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Rape & Abuse Crisis Center Reacts to overturned sexual assault case

A Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a court decision from 2019 rape case

March 29, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A recent Minnesota Supreme Court ruling is getting backlash from victims and victim advocates of sexual assault. “The consequence of drinking too much is a hangover. No one should expect to be assaulted because you drank too much,” Support Services Supervisor Tina DeLaCruz said. When news of the the Minnesota Supreme Court overturning a 2019 case…

More ice anglers due to virus meant more trash left behind

March 29, 2021

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS – The pandemic drove many Minnesota residents outdoors to go ice fishing and authorities say it led to an increase of an unwanted byproduct. Some anglers left behind litter and trash. Items left behind by anglers run the gamut from cigarette butts to bait to plastic bottles to slabs of wood used to prop up fish houses. On a…

Line 3 Pipeline Protest Arrests Include Fergus Falls Woman

March 25, 2021

TJ Nelson,

ST. LOUIS CO., Minn. — A Fergus Falls woman is among the latest group of Line 3 pipeline protesters to be arrested. 30-year-old Brittney Jo Kakac was taken into custody along with 6 other people from across the country near Floodwood, Minnesota. St. Louis County Sheriff’s deputies say four protesters locked themselves to heavy machinery used by pipeline workers. The…

Minnesota To Expand Vaccine Eligibility To Those 16 And Older

March 25, 2021

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — All Minnesotans 16 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination starting Tuesday. The federal government has promised an increased supply of vaccine to the state by April. A spokesman for Gov. Tim Walz says he will release more details Friday when he addresses Minnesotans live at 11:30 a.m. This week Minnesota was ranked number one…

Supreme Court says Ford can be sued in Minnesota court

March 25, 2021

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has ruled the Ford Motor Co. can be sued in the state courts of people who were killed or seriously injured in accidents involving Ford vehicles. The justices unanimously rejected Ford’s argument that its ties to Minnesota and Montana were too tenuous to allow it to be sued in those states by accident victims. The…

$3 for a gallon of gas? Local expert says likely won’t happen in the Midwest

March 24, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As gas prices steadily increase, $3 per gallon could become the national average in the next couple of months. However, Gene LaDoucer with AAA doesn’t believe our region will get there. After seeing almost daily increases for weeks, LaDoucer says prices are showing signs of stability. “Gasoline and oil futures have actually declined in the past…

Preventative health screenings help save lives

March 23, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In the early days of the pandemic, health officials say many people skipped out on routine health care services. “We did see a decline in people wanting to come in for these types of appointments,” said Sanford Health Lead Exercise Physiologist Alexa Reynolds. “Recently, we have had an increase. I think people are feeling safer to…

Dilworth Police hand out emergency Stickers

Taking a neat idea from the Twin Cities

March 23, 2021

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DILWORTH, Minn. – Dilworth Police decide to take a Twin Cities idea and make it their own. Starting as soon as next week Dilworth Police are offering stickers for residents to put at their door or gate displaying medical conditions. The hope is that with some information about conditions such as autism, dementia, or hearing impairment officers will be better…

Shark bites 9-year-old Minnesota boy in Miami Beach

March 22, 2021

Jim Monk,

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – An Eagan, Minn. couple says their 9-year-old son was bitten by a shark as he body surfed in Miami Beach. Kristine Weiskopf says she and her son Jay were in the water for only a few minutes when the shark bit the boy. She says she was holding his hand when a shark bit the boy…

Fargo Mask Mandate Set To Expire As Active Cases Rise In Cass County

March 21, 2021

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo’s mask mandate ends Monday while Cass County continues to lead North Dakota in active cases with 285. Cass is well ahead of any other county in the state. Last Sunday the county had 198 active cases. State health officials report one new COVID-19 death and 49 new cases. Nearly 195,000 people have received at least one…