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Fargo man sentenced to four months in jail for downtown riot

FARGO (KVRR) - A Fargo man will spend four months in jail for participating in riots in downtown Fargo following George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. Twenty-one-year-old Abdimanan Bana Habib was also ordered to pay $2,500 in restitution. “The defendant crossed…

Gehrig wants to limit Fargo mayor's emergency powers

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) Three months ago, Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig sought to end Fargo’s emergency declaration immediately, but it failed on a 3-2 vote. At Monday night’s commission meeting, Gehrig will ask for an amendment to the city’s State of…

MyPillow's Mike Lindell sued for $1.3 billion

MINNEAPOLIS - Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against the founder of Minnesota-based MyPillow. The lawsuit alleges Mike Lindell falsely accused Dominion of rigging the presidential election. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in the…

House approves bill to outlaw local mask mandates

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) - The North Dakota House has passed a bill to prevent local governments from imposing mask mandates. The bill’s sponsor is Minot Republican Representative Jeff Hoverson. Hoverson told the House he's received a lot of emails, virtually…

Deputy faces drug charges in crash that killed two people

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - An Otter Tail County  deputy has been charged with misconduct and driving under the influence of fentanyl in connection to a high-speed chase that ended in a deadly crash in Fergus Falls last October. Deputy…

North Dakota family was aboard 777 during engine explosion

BISMARCK, N.D. - A family from Wishek, N.D. was aboard a United Airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing after the aircraft's right engine exploded shortly after takeoff from Denver. Brenda Dohn of Wishek was aboard the Boeing 777-200…

South Dakota attorney general may be impeached

PIERRE, S.D. (KVRR/KWAT) - Lawmakers in Pierre are considering impeaching South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Articles of Impeachment could be brought in the State House as early as today and would be required to be filed no later than…

As catalytic converter theft grows, lawmakers take notice

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota lawmakers are considering a bill to restrict the sale and purchase of catalytic converters. Advocates say the bill is designed to cut down on an epidemic of catalytic converter thefts. Catalytic converters have become a…

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