Timothy Windels (Cass Co. jail)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A man who caused thousands of dollars in damage to internet and cable lines in Fargo in August has been sentenced to 180 days in jail. Timothy Windels pleaded guilty and admitted to using an angle grinder to cut Midco lines at seven locations around Fargo causing significant outages to residential and business customers….
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP/KVRR) – Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air. At the heart of the massive disruption is CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that provides software to scores of companies worldwide. The company says the problem occurred…
ROLLA, N.D. (KVRR) — A grassroots animal rescue from Rolla, North Dakota is getting flagged by Facebook for seemingly innocent comments. Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue is a non-profit animal shelter operated by volunteers. Facebook is threatening to ban their page by flagging comments and marking them inappropriate. None of the comments use any vulgar language. In fact, some of the…
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — It’s likely Casselton, North Dakota will lose its only grocery store. The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a required conditional use permit that allows the sale of the Wangler Foods building on Front Street. The buyer plans to move a computer, internet and IT sales business into the building. Whether the sale of the…
MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – Are you sick of slow internet and the spinny wheel of death? The infrastructure law signed by President Biden on Nov. 15 provides $65 billion nationwide to improve broadband. “This is a really big moment for the country, it’s a really big moment for advocates and I think it’s a really enormous moment for…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former West Fargo and Sheyenne high schools teacher, who recently resigned amid a police investigation, is accused of soliciting a minor online. Fifty-eight-year-old Ron Thompson faces a charge of Luring a Minor by Computer or other Electronic Means. “It is a Class B Felony. As a Class B Felony, that is something that has…
ELLENDALE, N.D.–DRN ReadiTech, a southeastern North Dakota telecommunications provider, has announced it plans to provide free internet and phone service in April to support its rural cooperative territory. The company is also participating in the FCC’s Keep America Connected Pledge to not disconnect phone or broadband service and waive any late fees to any residential and small business customers. DRN…
You may think platforms like YouTube Kids are safe for children, but you might want to think again. A Florida mother recently found a video of a cartoon, and in the middle, it shows a man telling kids how to slit their wrists. Therapists say kids have more access and spend more time with electronics, and depending on their developmental…
FARGO, N.D. — Gamers at Section 9 Cyber Café held a 12–hour gaming fundraiser, which raises money for the Red River Valley Asperger–Autism Network. Gamers earn coins when they play, and those are exchanged as donations for charity. One gamer says he feels a personal connection to the cause, because he has a family member with autism. “Whether you have a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tina Smith has introduced the Community Connect Grant Program Act to connect Minnesotans and Americans to one another. She says in order to do that everyone must have access to affordable and reliable broadband services. This bill would create access to facilities to deploy broadband service, modernize minimum speed and keep pace with 21st century needs….
