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Belcourt Man Sentenced For Carjacking in Fargo Last March

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Belcourt, North Dakota man is sentenced to seven years in prison for a carjacking in Fargo. 32-year-old John Poitra approached someone who had just parked their pickup near 6th Avenue and 8th Street North last…

Pilot of small plane that crashed in Minnesota dies

HUTCHINSON, Minn. - One of two people injured in a small plane crash in McLeod County earlier this week has died. Authorities say Richard Jolkovsky died from injuries caused by a single-engine plane crash south of Hutchinson.  The 61-year-old Avon man…

Parents of student from Minnesota sue fraternity over hazing

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The parents of a University of Missouri student from Minnesota are suing a fraternity after their son suffered serious brain injuries during a pledge party. Authorities say Daniel Santulli's blood alcohol content was more than six times…

Update: Police shoot man armed with gun in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a male who authorities say had a loaded gun in his hand. Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman says the shooting happened at about 7 a.m. Wednesday in a downtown apartment complex. Officers…

Native American tribes reach $590 million opioid settlement

FARGO (KVRR) - Native American tribes have reached opioid settlements worth over a half-billion dollars with Johnson & Johnson and three distributors. A federal court filing describes $590 million in settlements with the New Jersey-based company along with distributors AmerisourceBergen,…

Supporters of Leonard Peltier ask for COVID-19 release

FARGO (KVRR) - Advocates say Leonard Peltier, the man convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, has COVID-19 and should be transferred to a hospital. "On Friday, January 28, Leonard Peltier tested positive for COVID-19…

LIVE: Freezing for a Good Reason

It's the awareness-raising event that gives new meaning to the word "intense." And it's literally in tents -- for 44 hours, overnight, in the frigid February outdoors of the Fargo metro area. Volunteers and local…

Former judge announces run for Minnesota attorney general

MINNEAPOLIS - Former Washington County Judge Tad Jude on Monday became the latest Republican hoping to unseat Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison. Jude was a state lawmaker for nearly two decades and also served as a Hennepin County commissioner before…

Trial to resume for cops accused of violating Floyd's rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Testimony will resume for a second week as the federal trial continues for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. Prosecutors are trying to prove that Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng…

21 charged with trafficking drugs in northern Minnesota

DULUTH, Minn. - Members of a drug-trafficking organization have been charged with transporting and distributing fentanyl and heroin in northern Minnesota. Duluth police say that between June and December of 2021, traffickers brought large amounts of drugs from Illinois to…