POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A pickup has gone through the ice on Union Lake in Polk County, south of Erskine. The sheriff’s office says it happened just before 4 p.m. in an area known as the narrows, where there is only 5 inches of ice. The two people inside the pickup were able to get out but the vehicle…
WEST FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- Prom is expensive and this school is helping cut the costs for students. Sheyenne High School hosted a free prom shop on Saturday. Students from Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead school districts were allowed to come and get prom items for free. Items like suit jackets, pants, dresses, shoes, jewelry, and even corsages were available for…
A South Dakota tribe has banned Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation after she spoke this week about wanting to send razor wire and security personnel to Texas to help deter immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and also said cartels are infiltrating the state’s reservations. “Due to the safety of the Oyate, effective immediately, you are hereby Banished from…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A White Earth, Minnesota man is found guilty by a federal jury of production of child porn. 34-year-old Ryan Thompson, also known as Ryan Townsend, used a minor in December 2020 to produce pornographic images. The 13-year-old victim used her school-issued laptop to message the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and told them Thompson had been…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) — Moorhead Fire Department is investigating a fire in a second floor apartment at 1926 18th Avenue South. Battalion Chief Matt Brand says no one was hurt, but tenants in the unit below the fire were displaced. The call came in around 3 a.m. Saturday. Brand says they were working to determine the cause of the fire…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man was injured after being hit by a train near Moorhead Center Mall shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday. When officers arrived, the train was stopped. Police say the man was lying near the tracks in an area not approved for people to be in. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance with injuries to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — TSA officers stopped a passenger from bringing a loaded gun onto an airplane Thursday at Hector International Airport. The gun was spotted during a routine x-ray screening of the passenger’s carry-on luggage. A Fargo police officer responded to the checkpoint. The passenger could face a $15,000 fine and other penalties. It is the second gun detected…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities in Minnesota are investigating a suspected arson fire that heavily damaged the offices of three conservative groups, which are calling the blaze an act of political terrorism. The fire happened early Sunday in the Minneapolis suburb of Golden Valley at the offices of the Center of the American Experiment, the Upper Midwest Law Center and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargodome will be filled with the roar of 1,500 horsepower engines flying through the air this weekend. Monster Jam is back with two shows on Saturday. You can see all the races and stunts at 1 and 7 p.m. Kids can get up-close with the trucks and meet the drivers at the Pit Party…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the acceptance of mail-in ballots after Election Day brought by a county election official and backed by a legal group aligned with former President Donald Trump. In his Friday ruling, U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor said Burleigh County Auditor Mark Splonskowski lacked standing, did not…
