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Judge throws out remaining claims in oil pipeline protester’s excessive-force lawsuit

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has thrown out the remainder of a lawsuit by an Arizona man who alleged excessive force was used against him when he was protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline. In 2019, Marcus Mitchell sued several law enforcement officers, the city of Bismarck and Morton County. He alleged officers targeted him…

Moorhead Police Staffing Shortages Force Them To Pull School Resource Officers For the Fall

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Due to lack of officers, Moorhead Police Department is withdrawing all school resource officers from Moorhead Public Schools. That’s for at least the first half of the academic year. Moorhead Public Schools each have stationed a school resource officer within their building, but due to staffing shortages those titles have been stripped. “Going back to 2014…

Simone Biles and Team USA earn ‘redemption’ by powering to Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics

Members of Team USA celebrate after winning the gold medal in the women’s artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a…

Police Investigate Case of Person Shot in the Leg in South Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police are investigating a possible shooting at Summit Point Apartments in the 1700 block of Gold Drive South. Officers responded about 12:45 a.m. where they found one victim with non-life-threatening injuries to their leg. They were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police are not releasing any other details and say the incident remains…

Body of 2nd Missing Kayaker Recovered Near Fort Ransom Dam

RANSOM CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Ransom County Sheriff’s Office says the bodies of two kayakers have been recovered from the Sheyenne River at Fort Ransom. First responders were called out Sunday afternoon after the kayakers failed to meet the rest of their family at Sportsman Landing. The family then spotted two kayaks below the dam and called 911. First responders…