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Four more plead guilty in Feeding Our Future scam

Documents seized as part of investigation. (FBI)MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/KFGO) — Four more people plead guilty for their roles in the $250 million Feeding our Future fraud scheme in Minnesota, according to U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger. Prosecutors say two defendants – 54-year-old Qamar Hassan of Brooklyn Park and 62-year-old Sahra Nur of St. Anthony – and their co-conspirators each received $16.5 million…

Minnesota Democrats discuss what’s in store for school resource officers

MOORHEAD, Minn. – (KVRR) – There has been a lot of confusion regarding School Resource Officers ability to use bodily force which has led to some police departments throughout Minnesota pulling officers from schools. Minnesota Republicans say this new law needs to be fixed quickly and they want a special session. State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead, a Democrat, says…

Minnesota Regulators To Review Carbon Dioxide Pipeline

Underground Storage in Central North Dakota

ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota regulators vote to proceed with an environmental review for part of a proposed pipeline to carry carbon dioxide from Midwest ethanol plants to a permanent underground storage site in North Dakota. Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions wants to build a $5.5 billion, 2,000-mile pipeline network across five states. Carbon dioxide from more than 30 ethanol plants…

UPDATE: Woman Reported Missing In Rural Walker, Minnesota is Located Safe

UPDATED: 8-30-2023 10:30 AM – Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that the missing female has been located and is safe. The Sheriff’s Office thanks the multiple agencies that assisted with the investigation and search. No other information is available for release at this time. WALKER, Minn. (KVRR) — Cass County, Minnesota Sheriff’s Office is looking for 38-year-old Amanda Gould…

Celebrating Midwest culture at Potato Days

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — It’s a festival unlike any other featuring rodeos, pageant shows and lefse contests with a taste of history, too. “What didn’t we do? We were in the jail. We rode on the wagon ride with the horses. We ate a lot of potatoes. Oh yeah. Saw a lot of the shows. We saw the cooking contest….

Strong start at Minnesota’s first recreational cannabis dispensary in Red Lake

RED LAKE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Business is booming at Minnesota’s first recreational cannabis dispensary in Red Lake. The NativeCare dispensary was the first cannabis business to open following the state’s legalization of recreational marijuana on August 1. It served over 300 customers on the first day of business. The dispensary still seeing hundreds of customers every day. Tribal officials plan…

Moorhead K-9 unit to receive national award

MOORHEAD, Minn., (KVRR) – A K9 unit in Moorhead, Minn., is being recognized on the national level this month. Officer Brett Musich and K9 Zeke will receive the National Case of the Year Award in the Patrol Category. This will be presented by the National Police Canine Association. This stems from an incident in Fargo, ND, where shooting suspects fled…

High schoolers and their mentors build robots to compete in STEM expo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The 2023 STEM Expo went on this weekend at the Butler Machinery Arena at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds. Around ten teams featuring high schools across North Dakota and Minnesota competed as part of the STEM Expo Robotics Championships. Students and their mentors created robots to help carry cones and other objects to their respective…