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MN AG candidate Keith Ellison’s divorce records unsealed next week

October 12, 2018

KVRR Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – A Hennepin County family court referee has decided to unseal Democratic Attorney General Candidate Keith Ellison’s divorce file. The file will become public on Oct. 17. Two media outlets, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the conservative website Alpha News, had sued to gain access to the divorce file. The file has been sealed since 2012, but the media outlets argued that the public has a right…

Avett Brothers At Bluestem Rescheduled Due To Weather

All tickets purchased for the 2018 date will be honored for the May 16, 2019 concert.

October 12, 2018

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, MN — Tonight’s Avett Brothers concert at Bluestem Amphitheater has been cancelled and rescheduled due to the chilly conditions. In a message from the band: “Regretfully, we must reschedule tonight’s performance at Bluestem Amphitheater due to the freezing conditions of the outdoor venue. We apologize for any inconvenience, but are compelled by our desire for safety for our audience, our…

Minnesota Man Will Plead Guilty Of Assaulting Priest

Forty-three-year-old Chad Legare, of Alexandria, Minnesota, is accused of assaulting the Rev. Robert Wapenski Jan. 30 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Anamoose, in a dispute involving a woman.

October 12, 2018

Site Staff,

TOWNER, N.D. (AP) _ A Minnesota man charged with attacking a priest in North Dakota is scheduled to change his not guilty plea. Forty-three-year-old Chad Legare, of Alexandria, Minnesota, is accused of assaulting the Rev. Robert Wapenski Jan. 30 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Anamoose, in a dispute involving a woman. Legare earlier pleaded not guilty to attempted…

Minnesota Fugitive Who Bragged She’d “Never Be Caught” Is Arrested

Multiple homes in Minnesota, North Dakota and Indiana were searched for Tiesha Moore

October 10, 2018

TJ Nelson,

A Minnesota fugitive who taunted authorities on social media by vowing she’d “never be caught” has been arrested in northern Indiana. 31-year-old Tiesha Moore was taken into custody Monday in Michigan City by members of the Twin Cities Apprehension Team. She was wanted on 16 outstanding warrants, including felony theft and domestic assault, all from Minnesota. She’s being held in…

Klobuchar Encourages CDC Investigation of Condition Infecting Minnesota Children

AFM, acute flaccid myelitis, is a serious nervous system condition

October 9, 2018

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Senator Amy Klobuchar is encouraging the CDC to investigate recent cases of a polio-like disease in Minnesota. AFM, acute flaccid myelitis, is a serious nervous system condition which causes patients’ muscles to weaken. The Minnesota Department of Health says that AFM has infected six Minnesota children since mid-September. The CDC has acknowledged that 362 cases of…

ATV Crash Kills Twin Valley Man

The Minnesota State Patrol says an ATV traveling south on a township road failed to yield to a pickup at the intersection with State Highway 113 and the vehicles collided.

October 9, 2018

Site Staff,

NORMAN COUNTY, MINN. (KFGO) – A fatal crash in Norman County. The Minnesota State Patrol says an ATV traveling south on a township road failed to yield to a pickup at the intersection with State Highway 113 and the vehicles collided. The 27-year old man from Twin Valley man driving the ATV died. His name has not been released. The…

Minnesota Man Arrested After Home Invasion And Standoff In Jamestown

Chase Urie of Proctor, Minnesota is being held in the Stutsman County Jail

October 8, 2018

TJ Nelson,

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A man was arrested following a home invasion and three hour standoff in Jamestown. 20-year old Chase Urie of Proctor, Minnesota is being held in the Stutsman County Jail on charges of trespassing, criminal mischief, and underage drinking. Police received a call of an intruder inside a home early Sunday. The homeowners had been notified by a surveillance…

Sharing War Stories: 88 Local Veterans Spent Two Days In Washington, D.C.

They were selected for the latest North Dakota-Minnesota Veterans Honor Flight

October 8, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — They were a group of 88 of our area’s finest service members. They were just the latest heroes to take the North Dakota-Minnesota Veterans Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. We went along for the ride and it was a 2-day whirlwind of activity as we took in memorial after memorial, shared lunches and snacks and more importantly shared…

Bicylist killed in Wadena

October 5, 2018

KVRR Staff,

WADENA, MINN. (KFGO) – A bicyclist from Detroit Lakes is dead after colliding with a vehicle late Thursday night in Wadena. The State Patrol says the 39-year-old man crossed over Highway 10 against a red light and struck a pickup truck. The victim died at the scene. The driver and passenger in the truck were not injured. State troopers say…

Second Search Underway For Missing Hallock, MN Woman

Kittson County Sheriff Steve Porter recently re-opened the cold case file of Becky Jo Look of Halma.

October 4, 2018

Site Staff,

HALLOCK, MINNESOTA (KFGO) – New information on the case a woman missing and believed to have been murdered in northwestern Minnesota more than 20 years ago. Kittson County Sheriff Steve Porter recently re-opened the cold case file of Becky Jo Look of Halma, last seen in October of 1995. Based on information from the public, the sheriff’s department searched a…