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Ryan Younggren running for Cass County State’s Attorney

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A local prosecutor is running for Cass County States Attorney. Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney Ryan Younggren is a graduate of the University of Denver Law School.  He’s been an attorney in North Dakota since 2007. Younggren’s boss, Cass County States Attorney Birch Burdick, announced in November that he will not seek reelection.  Burdick’s term will…

East Grand Forks treatment center worker says she was illegally arrested, jailed

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) – An East Grand Forks drug treatment center worker is suing the city and two police officers for false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. In early 2020, Amber Hardtke was a treatment director at Douglas Place when police arrived with a search warrant to obtain intake and discharge papers regarding a patient. Hardtke’s attorney,…

Midwest economy, confidence improve

OMAHA, Neb. – The final 2021 report on a monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states shows the region’s economy continues to improve going into the new year, with confidence in the economy over the next six months soaring. The overall index for December of the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions released Monday grew to 64.6…

Xcel seeks change in radioactive waste storage in Red Wing

RED WING, Minn. – Xcel Energy wants to change the way it stores radioactive waste at its Prairie Island nuclear plant in Red Wing, a move it says will cut costs and make it easier to transport the spent fuel for storage outside Minnesota. The Minneapolis-based utility is asking state regulators for permission to use a different type of storage…

Cass County Sheriff will run for reelection

Sheriff Jahner was elected in 2018.

CASS COUNTY, ND – Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner will run for reelection. Jahner released a statement Monday morning. Sheriff Jahner was elected in 2018. He released the following statement: “I am excited to announce that I am seeking reelection for the position of Cass County Sheriff in 2023. I want to thank our citizens, the men and women of…

Vikings fans cling onto the hopes of a win against the Packers

Fans gathered at Buffalo Wild Wings on 42nd Street South.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Minnesota Vikings fans gathered at Buffalo Wild Wings in Fargo for the Sunday Night Showdown with the Green Bay Packers. The Packers are currently hosting the Vikings at Lambeau Field in what is a must win matchup for the purple and yellow. The Vikings face an uphill battle against the first place Packers without starting quarterback…

Richland County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing Montana woman

Berry was last heard from on December 21st

SIDNEY, Mont. (KVRR) — There’s a search for a missing woman from Sidney, Montana. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says 26-year-old Katelynn Berry was last seen on December 21st. It’s reported that Berry is the daughter of the assistant Grand Forks County prosecutor. The sheriff’s office says she is known to walk to a nearby convenience store often and because…

UPDATE: Juveniles found safe

15-year-old Chloe Ball-Kilbourne and 17-year-old Cadence Nostdahl.

*UPDATE (4:10 p.m. Jan. 2)* The Moorhead Police Department received a call at 1:09 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2 with a tip from a resident in an apartment complex letting MPD know they recognized the two juveniles, Cadence Nostdahl and Chloe Ball-Kilbourne, from the Fargo Police Department’s media release and believed they were in the resident’s apartment complex. At 2:16 p.m….

Meet The Metro’s 1st Baby of 2022

Decker John Tobkin was born at 1:19 a.m. New Year's Day

  Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) – The Metro’s first new baby of the year actually waited quite a while to make his entrance. Meet Decker John Tobkin, born at 1:19 a.m. New Year’s Day at Sanford in Fargo. Proud parents Kelsey and Tanner live in Moorhead. He was born in the early hours of the year, but it wasn’t a quick…

A look back at issues Fargo faced in 2021 with Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The pandemic, permanent flood protection and filling hundreds of open jobs. There have been a lot of difficult issues Fargo has faced this year. Austin Erickson spoke with Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney to see how the city fared amidst the obstacles. “The biggest thing that’s really happened for Fargo is F-M Diversion is now going through. So,…