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Local Law Enforcement Discusses AI Usage in Policing

The discussion was part of an AI symposium at Concordia College.

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Local law enforcement leaders are sharing how they’re adapting to the use of artificial intelligence in policing. Assistant Police Chief Bill Ahlfeldt and crime analyst Cameron Jenson of Moorhead Police Department and Sgt. Joe Crawford of Cass County Sheriff’s Office shared their experiences as part of Concordia’s AI symposium. They say the use of AI in…

Life’s a Beach at Anime Fargo

FARGO — Life in this city could almost not be any further away from the beach if we tried. But that’s okay, because the folks behind the annual Anime Fargo convention are bringing the beach to us. This year’s Anime Fargo convention is themed “Obligatory Beach Episode.” It’s the go-to event for fans of Japanese animation and the culture around…

Fargo man gets 12 years in drug overdose death last May

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man is sentenced to 12 years in prison for the drug overdose death of another Fargo man. 26-year-old Tristin Monsebroten pleaded guilty in the death of the 25-year-old last May. The charge was distribution of fentanyl, resulting in death. Monesbroten was arrested after police responded to a medical assist call. The victim was found…

Mahnomen man killed and driver arrested after crashing into tractor on Highway 200 Tuesday night

Chance KeezerMAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Mahnomen, Minnesota man is dead after the vehicle he was riding in struck a tractor towing a piece of equipment Tuesday night. The crash happened just after 7 p.m. on Highway 200 near the Mahnomen and Norman County line. The sheriff’s office says 53-year-old Robert Keezer Sr. was pronounced dead at the scene….

Democrat XP Lee wins special election to fill State Rep. Melissa Hortman’s seat

ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — XP Lee has won the special election for House District 34b, that is the district represented by the late Democratic State Representative Melissa Hortman. She and her husband were fatally shot in June in a politically motivated assassination. Lee, a Democrat, is a former Brooklyn Park city council member. “I am honored to have been elected…

Fargo and Moorhead leaders seeking input on replacing 12th Ave N and 15th Ave N bridge

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo and Moorhead leaders are seeking public input on proposed plans for replacing the 12th Avenue North Fargo and 15th Avenue North Moorhead bridge. A federal grant was received to study the environmental impacts of the bridge in 2022. The proposal for the project intends to improve the road and bridge to avoid future flooding closures….

Three locations have been chosen as possible new site for Engagement Center

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Nearly five years after opening, a motion to move the Downtown Engagement Center has been approved. The move comes after concerns from several commissioners and business owners in the downtown area. “It is an insult to blanket statement that this is a homeless problem. The problem is drug use and mental illness,” said Michelle Turnberg, Fargo…

TJ Nelson talks with A.J. Croce as he brings his and his father’s music to Fargo Theatre next week

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A.J. Croce is touring the country and after years of “not” playing his father’s music, now embraces it to the delight of audiences. A tagline of his tour is “Where the songbook ends, the story begins” and you’ll hear it all next Monday at Fargo Theatre. “People come for the nostalgia of my father’s music, which…