Author: KVRR Staff

Rockhall

Pat Benatar, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie among Rock Hall nominees

KVRR Staff,

NEW YORK – Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran and A Tribe Called Quest are among this year’s first-time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Cleveland-based institution announced 17 artists and groups being considered for Rock Hall induction, including Rage Against the Machine, Pat Benatar, Dionne Warwick, Carly Simon, Judas Priest and Beck….
Local News, Minnesota News, Top Sports Headlines

Olympic curler & MN native John Shuster to carry U.S. flag at opening ceremony

KVRR Staff,

BEIJING (KVRR) – U.S. Curling Team skip John Shuster has been elected as Team USA’s male flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony at the 2022 Winter Olympics. This is the first time in Olympic history that a curler will carry the American flag at the ceremony. BREAKING: Our skip @Shoostie2010 has received the highest honor in sport, being elected as…
Local News, Minnesota News

Update: Police shoot man armed with gun in Minneapolis

KVRR Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a male who authorities say had a loaded gun in his hand. Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman says the shooting happened at about 7 a.m. Wednesday in a downtown apartment complex. Officers from the Minneapolis department’s SWAT team were serving warrants to help the St. Paul Police Department with a homicide investigation….

South Dakota State Capitol
Local News, South Dakota News

Noem’s abortion ban proposal dismissed by lawmakers

KVRR Staff,

South Dakota CapitolPIERRE, S.D. – A Republican-controlled South Dakota House committee has declined to consider a bill from Republican Gov. Kristi Noem that would ban nearly all abortions. It deals a major blow to a top item on the governor’s agenda. Noem’s proposal would have mimicked the private enforcement of a Texas law and prohibited abortions once medical professionals can…

Tiger King
Crime, Entertainment

‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic Resentenced to 21 Years in Prison

KVRR Staff,

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison on Friday, reducing his punishment by just a year after an appeals court ordered a new sentence. Joe Exotic — whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage — was convicted in a murder-for-hire case involving animal welfare activist Carole Baskin. Both were featured in…

Brain Heart
Health

Research shows heart and brain diseases are linked

American Health Association annual study shows how brain and heart diseases are related via blood vessels
KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide according to the American Heart Association. At this time every year, researchers publish reviews of studies related to the condition. This year, researchers found many risk factors for heart disease are the same for brain disease. “Risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol, smoking and…

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