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Moorhead man charged with murder in shooting deaths of man, woman & her unborn child

Thirty-three-year-old Anthony Reese, Jr. is charged with shooting and killing his coworkers, Richard Pittman, April Carbone, and her unborn child at Composite America Wednesday

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A Moorhead man is charged with three counts of murder in the deaths of a couple and their unborn baby. “We’ve filed three charges. two charges of murder and one charge of murder of an unborn child,” Cass County State’s Attorney Birch Burdick said. Thirty-three-year-old Anthony Reese, Jr. is charged with shooting and killing his coworkers,…

Update: Two dead, one in custody after shooting at Fargo business

POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE VICTIMS

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – We’re learning more about the Moorhead man arrested for murder in the death of a male and female Wednesday afternoon at a Fargo business. Thirty-five-year-old Anthony Reese, Jr. is a low risk sex offender. The North Dakota registry lists his place of employment as Melet Plastics, which has the same address of Composite America where police…

OSHA suspends enforcement of national vaccine mandate

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has suspended enforcement of a nationwide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for companies that employ more than 100 people. The mandate was suspended in the wake of a federal appeals court order that says OSHA “take no steps to implement or enforce” the mandate “until further court order.” “While OSHA remains confident in…

Fargo City Commission votes to end bow hunting of deer within city limits

The vote passed earlier this evening due to possible safety concerns

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo City Commission votes three to two to end bow hunting of deer in city limits. Seventy-thousand North Dakotans participate in hunting according to North Dakota Game and Fish and it has carried over to public parks. Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski and Commissioners Arlette Preston and John Strand feel hunting in these populated areas…

Update: North Dakota Tax Commissioner taken to detox

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger was taken to detox Monday after an incident at a Bismarck hotel. A police report says Rauschenberger attempted to check into his room, but it wasn’t available yet.  A hotel employee saw Rauschenberger walk into a hotel room that was not assigned to him, where he fell asleep on the…

Burgum signs critical race theory, vaccine exemption bills

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature has endorsed bills to prevent COVID-19 vaccine mandates and the teaching of certain concepts of race and racism, as lawmakers completed their five-day special session. Gov. Doug Burgum signed the measure banning the teaching of critical race theory after the Senate gave its approval Friday. Though there is no evidence that the idea…

Gov. Burgum Signs Income Tax Relief Bill For North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Income tax relief is coming for roughly half a million North Dakotans. Gov. Doug Burgum signs legislation to provide an estimated $211 million in income tax relief over the next two years. The legislation will eliminate the state income tax bill for around 300,000 people and provide partial relief to another 200,000 taxpayers. The relief is…