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Afghan refugee reunited with her husband in ND

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) - As Afghanistan continues to experience chaos and turmoil people are still fleeing from the Taliban's reign. North Dakota in partnership with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service have partnered together in an…

Biden signs bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline

WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Joe Biden on Thursday night signed Congress' stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown and extend government funding through December 3, according to the White House. The bill passed the House and Senate earlier in the day with…

UPDATE: 17-year-old Fargo runaway found safe

UPDATE (10/01/21 at 917 p.m.): Fargo Police say Freeman has been found safe.   FARGO, N.D. -- Fargo Police Department is asking the public for help in locating 17-year-old Patricia Freeman. They say she ran away on Wednesday night and…

Rural Wahpeton cemetery vandalized

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) - Don Resler says he was shocked when he went to Calvary Cemetery southwest of Wahpeton Sunday and discovered gravestones had been vandalized.  No arrest has been made. Resler, the cemetery groundskeeper, says three large stone markers…

Update: Moorhead High School fight involved 8 students

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police say a confrontation that erupted Thursday morning at Moorhead High School started between two girls who were fighting over a boy. Capt. Deric Swenson says investigators determined that a total of eight students were involved…

Belcourt man sentenced for sexual abuse of a child

FARGO (KVRR) - A Belcourt, N.D. man has been sentenced to 36 1/2 years in prison for sexually assaulting an 11 year-old. Forty-year-old Adam Jason Poitra was charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a minor. Federal prosecutors say Poitra sexually…

Caregiver pleads not guilty in death of toddler

WATERTOWN, S.D. - A Watertown woman has pleaded not guilty to felony charges in the death of a toddler who was in her care. A Codington County grand jury indicted 30-year-old Amanda Walder on one count of second-degree murder, two…

Grand Forks Public Health Relocates Its COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -- Grand Forks Public Health has relocated its COVID-19 vaccination clinic from Hugo's Family Marketplace to the Grand Cities Mall. You'll find them in the former Christian Bookshelf location, between Ace Hardware and Play It Again…

West Fargo Company Lands Nearly $8 Million Defense Contract

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) -- A West Fargo company has landed a U.S. Department of Defense contract worth nearly $8 million. North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer say Pro-Mark Services will upgrade the primary mechanical and electrical systems throughout…

High Risk Sex Offender Has New Fargo Address

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Another high risk sex offender has a new address in Fargo. Police say Steven Gibson is living at 123 15th Street North/Centre. Gibson was convicted in 2016 in Burleigh County for child neglect and solicitation of…

Clay County Sheriff 'inundated' with theft reports

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting is asking property owners to help reduce a growing number of thefts across the county. In a social media post, the sheriff's office says it's been "inundated" with burglary and theft…

Superintendent in school van arrested for DUI

KARLSTAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - A school superintendent in northwestern Minnesota is facing a drunken driving charge after a Kittson County deputy said he found him in a school district van in the parking lot of a school building. Fifty-five-year-old Michael Gadbois…

Weapon confiscated from middle school student in Perham

PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) - A weapon was confiscated from a student Wednesday at Prairie Wind Middle School in Perham. The Perham-Dent Public School District says there was no indication of any threats made against students or staff members. "We understand…

YouTube bans false COVID-19 vaccine claims

(AP) - YouTube is wiping vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories from its popular video-sharing platform. The ban on vaccine misinformation, announced in a blog post on Wednesday, comes as countries around the world continue to offer free immunizations for COVID-19…

Line 3 pipeline complete, will be operational Friday

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Enbridge announced Wednesday that the upgrade and expansion of its Line 3 pipeline across Minnesota is complete and will become operational on Friday. The Canada-based company’s President and CEO Al Monaco said in a statement that the…