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LIVE: Helping Make History with Shane Balkowitsch

BISMARCK — A world-famous photographer from North Dakota is inviting you to help him make photography history next month. Bismarck-based Shane Balkowitsch is doing a demonstration of his historic wet-plate photography technique at the Ellendale Opera House next month. It’s a labor-intensive technique that dates back to the Civil War. It involves developing the image on a plate of glass…

Kandiyohi County man pleads guilty to producing child porn

KANDIYOHI COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Royalton man pleads guilty to producing sexually explicit images of a minor. According to court documents, 35-year-old Andrew John Groen contacted a minor using the messaging app TextMe. Groen, who knew the victim was a minor, identified himself in the messages as a 19-year-old man. On multiple occasions, Groen coerced the minor to send…

West Fargo’s first K-9 police officer ‘Disco’ dies

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The West Fargo Police Department’s first K-9 officer has died. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of K-9 Disco,” Police announced Friday. “Disco took one final ride with his partner, and best friend, Assistant Chief Pete Nielsen. The two visited their favorite places, reminisced on their over 1,000 deployments together,…

Overnight Stabbing Sends 1 To Hospital

Grand Forks police

GRAND FORKS — Police say one man had to be taken to the hospital after he was stabbed there overnight. Grand Forks police department was dispatched to the 500 block of 8th Street North at around 11:30 Thursday night. That’s where they found the 31-year-old stabbing victim. They don’t know what the attacker used to stab him with, but he…

Fargo Youth Baseball returns from LLWS and hosts autograph signing at Suite Shots

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Suite Shots hosted an event for Fargo Little Leagues 12U All Stars team which returned from competing in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania early this week. This team made history by being the first one from North Dakota to advance to the Little League World series. “You know the younger kids that watched…