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Spirt Lake Man Gets 30 Years in Prison On Child Porn Indictments

September 19, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Spirit Lake man who pleaded guilty to producing, distributing and possessing child porn gets 30 years in prison. Court documents show 29-year-old Johnson Tollefson produced child porn in Dilworth. It depicted a toddler-age female. He then distributed the child porn to other users of the social media network Tumblr in exchange for other child porn….

“Hockeyland” skates into F-M region with a September 20th premiere

Fargo Docs will screen the documentary Tuesday at 7pm at Fargo Theatre.

September 14, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Texas Football has Friday Night Lights but Minnesota has Hockeyland. “Hockeyland” is about Minnesota high school seniors competing for one last chance to etch their names into local glory. Fargo Docs will host the premiere Tuesday night at Fargo Theatre. “One of the coolest things about ‘Hockeyland’ is that it was actually filmed in northern Minnesota…

MN AG Keith Ellison visits Red River Women’s Clinic

September 14, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison tours the Red River Women’s Clinic’s new facility in Moorhead saying it’s up and functioning well. He calls the staff “vibrant” and ready to help women during a difficult time. Ellison says if a state tries to file criminal charges against a women getting an abortion in Minnesota, he will file…

Blind Moorhead vet confused, frustrated about home ownership status

September 13, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A frustrated Moorhead veteran appears before the Clay County Commission about the status of his home ownership. Gulf War Veteran Kevin Shores is in the middle of a property tax dispute where he received letters from the County’s Auditor’s Office informing him about missing deadlines for delinquent taxes. The state of Minnesota seized his home in…

Teen Killed In Head-On Crash Near Elbow Lake, MN

September 12, 2022

KVRR Staff,

GRANT CO., Minn. — One person was killed in a head-on crash near Elbow Lake in Grant County Sunday afternoon. 18-year-old Tyler Stone of Hoffman was driving a car that crashed with a pickup at the intersection of two rural roads. Stone died in the crash. The driver of the pickup, a 23-year-man from Brandon, was taken to the Elbow…

Hornbacher’s donates more than $79,000 to fight hunger

September 8, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Hornbacher’s and its customers are making a big impact in the fight to end hunger. They’re donating nearly $80,000 to the Great Plains Food Bank as part of Check Out Hunger. The campaign ran through most of July in the F-M area where customers were asked in checkout lines to make donations of one, three or…

Red Lake man convicted of aggravated sexual abuse

September 6, 2022

Site Staff,

MINNESOTA (KVRR) – A Red Lake man is found guilty of sex crimes in federal court. Thirty-eight-year-old Descart Austin Begay, Junior is convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and two counts of sexual abuse. Begay raped and sexually assaulted a victim in her home until she was able to break free and escape. Categories: Crime, Local News, Minnesota…

Fire breaks out at Wadena home twice in less than 12 hours

September 6, 2022

Site Staff,

WADENA, Minn. (KVRR) – Firefighters fight flames at a Wadena home twice in around 11 hours. The first call came in Monday around 4:15 PM on the 10000 block of Mohawk Street. The Wadena Fire Department says crews saw flames coming out of an attached garage. Firefighters were able to get the flames out before they spread to the home….

How do labor laws & minimum wages impact those in MN & ND?

September 5, 2022

Site Staff,

MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – On this Labor Day, what are some local labor laws and how do they impact us? Minnesota’s minimum wage law is unique because it goes up each year with inflation. Wages rise 2.5 percent from this year in The Land of 10,000 Lakes. This year, someone with a minimum wage job from a large…

WMSTR blows the hot air of agriculture history

September 2, 2022

Site Staff,

ROLLAG, Minn. (KVRR) – It’s been happening for 69 years. The Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion is an event farmers and machinery fans look forward to every Labor Day Weekend. The theme every year is to show how people used steam to get the job done. The event is full of hot air. The good kind. At the end of…