BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Kyle Rittenhouse testifies in the North Dakota legislature to support a house bill that provides restitution for those found not guilty because of self-defense. Rittenhouse was acquitted of murder charges after shooting and killing two men in Wisconsin during the Jacob Blake riots in August 2020. Rittenhouse defended his actions from the shooting and expanded on…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We have an update for you on the 2022 Great Race that left Warwick, Rhode Island on Sunday and will finish in Fargo, North Dakota this Sunday. 120 vintage vehicle teams are now in Ohio. They had lunch in Medina and will overnight in Perrysburg. The trek west continues in the morning as they head into…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Tim Walz is joining the governors from Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky to work at reopening the economy in the Midwest. Walz released a statement confirming the news saying, “Today, we are announcing that Michigan Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky will work in coordination to reopen our economies in a way that prioritizes…
SLEEPY EYE, Minn. — The Del Monte Foods plant in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota will close permanently sometime this fall, affecting 69 full-time and 294 seasonal employees. According to Del Monte Pacific Limited, the plant will permanently close after the current pack season, which it expects to be on or around Oct. 21, 2019. The layoffs will begin in stages when…
FESSENDEN, ND — A pilot suffered minor injuries after a helicopter crash south of Fessenden, North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday they responded to a crash 4.5 miles south of Fessenden along Highway 52. The helicopter, a 2007 Robinson R44, was spraying waterways by Highway 52. When the pilot attempted to go under…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The head of the company that developed the Dakota Access Pipeline is already ready for an expansion of the project. The CEO of Energy Transfer Partners met with Energy Secretary Rick Perry and other energy industry leaders this week in Bismarck. He said he hopes to announce a pipeline expansion to increase the volume of crude oil…
Courtesy: NewsDakota.comJAMESTOWN, N.D. — Things got a little hectic at a Jamestown hotel Tuesday night after a vehicle crashed into the building. Police in Jamestown say Cheryl Cowen of McHenry, Illinois drove her vehicle through the west wall of the Comfort Inn & Suites. The crash happened shortly after 6:30 and left a large hole in the building. The driver…
FOSSTON, Minn. — A teen wanted on outstanding felony warrants in Illinois tried to out run authorities in Fosston, Minnesota. A Polk County Deputy attempted to arrest 18-year-old Alexander Thompson around 9:30 Thursday morning. Thompson fled on foot but was soon found hiding inside a building. He was booked into the Northwest Regional Correctional Center on the outstanding warrants out…
ST. MICHAEL, Minn. — Several people were hurt when a basketball team’s charter bus heading back to Illinois from NDSCS in Wahpeton crashed on I-94. The bus from Highland Community College in Freeport, Illinois was heading east on the interstate last night. The driver had an “unknown medical episode” and the bus crashed near St. Michael, Minnesota. The bus driver…
NATIONAL — A few familiar faces are being honored by the U.S. Postal Service and getting their own stamp. Legendary musicians, John Lennon and Lena Horne will be featured on stamps in 2018. Other faces include Fred Rogers, or as we know him, Mr. Rogers, and the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. The state of Illinois is also…
