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Senate negotiators announce a deal on guns, breaking logjam

WASHINGTON (AP/KVRR) - Senate bargainers have announced a bipartisan framework responding to last month’s mass shootings in New York and Texas. It's a noteworthy though limited breakthrough offering modest gun curbs and bolstered efforts to improve school safety and mental…

Moorhead church hosts "March for our Lives" rally

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)-Mass shootings sending shockwaves of emotions rattling through our country. Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead take a stand against gun violence by marching from Moorhead to Fargo with the…

FBI arrests NDSU graduate student accused of issuing death threats

FARGO (KVRR) - The FBI has arrested an NDSU graduate student for allegedly issuing threats against employees at the university. Thirty-eight-year-old Thomas Sayward appeared in federal court Friday. He's charged with Interstate Threatening Communications. Court documents say on June 1,…

Fargo man sentenced for child porn

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - A Fargo man is sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for distribution and possession of child porn. Forty-two-year-old Jeffrey Buckmeier also will be under supervised release for life and has to pay $84,000 to the…

Fire damages greenhouse in Detroit Lakes

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KDLM) - Firefighters from Detroit Lakes, Audubon and Frazee battled a fire at Country Fields Greenhouse along Richwood Road in Detroit Lakes, Friday. The fire was reported just after 10 a.m. in the entryway of the home…

U.S. inflation reaches new 40-year high

WASHINGTON - The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs. Consumer prices surged 8.6% last month from 12…

Man dealing meth out of motorhome sentenced to 27 years

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A Browns Valley, Minnesota man who dealt drugs out of a motorhome has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. A federal indictment accuses 62-year-old Frank Stewart of participating in a drug ring that distributed massive…

Moorhead police arrest robbery suspect

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police arrest a man they say committed a robbery saying he had a gun. Officers responded near Horizon Middle School around 5:30 Thursday for a disturbance. A 911 caller said they met with a man who…

Minnesota murder suspect faces new charges for attempted escape

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) An Oklee, Minnesota man accused of murder now faces additional charges for attempted escape from custody. 45-year-old Eric Reinbold will make his first appearance on the latest charge Friday in Pennington County District Court. According…

Fergus Falls man drowned in Big Detroit Lake

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Fergus Falls man drowned on Big Detroit Lake in Detroit Lakes Wednesday night after he jumped from a pontoon south of Holiday Inn. Authorities say 20-year-old Jette Frandson went into the water around 5:40.…

Man Wanted In Alabama Murder Captured In Minnesota

SELMA, AL (AP/KVRR) -- A man wanted in a gunshot murder last year in Alabama has been arrested in Minnesota. Police in Selma, Alabama say 18-year-old Javontae Mitchell was captured last week near the Canadian border by federal marshals. Authorities…

Driver arrested following chase east of Barnesville

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) - A driver is in custody after leading authorities on a pursuit on I-94 east of Barnesville Wednesday morning. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting said a deputy was attempting to pull the driver over for speeding shortly…

Fargo firearms instructor weighs in on gun debate

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- With more mass shootings across the country since Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, people wonder when will the chaos end? More cities across the country are experiencing the…

Spitfire closes Detroit Lakes restaurant

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) - The Spitfire restaurant in Detroit Lakes says on Facebook it's closing because "we haven’t been able to hire enough people to provide a level of service and quality that meets Spitfire’s standards." The business says…

Fargo Man Killed In Crash With Semi In Mahnomen County

MAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A Fargo man has died in a car-semi collision near Waubun in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. State patrol says a car driven by 37-year-old Joshua Kraft crossed the center line on Highway 59 around 7:30 Tuesday…

Applications For Frontline Worker Pay Begin Wednesday in MN

ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Frontline workers in Minnesota can start applying for bonus pay starting Wednesday. Gov. Tim Walz signed the Frontline Worker Pay bill into law in late April to thank Minnesotans who worked on the frontlines during the…

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