhance the lives of those with disabilities is trying to raise a hundred thousand dollars to sustain its mental health services. CCRI is hosting a fundraiser next Thursday to keep their programs going after years of funding shortages from the state. They say they needed a 23% funding increase…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Kid Caddie is a recent product making waves in the golf and business world. One of the people behind it is Ben Fairbanks, a Minnesota State University Moorhead graduate from 2010. His product recently placed fourth out of 110 at a showcase. “Pushing the sport a little bit to become more family friendly and inclusive,” said…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is rescued after being pinned under a crane in Breckenridge. James Jawaski, 58, was found in the cab of a tipped over crane. It happened at Woodcrest Drive and River Bend Trail around 10:45 this morning. Both of the man’s legs were pinned. A front-end loader was able to lift the crane. Jawaski was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Great Plains Food Bank announces it was it a huge year for it’s Youth Summer Meals Program. They say the program more than quadrupled the meals they gave out this summer. An unprecedented 23,270 meals were given out at 14 different locations throughout the state. That is an increase of over 17,000 meals compared to last…
