MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Concordia College in Moorhead announces it is starting work on a $2.8 million outdoor facilities revitalization project. The new track and turf project allows the college to host Cobber track meets, as well as, Oak Grove track and field events. Work is already underway inside the Jake Christiansen Stadium. The project also includes the installation of lights. Concordia Athletic Director Rachel Bergeson said, “This project is another step forward in providing quality facilities for our student-athletes. We are also creating an environment that attracts students to our v ..read more

GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A man fires a rifle as Grand Forks County Sheriff’s deputies respond to a call of a suicidal male on a farmstead southwest of Thompson. They called for backup from Regional SWAT Team, Regional UAS and negotiations teams and Grand Forks Police around 7:30 this morning. SWAT members ordered the people inside the home to come out and a woman did followed by the suspect, 35-year-old Kyle Spicer. He was taken into custody without incident on a number of charges including terrorizing, felonious restraint, interference with a 911 call, simple assault, and felon in posse ..read more

There is another big Lotto America winner in Minnesota. A $3.1 million winning ticket was sold at Cub Foods in Coon Rapids, a northern Minneapolis suburb, for the April 24 drawing. Just last month, a lucky Minnesota player claimed a $3.7 million Lotto America jackpot on a ticket he purchased at Cub Foods in Roseville, also in the Twin Cities, for the March 4 drawing. The first big Lotto America jackpot in the state was won in 2018, when a $22.8 million winning ticket was sold at a Holiday Station store in Roseau. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: Coon Rapids, CUB FOODS, holiday, LO ..read more

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – The wild horses are staying at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This comes after efforts made by people like U.S. Senator John Hoeven, and the National Park Service will maintain the horses. “These wild horses are emblematic of President Theodore Roosevelt’s time in North Dakota, a formative experience that shaped his presidency and lasting legacy,” said Hoeven. “Given the broad public support for maintaining the wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, as well as the measure we passed through Congress, this is the right call by NPS. We appreciate Director Sams, Re ..read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – The Minnesota Dept. of Corrections has reinstated Class III status to the Otter Tail County Jail in Fergus Falls. Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons says he was notified of the reinstatement. It allows the jail to keep inmates longer than 72 hours. The department lowered the jail’s classification after a prisoner was deprived of food and water for more than two days for smearing feces in his cell. The order forced Otter Tail County to transfer inmates to other jails, including the Clay County jail in Moorhead. According to the department inspector general’s order, on Satur ..read more

WILTSHIRE, UK (KVRR) – The Minnesota Vikings United Kingdom social media account announced a Day 3 draft pick will be made from Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. “A first in the 5,000-year history of Stonehenge – an #NFLDraft pick!” from the account of @UKVikings. The NFL Draft starts on Thursday in Detroit. Categories: Top Sports Headlines Tags: ENGLAND, MINNESOTA VIKINGS, NFL Draft, Stonehenge, Vikings, Wiltshire ..read more

FARGO (KVRR) – A former Indiana State guard is joining the NDSU men’s basketball program. Masen Miller announced on social media that he has committed to the Bison. The 6-2 junior is from Iowa City, Iowa. Miller played a reserved role for Indiana State last season. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Bison, DI, Indiana State, Men’s Basketball, NDSU ..read more

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A transcript of the 911 call to Becker County emergency dispatch shows that the stepmother of state senator Nicole Mitchell armed herself with a small steak knife after reporting that someone had broken into her home early Monday morning. Detroit Lakes police and county deputies responded to the home. The transcript, released through an open records request, said that Mitchell’s stepmother nearly tripped over the person who had broken into her house. At one point during the call, the woman said “I don’t know what the hell is going on, my God.” Mitchell is cha ..read more

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced that the Lake Latoka Rest Area building on I-94 near Alexandria is closed for emergency repairs. The building is without running water and will be reopened when the repairs are done. Tags: I94, minnesota, MNDOT ..read more

NEW YORK (AP/KVRR) – New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. Weinstein, 72, will remain imprisoned because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape and sentenced to 16 years in prison. But the state Court of Appeals ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by ..read more