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Group sues for right to carry guns at Minnesota State Fair

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A gun owners’ group is suing the Minnesota State Fair and Ramsey County, demanding that permit holders be allowed to carry handguns on the fairgrounds during the Great Minnesota Get-Together. The lawsuit by the Minnesota Gun…

Crop spraying airplane crash kills pilot near Strasburg

STRASBURG, N.D. (KVRR) - The pilot of a crop spraying airplane died Tuesday morning after the aircraft struck a high voltage transmission line in Emmons County. The crash occurred three miles west and three miles south of Strasburg.  The North Dakota…

Burgum asks for federal help in dealing with storm damage

BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Doug Burgum has requested federal help for counties dealing with recent storms that caused more than $2 million in damage to roads and other infrastructure. The storms during the second week of June produced tornadoes and…

Copper stolen from vacant homes in South Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A string of copper theft among three vacant houses in the south part of the metro has the Cass County Sheriff's office searching for any information that could aid in…

Idaho child porn suspect may have victims in North Dakota

FARGO (KVRR) - An Idaho man accused of sexually exploiting children and producing child porn in Alaska, could have additional victims in North Dakota or Idaho. That's according to the FBI. According to federal court documents, 39-year-old Christopher Panagiotou-Scigliano made…

Minneapolis Police offers reward in shooting of three children

MINNEAPOLIS -  The Minneapolis Police Department is offering a $180,000 reward in the investigations into the shootings of three children. The reward is the largest in Minnesota history and will be featured in a billboard campaign launching later this week.…

Former Devils Lake police chief dies in motorcycle crash

FARGO (KVRR) - Former Devils Lake Police Chief Keith Schroeder died in a motorcycle crash in the Black Hills.  The South Dakota Highway Patrol says Schroeder died July 31 when he crossed the center line and hit an oncoming motorcycle…

Canada begins allowing vaccinated Americans to visit again

FARGO - Canada is lifting its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians. The Monday reopening is part of a return to normalcy from…

BNSF coal train derails near Bismarck

BISMARCK, N.D. - Around 15 cars of a BNSF coal train derailed south of Bismarck. Bismarck Police, the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department and Bismarck Fire Department were called out around 3:15 p.m. Sunday for the derailment near Hemlock Street. There…

UPDATE: Victims of Plane Crash in Victoria, MN Identified

VICTORIA, Minn. (AP) --  A relative has identified three people killed in the fiery crash of a small plane in southeastern Minnesota as a surgeon from Omaha, Nebraska, and two of his family members from Wyoming. Jo Mertes, of Mantador,…

Small plane crashes into Victoria, Minnesota home

VICTORIA, Minn. (AP) - Officials say a single-engine plane crashed into a Victoria, Minnesota home Saturday evening. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane was en route from Alexandria Municipal Airport to Eden Prairie’s Flying Cloud Airport when it crashed…

West Fargo Police respond to report of stabbing

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- West Fargo Police officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 400 block of Morrison Street at 12:16 a.m. on Saturday. Authorities say a 30-year-old West Fargo man claims he was home when…