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Judge sends man to prison for shooting bear on reservation

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal judge has sentenced a Brainerd man to 15 months in prison for killing and then beheading a 700-pound black bear on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson sentenced 39-year-old…

Dog Dies In House Fire North Of Oxbow

CASS COUNTY, N.D. - A dog dies in an early morning fire two miles north of Oxbow, North Dakota. The Cass County Sheriff's Offices tells KVRR Local News the fire broke out in a home along County Road 81. They…

Heat Causes Part of Main Avenue to Buckle in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. -- Extreme heat conditions are causing roads to buckle throughout the metro. On the intersection of Main Avenue and 40th Street South, traffic was backed up heading east and was reduced to one lane as the heat has…

Lawsuit accuses law firm boss of firing pro-Trump employees

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Three former partners at a St. Cloud law firm are suing the firm's president after he fired them and other employees he felt supported former President Donald Trump. William Kain, Margaret Henehan and Kelsey Quarberg are…

Police investigate stabbing in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police in Moorhead responded to a report of a stabbing Tuesday night.  It happened around 10:30 p.m. in the 800-block of Belsly Blvd. When officers arrived, they found a man with a superficial cut to his hand.…

Watch: Organ donation flag raised in honor of Jupiter Paulsen

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The organ donation flag at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo was raised in honor of 14-year-old Jupiter Paulsen. Paulsen was taken off life support on Tuesday, her father Robert said. Jupiter Paulsen was in serious condition at…

Young adults sue for right to carry guns in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS  - Three young adults have filed a federal lawsuit alleging Minnesota’s minimum age of 21 to carry a gun is unconstitutional. Kristin Worth, Austin Dye and Axel Anderson filed the action on Monday. Three gun groups — the Minnesota…

Two killed after ambulance collides with dump truck

MINNEAPOLIS - Two people are dead after a dump truck collided with an ambulance in Itasca County. The crash happened Tuesday morning in Lawrence Township.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the ambulance was heading south and the dump truck was…

Bismarck City Commission kills chicken proposal

BISMARCK, N.D. - City leaders in Bismarck have killed a proposal to allow chickens within city limits. The Bismarck City Commission denied a request from the city Planning and Zoning Commission to hold a public hearing on a potential ordinance…

Fire destroys abandoned house, dumpster fires 'suspicious'

FARGO (KVRR) - Fire gutted a flood buy-out home near the Red River in Fargo. Firefighters responded shortly after midnight Wednesday to the 3600-block of River Drive South. Fire Captain Ryan Biergutz says the house fire was called in as…

Straw bale blaze at Masonite plant in Wahpeton

WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO) – Wahpeton and Breckenridge fire departments are working to put out a large, burning straw pile outside the Masonite International plant north of Wahpeton. The fire was reported around 2:15 this (Wed) morning The straw pile is…

Bike shortage impacts shops in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - If you’re on the hunt for a new bike to get you out and about this summer, get in line. Bike shop employees in Fargo say the demand currently far…

Lawsuit claims FedEx ruined hundreds of cases of SunButter

FARGO (KVRR) - The Fargo-based maker of SunButter is suing FedEx, claiming the company ruined hundreds of cases of the sunflower spread. In a federal lawsuit, SunButter says it hired FedEx to ship 420 cases of SunButter pouches from Fargo…

USL W League bringing women's soccer franchise to MN

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Officials with the USL W League, a women’s pre-professional soccer league starting in May 2022, will have Minnesota as one of eight inaugural franchises. The league will serve as the nation’s top pre-professional league, developing top…