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Grindberg announces bid for Cass County Commission

FARGO (KVRR) - A former state senator and former Fargo city commissioner is running for the Cass County Commission. Tony Grindberg says his priorities include economic and workforce growth, public safety, transportation and infrastructure, the emergency dispatch center and the…

Hoeven will oppose Jackson's confirmation to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (KVRR) - Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) says he will oppose the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. “We need Supreme Court Justices that will uphold the law, and who will not legislate from the…

Machinery strikes 25th Street bridge over I-94

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - An excavator on a trailer strikes girders on the 25th Street South bridge over eastbound Interstate 94 leading to concrete falling on the highway. It happened around 6:30 Monday…

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…

Report shows North Dakota economy poised for growth

FARGO - The latest outlook from North Dakota State University researchers finds the state’s economy is poised for growth this year. The quarterly report indicates growth in salaries and wages, as well as a growing labor force, decreasing unemployment rates,…

No signs of West Fargo man in weekend search

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) - A weekend search for a missing West Fargo man in the Bismarck area was suspended with no sign of him. Thirty-eight-year-old Daniel Olson was reported missing Oct. 28. His car was found in a Bismarck parking lot…

Hoeven Narrowly Wins ND GOP Endorsement Over Becker

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) -- North Dakota U.S. Sen. John Hoeven won the endorsement Saturday of Republican convention delegates for a third term, besting a challenge from GOP state Rep. Rick Becker, who leads a growing ultraconservative wing of the party.…

El Zagal Shrine Circus back in action

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- El Zagal Shrine Circus returns to the Fargodome after a two and a half year COVID hiatus. The show will feature animals, motorcycles and acrobats. "When COVID set in, it affected…

K9 Kota joins the force

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR)- Cass County Sheriff's office revives its K9 unit with the addition of Officer Kota. Scheels officials went through 17 hundred submissions. They cut the list down to eight names and…

Police arrest Grand Forks man for attempted murder

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) - A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of his Grand Forks roommate. On Saturday officers responded to an apartment on the 17 hundred block of Cottonwood Street and found a man suffering…

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…