MINNESOTA (KVRR) – According to the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, carjackings statewide were up 15 percent from 2019 to 2020. During a roundtable with Senator Amy Klobuchar, state officials said a majority of the people committing them are juveniles with criminal histories. Police chiefs say they want to make sure they don’t put broken people back on the streets….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz tells Minnesotans that they’ve got unfinished business, things that need solving now, in his State of the State address. He says the state of the state is strong and moving forward. It was the first one held at the state capitol since 2019 due to the pandemic. Walz gave the address in…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) – A man known for running the Kurdish American Development Organization is running for the Northwestern Minnesota Senate District 4 seat that will be open following the retirement of State Sen. Kent Eken of Audubon. Kawar Farok is running for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement for the seat that serves Clay and Becker counties. He says his priorities include voter…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A man is dead following a crash on the 600 block of 25th Street North in Fargo Friday afternoon. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says around 1:30 a car was turning north on 25th Street North from Main Avenue. An SUV was turning south on 25th Street North from 7th Avenue North. The car struck the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Campaign finance reports show Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has $4.1 million in the bank for his reelection campaign. Dr. Scott Jensen and Sen. Paul Gazelka are the money leaders among candidates seeking the Republican endorsement. Jensen, a former state senator who’s running as a COVID-19 skeptic, ended the first quarter with over $774,000 in cash…
RAMSEY, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota has its first Mega Millions jackpot winner and the ticket is worth $106 million. It was sold at this Holiday Station Store in Ramsey, a suburb of Minneapolis. Mega Millions confirming that a single ticket sold at the store matched all six numbers in the Tuesday night drawing. The $106 million jackpot has a cash…
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – Governor Tim Walz discusses the state’s historic $9.3 billion budget surplus at the law enforcement center in Moorhead. The Walz-Flanagan budget would invest around $300 million over three years to cities, counties and tribes and recruiting officers that represent the diversity of the state. Local police are grateful for Walz’s presence as they mention issues within…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A youth bowler makes history this weekend scoring three perfect games within hours of each other. The North Dakota Youth State Bowling tournament is handing out scholarships to the best bowlers of the tournament. In over 60 years of its history, no one has gotten more than one perfect score of 300 in one weekend….
UPDATE: The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office rules a man’s death in Browns Valley, Minnesota accidental. The Traverse County Sheriff’s Office says on Tuesday 29 year old Benjamin Eagle punched out two windows from two different homes, didn’t seek treatment and was intoxicated. He was found dead near Fourth Street. Deputies were investigating a family disturbance when they found Eagle’s…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A Ponemah, Minnesota man is sentenced to 12 years in prison for murdering a woman he was dating on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. 24-year-old William Jones the 4th pleaded guilty to second degree murder back in October. Court documents show Jones repeatedly assaulted the woman he lived with in November 2019. She was left…
