MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Twenty-five-year-old Rachel Evangelisto is the first Indigenous woman to wear the Miss Minnesota crown and is speaking out about the racism she faced while growing up. “It’s a historical moment. People keep messaging me, it’s just the sweetest things, that they feel seen. That they finally feel like they have somebody to look up to and I…
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officer Mohammed Noor is scheduled for release on Monday. Noor shot and killed Justine Damond five years ago after she called 911 to report a possible rape. Noor was initially sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison after third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter convictions. The state’s Supreme Court reversed the third-degree murder conviction and he…
4 Bears Casino & Lodge/FacebookNEW TOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A Mandaree, North Dakota man is probably really glad he stopped by 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in New Town last Friday. Elton Spotted Horse hit a jackpot worth over $1.6 million. Casino staff say Spotted Horse was playing a slot machine called Dancing Drums Explosion when he hit it big….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — One of the two people involved in the death of a five-year-old girl on the Spirit Lake Reservation has been sentenced to life in prison. Chief Judge Peter Welte handed down the sentence to Erich Longie, Jr. of Tokio, North Dakota in federal court. Longie, Jr. plead guilty multiple felony charges involving First-Degree Felony Murder, Child…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With hotter days, The Salvation Army is inviting people to their building as a place to cool down and hydrate. Their building at 304 Roberts Street North in Fargo is serving as a cooling station. It’s available from 8:00 in the morning until they close at 12:45 PM Monday through Thursday and Sunday evenings from 5:00…
FOX News (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The sale of prime North Dakota farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates has stirred emotions over a Depression-era law meant to protect family farms and raised questions about whether the billionaire shares the state’s values. State Attorney General Drew Wrigley has asked the trust that acquired the land…
UPDATE: The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says Gary Schyma was found in Waubun, Minnesota and has been reunited with his family. HAGALI TOWNSHIP, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities are searching for a missing man in Beltrami County. Gary Schyma was driving a 2013 black Chevy Silverado with Minnesota license plate EJE313. Schyma was last seen wearing crocs, gray sweatpants, and…
Grand Forks Air Force Base/FacebookGRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE (KVRR) — Five Global Hawks at Grand Forks Air Force Base are divested and delivered to Grand Sky. The 319th Reconnaissance Wing moved the hawks across the flight line to its civilian partners. They will be outfitted with different sensor technology. Sen. John Hoeven says the Air Force is retiring the…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Polk County Sheriff’s Office airboat that tipped and sank in Maple Lake in Mentor on Wednesday morning is now out of the lake. Crews removed the airboat around 8 Wednesday night with the help of LePier’s Dock and Boat Lift Service and Advanced Tire out of Crookston. They say all fluid containers were intact…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) — A 6-year-old boy has died after he was pulled from the pool at Holiday Inn in Alexandria earlier this month. Police have identified the boy as Japheth Peng, but did not say where he was from. The boy was pulled from the pool on June 11th and bystanders were doing CPR when first responders arrived. He…
