MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – MSUM has been dealing with a ransomware attack affecting some of the university’s servers for more than two weeks. The University says the IT team discovered that “a few servers” locked and encrypted by ransomware on February 1st. MSUM is still working to actively restore all affected servers. They University says its analysis indicates that the…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – The Fargo Parole and Probation Office is seeking a high-risk sex offender whose global positioning monitoring bracelet is not registering and no longer can be accounted for or located. David Lilley, Jr, 38, is an American Indian male, 5’08”, 195 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. His current whereabouts are unknown; however, his GPS bracelet…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Both a Minnesota man testing a snowmobile for his employer in the Alaska backcountry and the company have been cited for reckless driving after the machine slammed into a sled dog team on a training run in December, killing three dogs. The State of Alaska charged Erik Johnson, of Roseau, Minnesota, and Minnesota-based Polaris Inc. on…
DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of North Dakota’s lawsuit against the federal government for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight. The state filed the lawsuit in 2019, seeking $38 million from the federal government for policing the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General has agreed to expand postal audits to include Fargo, Grand Forks and Dickinson. That is in addition to ongoing audits of facilities in Bismarck, Mandan and Minot. A number of people across the region are dealing with mail and newspaper delivery delays. The states congressional delegation also has concerns and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – NDSU has opened a new esports facility on campus, which is a state of the art center. This new facility will include 36 machines, capabilities to stream the games and this will be free and open to all NDSU students. “A casual home as well, that we’re in here every week. Honestly everyday. With new people…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Public Service Commission Chair Julie Fedorchak kicks-off her U.S. House campaign at a rally in Bismarck and she was introduced by former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer. Fedorchak says if elected, she wants to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee. She will seek the nod at the Republican state convention in early April….
FARGO (KVRR) – A former employee who says he was fired for complaining about racial harassment at a West Fargo restaurant is suing the company that owns the business in federal court. Thomas L. Williams, who is African-American, says he was fired one week after he complained about an assistant manager telling a racially offensive joke at Spitfire Bar &…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – You don’t see that everyday, a military helicopter landed out at Fargo South High School. The Huey helicopter came from the Minot Air Force Base to give students in the area an inside look to the chopper. This is all part of the Aviation Inspiration Mentorship Program called ‘Pet the Jet’. According to Col. Steven Muhs…
*WARNING: VIDEO IS DISTURBING* SARGENT CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Forman, North Dakota teen is charged after another teen was set on fire in Sargent County last weekend. Sheriff Travis Paeper says 19-year-old Lance Tyler used a torch to light the 15-year-old male victim on fire after he was sprayed with brake cleaner at a party. It happened at a…
