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Pickup Destroyed By Fire On I-94 Near Red River Bridge in Fargo, No Injuries

Courtesy: Debra Kraft/FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Dodge Ram pickup is destroyed by fire on I-94 near Red River Bridge and the University Drive exit. Highway Patrol says 67-year-old Merreo Stewart of Davenport noticed smoke coming from the vehicle and pulled over around 1:30 this afternoon. Stewart and a passenger were able to get out before the pickup was engulfed…

Moondance Jam Cancels All National Touring Acts From This Month’s Festival

WALKER, Minn. (KVRR) — Some bad news for people heading to Moondance Jam in Walker, Minnesota later this month. Organizers have cut all national touring acts from this years lineup due to what they call “unforeseen circumstances based on the present economic climate”. They say the 30-year-old festival has not met the necessary financial thresholds to produce a festival with…

Williston Man Gets 50 Years for Production of Child Porn, Victims In Numerous States

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A fifty year prison sentence is handed down to 29-year-old Nicholas Nesdahl of Williston for seven counts of producing child porn. Nesdahl was sentenced in federal court in Bismarck. He plead guilty to the charges back in March. He was given 30 years in federal prison in North Dakota along with 20 years in Pennsylvania. Prosecutors…

New Details On Suspect Who Set Off Shelter in Place In Dalton, MN Over The Weekend

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — We are learning more about the arrest of a man who set off a shelter in place during an extensive search Saturday in Dalton, Minnesota in Otter Tail County. 31-year-old Eliezer Rodriguez of Hutchinson, Minnesota was caught while on foot Saturday afternoon in a wooded area near Hansel Lake Rest Stop along I-94 just…

DGF gearing up to defend softball state championship

GLYNDON, Minn (KVRR) – The Dilworth-Glyndon-Fenton softball program is back in the Class AA State Softball Tournament, as they prepare to defend their 2023 championship. The Rebels came into their Section 8AA tournament as the fourth seed from the north division. There they took down East Grand Forks, Hawley, Thief River Falls, Menahga and Hawley again to secure their spot…

Minnesota Uber and Lyft driver pay package beats deadline to win approval in Legislature

A plan to boost pay for Uber and Lyft drivers in Minnesota that lawmakers believe would prevent the companies from leaving the market advanced in the state Legislature on Sunday before the midnight deadline.

FILE – A passerby walks past a sign offering directions to an Uber and Lyft ride pickup location at an airport, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A plan to boost pay for Uber and Lyft drivers in Minnesota that lawmakers believe would prevent the companies from leaving the market advanced in the state Legislature…