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Valley City man pleads guilty to attempted murder

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) - A 27-year-old Valley City man has changed his plea to guilty to an attempted murder charge. Alex Mooridian shot another man on February 25 in Valley City. The shooting victim, a Valley City man, has…

Update: Fire destroys house near Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Fire destroyed a home south of Moorhead shortly before 8:00 a.m. Wednesday.  The fire was in the 4400 block of Highway 52. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says two people got out by jumping from a…

Police investigating burglary at Moorhead KFC

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police are investigating a break-in at a south Moorhead restaurant overnight. Capt. Deric Swenson says the burglary at the KFC at 701 Main Ave. happened sometime between closing time Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Swenson says some…

Police arrest man for fleeing, assault in Moorhead

MOORHEAD (KVRR) - One man is in custody following a police pursuit Tuesday night in Moorhead. Capt. Deric Swenson says around 8:15 p.m., an officer attempted a traffic stop in the 1700-block of 30th Ave. S. Stop sticks were eventually…

Man sentenced to 7 years for prostitution robbery scheme

FARGO (KVRR) - An eighth person charged in connection with a prostitution robbery scheme in Fargo has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. Thirty-year-old Zachary Mitchell of Fargo was part of a group that lured men to apartments…

Federal judge blocks another Biden vaccine mandate

AUGUSTA, Ga. - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies.…

Major outage hits Amazon Web Services, many sites affected

Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage Tuesday, the company said, disrupting access to many popular sites. The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies, including The Associated Press. Amazon said in a post an hour…

North Dakota's state-owned minerals valued at $2.4 billion

BISMARCK, N.D. - A new analysis of North Dakota’s state-owned minerals is nearly $1 billion more than a similar estimate last year when the coronavirus created uncertainty and low prices and demand for oil declined. Mineral Tracker, which is part…

101-year-old Navy veteran recalls Pearl Harbor attack

HONOLULU - U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell sought refuge below deck on the USS Oklahoma when Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. But a split-second decision changed his mind, and likely saved his…

98% occupancy in Minnesota hospital intensive care units

MINNEAPOLIS - The number of people hospitalized in intensive care in Minnesota has reached the highest level yet during the coronavirus pandemic. The state is reporting a 98% occupancy rate in adult ICU beds when COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients are…

Cheney Middle School students kept home following threat

WEST FARGO, ND (KVRR) - Students at Cheney Middle School in West Fargo are learning from home after police determined a serious threat to the school. The West Fargo Police Department alerted the school district to a very specific threat…

Lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree in Bismarck

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and first lady Kathryn Burgum overseeing the lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree in Bismarck. "Share your Story" is the theme inspired by the first lady's work on addiction and recovery.…

Fargo woman sentenced to 30 years for death of toddler

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) - A judge has sentenced a Fargo woman to 30 years in prison for the death of a 15-month-old girl that she was caring for. Thirty-eight-year-old Brandi Adeleke had earlier pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse. Meka Ducheneaux…

Park Rapids Man Killed in Crash in Beltrami County

BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A 20-year-old man from Park Rapids is dead after a crash last night on snow covered roads in Beltrami County. Minnesota State Patrol says 19-year-old Zennah Erickson of Park Rapids lost control of her car…

Wrong trailer hitch ball led to fatal I-29 crash

FARGO (KVRR) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an improperly sized trailer hitch ball contributed to a fatal crash on I-29 in Fargo last week. The hitch ball on the pickup was smaller than the hitch on the trailer…

Four receive human rights awards in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Four people are being recognized by the Moorhead Human Rights Commission for significant contributions to human rights in the community. The recipients are Allison Pillar, Hukun Dabar and Rory Beil in the Civic/Community category.  Delores Gabbard…

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