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No charges in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February. The 22-year-old Locke was staying on a couch in…

Fargo Man Dies After Crashing In Moorhead Monday Night

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Fargo man pulled from his crashed vehicle in Moorhead is pronounced dead at Sanford Health. Officers responded to 34th Street South and I-94 around 6:15 Monday night where witnesses had pulled 72-year-old Steven Wear from…

LIVE: Take Back the Night at NDSU

Take back the night is back at NDSU. For the first time since the pandemic struck two years ago, NDSU is holding its annual Take Back the Night march and rally against sexual violence. It's…

Ponemah Man Gets 12 Years in Prison For 2nd Degree Murder

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Ponemah, Minnesota man is sentenced to 12 years in prison for murdering a woman he was dating on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. 24-year-old William Jones the 4th pleaded guilty to second degree murder…

Minnesota moose population at largest level since 2011

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota’s moose population is the largest its been in more than a decade after 11 consecutive years of remaining relatively stable. Department of Natural Resources officials said that the state's estimated moose population is about 4,700…

Minnesota House Democrats want $1.15 billion more for education

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota House Democratic majority has proposed spending $1.15 billion of the state’s $9.25 billion budget surplus on education. The plan emphasizes mental health supports, special education and English language learners. It draws a sharp contrast…

Minnesota farmer sentenced to prison for farm loan fraud

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - A Slayton, Minnesota, man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and  ordered to pay restitution for converting collateral that secured loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Attorney Andrew…

Minnesota man found guilty in 11 opioid overdose deaths

MINNEAPOLIS - A federal jury has convicted a Minnesota man in connection with the opioid overdose deaths of 11 people across the country. Jurors returned guilty verdicts on the 17 counts against Aaron Broussard, including distribution of fentanyl resulting in…

Police investigating fight at Breckenridge Senior High School

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) - Breckenridge police and school administrators are investigating a fight involving a number of students at Breckenridge High School Thursday afternoon. Police Chief Kris Karlgaard says school staff had the incident under control and placed the building…

Man who died in Clay County house fire identified

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A man who died in a rural Clay County house fire last month has been identified as 76-year-old Terry Steinwag. The March 12 fire destroyed the home at 26627 43rd Ave. N. The home was engulfed…

Walz signs ALS bill by senator with the disease

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz has signed a $25 million bill to fund research into ALS that was authored by a veteran state senator from the Iron Range who has the disease. Sen. David Tomassoni, of Chisholm, took…

Teen Flown To Minneapolis After ATV Crash in Beltrami County

BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A 14-year-old is flown to Hennepin County Medical Center with serious injuries after an ATV crash in Beltrami County. The sheriff says it happened around 1:30 Sunday afternoon in Kelliher, north east of Bemidji. The…

F-M Area Celebrates Vietnam War Veterans Day

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - It's Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day and those who served during the war are being honored in Fargo-Moorhead with multiple ceremonies. The region is honoring veterans who made sacrifices. It…

Trollwood Mainstage Musical postponed to next summer

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Trollwood Performing Arts School has postponed its mainstage musical Singin' in the Rain until the summer of 2023. The school cites a national labor shortage and inflation "that have impacted industries locally and across the United…

Detroit Lakes man charged with child sexual misconduct

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) - A Detroit Lakes man, who ran a martial arts school, has been charged with felony first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a minor. According to the complaint, in February, a Becker County elementary school told the…

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