Author: Juliana Pelaez

Minnesota Attorney General and DHS are pursuing federal legal action for Medicaid funds

MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minnesota Department of Human Services have filed a federal lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. The lawsuit claims the departments are illegally attempting to withhold $243 million in Medicaid payments after DHS has been working to abide by the…

DGF High School was temporarily placed on lockdown, ‘no direct threat’ to students

GLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR) – Law enforcement officials were called to DGF High School in Glyndon, where the school was temporarily placed on a “hallway lockdown.” Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the lockdown was a precaution and says there was “no direct threat” to people inside the school. Details surrounding the reason for the lockdown were not immediately disclosed. This…

Update: Man dies after being pulled from Red River

River search 3/2/2026MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A 39-year-old year Fargo man is dead after being pulled from the Red River by Fargo and Moorhead fire crews near the Main Avenue bridge. Fargo Police Lieutenant Matt Siders says the man was seen walking on the ice before witnesses watched him fall into the river around 2:30. He was recovered from the…

Local activist group displays names of Renee Good and Alex Pretti on billboard

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A local activist group has raised funds to put together two billboards advertising the names of people fatally shot by ICE agents. The group, Red River United Indivisible, raised over $10,000 to put together the billboards. The first billboard located on 8th St S. and Main Ave displays, “Never Forget, Renee Good and Alex Pretti.” Below…

EMS service providers say there has been a crisis for many years

NORTH DAKOTA/MINNESOTA (KVRR) — “We’ve been sounding the alarm for quite a while. We’ve been talking about EMS in crisis. Not only is it the expenses going up, but it’s the revenue coming down. The reimbursements from Medicare haven’t moved, and Medicaid hasn’t moved to keep up with the costs,” said Ken Krupich, General Manager for Ringdahl EMS. Ringdahl EMS…

Appeal filed against North Dakota courts decision to uphold ban for medical care for transgender youth

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — Attorneys from two nonprofit agencies, Gender Justice and The Lawyering Project, are appealing the Burleigh County District Court’s decision to uphold the state’s law. Under the law, children under the age of 18 cannot receive any form of procedures or medications. They argue the ban violates fundamental rights enshrined in the North Dakota state constitution. Physicians…