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Rollover crash near downtown Fargo

Rollover crash at the corner of 14th St. N. and 1st Ave. N. Wednesday, July 23, 2025.FARGO — A car ended up on it’s roof after a crash with another car near downtown Fargo. The crash happened near the corner of 14th Street and 1st Avenue North just before 4 o’clock this afternoon. According to police, the overturned car was…

Fargo officer describes fight with assault suspect downtown

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On June 7th, Fargo Police officer Avery Jensen and two other officers were dispatched to the Roberts Commons Garage in reports of two men appearing to do narcotics. 37-year-old Joseph Manitowabi, seen in a now viral video, was caught on camera resisting officers. “Officer Winter, Officer Latasha Dean, and I we approached Mr. Manitowabi. We informed…

Gov. Walz invites Canadians to visit Minnesota during downturn in tourism

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz is extending an invitation to Canadians to visit Minnesota. He says “We want our Canadian neighbors to know they’re not just welcome here — they’re encouraged to visit and continue our long friendship.” Air and vehicle travel from Canada into the U.S. has dropped dramatically in recent months. Some attribute that to negative…

Body of missing Wisconsin grad student found in Mississippi River

Eliotte Heinz/La Crosse Police DepartmentLA CROSSE, Wis. (KVRR) — The body of a missing Wisconsin grad student is discovered in the Mississippi River. The La Crosse Police Department says that shortly before 10:30 this morning they were notified by the Houston County Sheriff’s Department that a body was found. Eliotte Heinz, 22,  has been missing since the early morning hours…

Fargo cop describes assault captured on viral video, man charged pleads ‘not guilty’

(FARGO) – One of three Fargo police officers involved in a downtown confrontation captured on a viral video described the incident during a hearing in which the man accused of assaulting the officers pleaded “not guilty.” Joseph Manitowabi is charged with three counts of felony assault on a police officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, preventing arrest and refusal to halt….

The race for Rep. Melissa Hortman’s former House seat begins

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — As the deadline to file for candidacy passed Tuesday afternoon, three Democrats and one Republican sought the mantle of representing the district long served by the late Rep. Melissa Hortman.  Gov. Tim Walz called a special election following the death of Hortman and her husband, Mark, last month in what has been termed a political…