MINNEAPOLIS — A school bus driver is rushed to the hospital after being shot in the head in Minneapolis. Police responded around 2:15 Wednesday afternoon. Officials say the driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive the injuries. Three children under the age of 10 were on the bus at the time of the shooting but none…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/PRAIRIE PUBLIC RADIO/KVRR) – Former US Attorney Drew Wrigley has taken the oath of office as North Dakota Attorney General after being appointed by Gov. Doug Burgum. It was done in a private ceremony. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Jensen administered the oath. North Dakota’s longest-serving Attorney General, Wayne Stenehjem, passed away at the end of January. Earlier,…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for conspiring to rob customers of commercial sex. U.S. Attorney Nick Chase says 22-year-old Jordan Daniel Kraft and 21-year-old Harleigh Haugen of Fargo conspired with a group of young males and females. Chase says Kraft, Haugen and others posted ads on “Skip the Games”…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Minnesota Senator Tina Smith discusses her stance on no knock warrants following the Minneapolis SWAT Team shooting and killing Amir Locke who was armed. “I always want to look at the details and understand exactly how it would work, but in principal I support banning or severely restricting no knock warrants so the tragedy like we saw…
TIOGA, N.D. – A new $250 million natural gas pipeline in northwest North Dakota has gone online. WBI Energy announced construction and testing were completed for its North Bakken Expansion project, transferring natural gas from core production areas near Tioga to the Northern Border Pipeline near Watford City. Officials say it will add an additional 250 million cubic feet per…
BECKER CO, Minn. (KVRR) — A man lying on County Highway 21 near Richwood, Minnesota, north of Detroit Lakes, is hit by a snow plow. The driver of the plow called Becker County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday morning around 3 a.m. 39-year-old Matthew Larson of White Earth was found unconscious but had no obvious signs of trauma. Larson was taken to…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A couple says an electrical breaker tripped in their house and they were unable to fix it. They soon encountered a hot electrical smell upstairs and found flames in the attic. It happened last night at the home of Michael and Amanda Baas in Holmes City Township, west of Alexandria. Michael used two fire extinguishers…
FARGO (KVRR) – A man was arrested in Fargo Tuesday night on suspicion of terrorizing, reckless endangerment and driving under the influence of drugs. Officers responded to a disturbance at the Petro Serve at 2110 University Dr. S. at around 8:00 p.m. When officers arrived, police say 35-year-old Nathaniel Greywind was holding a sharp object inside the store. Greywind is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – You can find out about the local flair that makes our region unique this month at local newsstands across. Spotlight Media’s Fargo Inc. profiles Alex and Britt Belquist. The couple went from working in restaurants to owning multiple local restaurants, including 701 Eatery and Brew Bird. Then, the newly-expanded Fargo Monthly magazine highlights our area’s…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s poultry producers are monitoring cases of bird flu found in wild birds in other parts of the United States and Canada. A state veterinarian says it’s an early warning for producers in Minnesota ahead of the spring waterfowl migration. Minnesota Board of Animal Health senior veterinarian Shauna Voss says it’s just a matter of time before…
