BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says a mandatory minimum bill is needed to set tougher jail and prison sentences as violent crime continues to escalate. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the state capitol, Wrigley said many criminals who are convicted of dangerous crimes and imprisoned are out too soon. Wrigley says he has…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A longstanding ban on alcohol at Seven Clans Casino in Thief River Falls is about to be lifted, although an exact date has not been set. Red Lake tribal members held a special advisory vote on alcohol sales and Red Lake Nation approved it in November. Seven Clans team members are undergoing training on…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – House and Senate DFLers announce a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana for those 21 and older and expunge pot related convictions. Author of the House bill, State Representative Zack Stephenson of Coon Rapids, explains the measure would make a legal marketplace to grow, buy and sell cannabis with regulations. He says it also includes traffic…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — An Oakes, North Dakota native and member of the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame shares his thoughts on Damar Hamlin’s condition. “We didn’t have the view that the players did. They were all surrounded, and we heard they’re doing CPR and, I mean, that shocks you. It puts things in perspective in a real fast…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — More than ten people are removed from a dangerous Fargo house and the property owner detained and arrested for violating a court order. Danial Curtis was allowed 30 days to obtain the necessary permits to improve the house and bring it into city code. He was supposed to meet police at his property Wednesday morning but…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Construction will begin this summer on the 1.2 acre Rotary Natural Play Hill at Riverfront Park in Moorhead. The project has been in the planning stages since 2018. It will provide a hilltop play area overlooking the Red River. Play elements include a 26-foot high Tree House with a rope bridge to another tower, a zip…
LAS VEGAS (KVRR) — A North Dakota tribe has bought the land where a mass shooting took place in Las Vegas in 2017. MGM Resorts International sold the 15-acre open lot across from Luxor on the strip to Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The sale price was not disclosed. In 2020, Three Affiliated Tribes bought nearly…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot increases to an estimated $940 million after another drawing resulted in plenty of losers but not a single grand prize winner. The lack of a winner Tuesday means there have been 23 straight drawings without anyone taking the top prize. The next drawing is scheduled to be held Friday night. Nearly…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Buxton, North Dakota man is charged with attempted murder after restraining a woman inside her mobile home in Emerado while it was on fire. Court documents show 29-year-old Jeffery Mundis tried to strangle Ashley Johnson on New Year’s Eve before she got away. Mundis is also accused of terrorizing the woman and assaulting…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former Fargo South band teacher enters a guilty plea to corruption of a minor in Cass County District Court. A charge of possession of prohibited materials was dismissed against Sebastian Tackling. He was arrested last November. Court documents detailed an inappropriate and alleged sexual relationship between the 43-year-old Tackling and a female student. She told…
