BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — New details into an alleged gang rape investigation of an 11-year-old girl in Bemidji last week. While one man was arrested for sexual assault, 22-year-old Oscar Luna of Texas, twelve other people were located and identified. Bemidji Police say none of them could immediately be identified as suspects in the case and eleven were turned over…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — A trial for a Wahpeton man charged with sexually abusing a child has been canceled. On Monday, 62-year-old Robert Abell changed his plea to guilty to one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child. His trial was supposed to start next week. An arrest warrant for Abell was issued last November and he made his…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you are a pet owner you know losing your pet is your worst nightmare. Natural Pet Center and Homeward Animal Shelter are working together to find a solution to this problem. That solution is microchipping, a fast and easy process of giving an injection but instead of fluids, the pet is getting a microchip. Natural…
PAGE, N.D. (KVRR) -North Dakota Soybean Council hosts a Food and Farm Tour to tell people about the importance of soybeans. Renowned chefs, healthy cooking experts, social media influencers and dieticians traveled from all over the country to the Food and Farm Tour. Registered Dietician from New York City Chef Abbie Gellman said, “My knowledge of soy as far as…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who had recently received his commercial pilot’s license was flying his own small plane home from a family celebration in Arizona when it crashed in Utah, killing him, his wife and their two young sons, family members said Tuesday. It was the first time state Sen. Doug Larsen of Mandan, and his…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — School Resource Officers will return to public schools in Moorhead on Friday. The Moorhead Police Department received clarification of a new state law after pulling officers from its schools in August. The clarity from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office reduces liability risk for officers. During this off time, SROs were temporarily assigned to the dayshift, where…
Ruby slippers. (FBI)DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO/KFGO) – The Grand Rapids, Minnesota man accused of stealing the iconic “The Wizard of Oz” ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum is expected to change his plea to guilty in court next week. According to federal charges, Terry Martin, 76, allegedly stole the slippers worn by Garland from the Grand Rapids museum back in…
North Dakota Republican state Rep. Paul Thomas, at left, offers a remembrance, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., for the late Republican state Sen. Doug Larsen, of Mandan, N.D., who died in a plane crash Sunday near Moab, Utah, with his wife, Amy, and their two young children. Next to Thomas is Republican state Sen….
Desi Severance was given an award by Harbor Freight. WYNDMERE, N.D. (KVRR) – An ag teacher in Wyndmere, N.D., has been awarded on the national level and was given $50,000. Desi Severance was surprised at the school with the check from Harbor Freight through their ‘Tools for Schools’. Severance thought it was going to be a normal school assembly, but…
Steve Boyd, Rep. Michelle FischbachALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) – A rural Kensington, Minnesota man is running in the Republican primary for the District 7 U.S. House seat held by Rep. Michelle Fischbach. Steve Boyd, who brands himself a “Christian conservative,” says his platform includes “protecting life,” “border security,” “restoring the family” and abolishing the U.S. Dept. of Education. “The federal government…
