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UPDATE: Construction worker killed in work zone Identified

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KVRR: Update 10/17/21 8PM) — A 50-year-old woman who was killed after getting hit by a dump truck that was backing up in Cooperstown is identified as Melissa McMahon of Odessa, Minnesota. 63-year-old Robert Halvorson of Summit, South…

Play of the Week Nominees: October 15

FARGO, N.D — This week's nominees for the Chris Heise high school play of the week give love to both side of the border. First up, Moorhead boys soccer in section tournament play as the…

Jasir Cox: NDSU Football's Team Barber

FARGO, N.D -- After a season-high six tackles against Northern Iowa, North Dakota State linebacker Jasir Cox has accepted the challenge head coach Matt Entz has given him since the spring tackle better. "I…

ValleyCon brings everything pop culture to Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - ValleyCon is back in action all weekend long at Ramada Fargo. If comic books, action figures, costumes or video games are your thing, the celebration of pop culture is the place…

Chicago man indicted for 1st-degree murder in highway death

MINNEAPOLIS - A Chicago man accused of fatally shooting another man in the head on a Minnesota highway after an apparent road-rage incident has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge. Thirty-three-year-old Jamal Smith had already been charged with second-degree…

Judge sides with company in royalties dispute with state

BISMARCK, N.D. - A judge has sided with a Houston-based energy company in a dispute with North Dakota involving oil and natural gas royalties. Northwest District Court Judge Robin Schmidt’s ruling could affect several other drillers that allegedly owe the…

Former West Fargo teacher guilty of luring by computer

FARGO (KVRR) - A former West Fargo teacher has been convicted of luring a minor by computer. Prosecutors say 59-year-old Ronald Thompson believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl. West Fargo police received a tip from an out-of-state investigator…

Walz to deploy National Guard to help ease COVID-19 surge

ROBBINSDALE, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz says he'll use the Minnesota National Guard to help alleviate staffing shortages at hospitals and care facilities that are struggling with the surge in COVID-19 cases. The governor announced plans Friday at North Memorial…

Moorhead murder suspect arrested in St. Cloud

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - A man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting in Moorhead last month has been arrested in St. Cloud. Twenty-nine-year-old Ibrahim Isaac is facing an aiding and abetting charge in the September 10 shooting death of…

U.S. plans to reinstate 'Remain in Mexico' policy next month

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Biden administration says it plans to reinstate a Trump-era border policy next month to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, complying with a judge’s order. It hinges on approval from…

Kindred School District $26.4 million bond referendum passes

KINDRED, N.D. (KVRR) - Voters in the Kindred School District approve a $26.4 million bond referendum. 538 voters agreed to the district building a middle school addition to the high school, building an addition to the elementary school and renovating,…