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North Dakota can claim DAPL policing costs as damages

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota can continue to pursue reimbursement from the federal government of the millions of dollars spent policing protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, a judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor denied the federal…

FDA approves mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters

WASHINGTON - Regulators are extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine.  They also said Wednesday anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The Food…

Fargo man jailed after disturbance and pursuit in Wahpeton

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) - A Fargo man is in the Richland County jail on a number of charges following a disturbance outside a Wahpeton liquor store late Monday night and a 45-minute pursuit. Wahpeton Police Chief Scott Thorsteinson says 40-year-old…

Fire damages apartment building in Wadena

WADENA, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) - Firefighters battled an apartment fire Wednesday in Wadena. The fire was reported around 11 a.m.  It was located above All Around Divas and Brinks Jewelry. Firefighters from Wadena and Verndale…

State adds new sites to rapid testing program

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday announced a further expansion of rapid testing availability at community sites across Minnesota. Beginning today (Oct. 20) the state will offer rapid tests at existing testing locations in Moorhead and…

LIVE: Boos & Bison At The Red River Zoo

  The Red River Zoo is celebrating the season while welcoming their newest residents this week. The Zoo is hosting its final two "Boo at the Zoo" events the next two Saturdays, October 23rd…

R. Kelly's Chicago trial on federal sex charges set Aug. 1

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly, facing child prostitution charges in Minnesota, to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges next year after the scheduled sentencing for his conviction…

Police investigate burglary, assault in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A Moorhead man is facing charges in connection with a burglary and assault Tuesday morning. Police say they responded at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a potential burglary to a car dealership in the…

Man wanted since July arrested in Walsh County

PARK RIVER, N.D. (KVRR) -- Walsh County authorities arrest a man that's been on the run since July. The sheriff's office performed a fugitive recovery operation and took 41-year-old Chadwick Frovarp of Park River into custody. He was wanted for…

Man shot dead in Casselton broke into woman's home

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - The man killed in an early morning shooting in Casselton on Monday had broken into a woman's apartment and violated a restraining order, according to Cass County Sheriff's Office.…

Substitute teacher pleads guilty to sextortion charges

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Federal prosecutors say a Carver County man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a years-long sextortion scheme. Twenty-five-year-old Mitchell Ottinger, a former substitute teacher and paraprofessional, engaged in a scheme to obtain sexually explicit…

Blood supplies plummet, donors urged to give immediately

FARGO (KVRR) - Two major blood suppliers are reporting a critical blood shortage and urging all eligible donors to make an appointment to donate blood as soon as possible. Vitalant says Type O blood, which is the most transfused blood…