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Otter Tail County fugitive arrested in Wadena County

WADENA, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) A Perham, Minn. man who was wanted for not reporting to prison on a drug conviction has been arrested in Wadena and may face new drug charges. Thirty-nine-year-old Terry Ciancio was arrested Monday during the search of…

Hoeven 'evaluating' Trump's $2,000 stimulus proposal

WASHINGTON (KVRR) - Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) says he's in the process of evaluating whether to support President Trump's request to approve $2,000 COVID-19 stimulus payments. Trump recently signed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that provides stimulus payments of…

Red River Zoo welcomes new red panda

  FARGO (KVRR) - It's perhaps the animal the Red River Zoo is best-known for. And they're enjoying a brand new addition to their herd.. A new Red Panda arrived at the zoo last week.…

Kraus named UND Aerospace dean

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) - A new dean has been named at the University of North Dakota's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. Robert Kraus is associate dean of flight and operations at Kent State University. He is a…

Fargo bar faces possible penalties for COVID-19 violations

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) - Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski says a bar could face a penalty for multiple violations of the mask mandate and limited capacity executive order enacted to curb the spread of COVID-19. Zibolski told city commissioners in the…

Oslo and Pine River Businesses Hit With Cease-and-Desist Orders

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- More cease-and-desist orders are handed out for violating Minnesota's COVID-19 pandemic executive orders prohibiting on-premises dining and drinking. Jamieson's on Main in Oslo had its license suspended after an inspection last week found the establishment was…

COVID-19 cases surge at federal death row prison in Indiana

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (KVRR) - The federal prison where Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. remains on death row has more COVID-19 cases than any other federal prison in the nation. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, there are currently 410 inmates…

Two shot near George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS - Police say a man and a woman were shot near the George Floyd memorial site in south Minneapolis. Police received a report of a shooting near 38th Street and Chicago Avenue South on Sunday night. Police spokesman John…

Downtown Fargo $21 million mixed-use development planned

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO - update 8:40 pm 12/28/20) - Fargo city commissioners tonight voting unanimously to move ahead with a new development on the northeast corner of Main Avenue at Broadway. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** JLG Development and Duluth-based F.I. Salter have…

North Dakota COVID-19 cases drop by 145, four deaths reported

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health on Monday reported four additional deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 1,878 active cases in the state, a decrease of 145 since Sunday.  108 people are hospitalized. Cass County reported…

Stenehjem charges service provider with Medicaid fraud

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s office is charging a Mandan woman with Medicaid fraud for allegedly submitting $76,000 worth of claims for work she did not perform. The Department of Human Services began looking into claims…

2020 'pretty terrible year' for North Dakota oil industry

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota’s top oil regulator says 2020 will be known for the rapid collapse of crude prices in the spring, leading to dismantled rigs and idled wells. State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms called it "a pretty…