ST. PAUL (KVRR) – Gov. Tim Walz is using social media to publicly appeal to President Trump to “stop this campaign of retribution” involving the deployment of thousands of ICE agents in Minneapolis. Walz’s brief message also appeals to Minnesotans to remain peaceful while protesting. “We cannot fan the flames of chaos,” Walz wrote. Trump has threatened to invoke an…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – One of two teens charged in an attempted murder case in Grand Forks has been sentenced. Mason Allery was charged as an adult and is sentenced to serve 10 years. The sentencing order notes he must complete and obtain a high school diploma before his release. He was convicted on five counts of attempted murder,…
FARGO (KVRR) – A former federal prosecutor who spent years enforcing U.S. Immigration laws says the confrontations involving ICE officials in Minneapolis and elsewhere are nothing like he’s ever seen before. “They have nothing in common with the law enforcement agencies that I had experience with 15 years ago, dedicated professionals who followed the law,” said former North Dakota U.S….
Virgin Islands Police Dept.ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands (KVRR) – A Detroit Lakes woman died after she was attacked by a shark in the Virgin Islands. According to the Virgin Islands Police Dept., 56 year-old Arlene Lillis lost an arm in the attack before she died from her injuries. The attack happened around 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Dorsch Beach, a popular…
President Donald Trump speaks alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)WASHINGTON (KVRR) – The Trump Administration is withholding funding for Medicaid programs in Minnesota and four other states over concerns about fraud. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the…
UPDATE: Minnesota State Patrol has identified the fatal crash victim as an 18-year-old male from Thief River Falls, Minnesota. They say more information will be released on January 17, 2026. The driver of the semi involved in the crash has been identified as 61-year-old Robert Nichols of LaPorte, Minnesota. He was not injured. PLUMMER, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State…
ROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR) – A former city clerk from Rothsay who stole thousands of dollars from the city has been sentenced after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors. Court documents say 38-year-old Lisa Marie Zimmerman was sentenced to 30 days of electronic home monitoring and five years of supervised probation. A judge also ordered Zimmerman to pay a fine and…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) – Gov. Tim Walz answered reporters’ questions for the first time since he announced he will not seek a third term amid a fraud scandal that’s led to national attention. Walz spoke at a news conference that was held to highlight the state’s new paid Family Leave program, which pays residents who need to take time…
Fargo Public LibraryFARGO (KVRR) – A local support group for people who are blind and sight impaired in the Fargo area will hold its next monthly meeting on Saturday, January 10. Insight will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the community room at the Northport Branch of the Fargo Public Library at 2714 North Broadway. Fargo ophthalmologist Dr. Lance Bergstrom will…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s another gust of snow traveling through parts of North Dakota and Minnesota. As both a Winter Weather Advisory and a blizzard warning stay in effect. “As those winds pick up, I think the latest report from Fargo is one or two inches. Which is going to be enough to probably lead to those blizzard conditions…
