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Elk River man sentenced in Stearns County child sex sting

STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — An Elk River man who pleaded guilty after getting caught in a solicitation of a child sting out of Stearns County has been sentenced. 45-year-old Kyle Barton is sentenced to 10 days in jail and five years probation. He received credit for four days already served. Barton pleaded guilty to a felony charge of engaging…

Fire damages hot tub, fence in north Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fire damaged a hot tub and fence at a north Fargo home Friday night. According to the City, just before 9 o’clock, firefighters responded to the 1300 block of 11th Avenue North for a garage on fire. On the way to the scene, dispatch updated the call to a deck on fire. Authorities say crews came…

Devils Lake police investigating gun store burglary

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Police are investigating after several guns were stolen when someone broke into a sports store. According to police, Seaburg’s Sports in the Holiday Mall was burglarized around 3 a.m. Friday. An alarm was activated, but by the time officers arrived the suspect or suspects had fled. Police said whoever stole the guns smashed the front…

Fire damages south Moorhead home

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A family has been displaced after a fire broke out in the basement of a south Moorhead home shortly before noon Friday. Moorhead Fire Battalion Chief Benton Hicks said crews responded to a report of smoke and fire coming out of the basement window in a home at 4523 Blue Stem Way. He said firefighters had…

LIVE: 3rd Annual Able Games

From adversity, ability.

They’re young athletes who are no strangers to adversity, and the severe weather Friday morning made for a little bit more. The Third Annual Able Games kicked off at 9:30, but Friday’s freezing drizzle made it hard for some of the buses carrying players to roll from schools in the southern valley. Fargo native and professional football player Connor McGovern…

Native American imagery could be banned in Minnesota schools

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent schools from using Native American imagery as logos. Senator Mary Kunesh is behind Senate File 584 which would require schools to file requests to grant permission from the Tribal Nations Education Committee and Indian Affairs Council to continue using a nickname and logo. Schools can also…

Cobbers’ Coste To Step Down After ’23 Season

This Season Will Be Coste's Last With Cobbers

MOOREHAD, MN —  Concordia baseball legend Chris Coste announced that he will step down as head coach of the Cobbers baseball program after the 2023 season. Coste is currently in his ninth season coaching the Cobbers who are off to a 6-10 start this spring. Overall he is 140-127 with a 72-67 conference record while leading the program. Coste’s legacy…

Gov. Burgum vetoes trans pronoun bill

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum vetoes a bill that would have prohibited public schools from referring to students by pronouns that do not reflect the sex assigned to them at birth. Burgum said his problem with the bill is one of local control to remove the discretion of school boards which should accommodate all students’ needs….