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White Earth man sentenced for child sex abuse

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/KFGO) - A federal judge has sentenced a White Earth, Minn. man to 17 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor over several months in 2018. Thirty-three-year-old Evan Oppegard also admitted to sending sexually explicit messages and soliciting…

Update: BCI agents continue testimony in Pendleton trial

GRAND FORKS, ND (KVRR/KNOX) - Agents with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation continued their testimony Thursday in the murder trial of Salamah Pendleton. The Grand Forks man is accused of shooting and killing Grand Forks Police Officer Cody…

North Dakota looking for vaccine skeptics who became advocates

BISMARCK, N.D. - Rep. Keith Kempenich was among the thousands of North Dakotans who never took the coronavirus seriously, skipping face coverings and blowing off the vaccine as an unnecessary hassle. But the longtime Republican lawmaker and rancher from the…

North Dakota sues Biden over oil, gas lease suspension

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota has sued the Biden administration over its suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water. President Joe Biden shut down oil and gas lease sales from the nation’s public lands and…

North Dakota gas price average hits $3.00

FARGO (KVRR) - For the first time in more than six years the average price for a gallon of regular gas in North Dakota has hit $3.00. AAA North Dakota says the $3.00 average is up 14 cents from a…

Moorhead Police investigate shooting

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) --Moorhead police are investigating a shooting at a Moorhead neighborhood. A shooting around 4:30 a.m. had Moorhead Police responding to the 400 block of 7th Street South. "I was in bed…

Minnesota DNR: No wolf season until 2022 at soonest

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it won’t consider holding a wolf hunting or trapping season until 2022 at the earliest. The agency said that it’s taking longer than expected to update its 20-year-old wolf…

Update: Man arrested after stabbing at Fargo hotel

FARGO (KVRR) - A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing at a Fargo hotel. Police say 75 year-old James D. Bogart was arrested for aggravated domestic assault. Officers were called shortly before noon Wednesday to the…

Minneapolis Fed mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is requiring all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. "We recently announced to our 1,100 colleagues at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis that we are instituting a new policy requiring…

Trump announces lawsuits against Facebook, Google, Twitter

WASHINGTON  - Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is filing suits against three of the country’s biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as their CEOs. Trump said he was serving as lead plaintiff in the class-action…

LA cop cleared of wrongdoing for George Floyd 'Valentine'

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles police officer who shared a photo of George Floyd with the words “you take my breath away” in a Valentine-like format has been cleared of wrongdoing and will not face any punishment. The officer,…

Update: Missing Fargo woman located

UPDATE: Police say Daugherty has been located and is safe. ORIGINAL STORY: FARGO (KVRR) - Fargo Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating Karri Daugherty. Daugherty was reported missing July 5 and was last heard from on July 1.…

Bell Bank Hosts AgViews Live Conference

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Times are tough for producers with the drought and the pandemic, but Bell Bank's AgViews Live Conference is providing tips on how to handle operations. "You can't manage the weather.…

Rabbits escape from Moorhead home

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A local rescue is warning the public to be on alert for up to 20 domestic rabbits on the loose in Moorhead. "We got a couple reports of anywhere between six…