Author: KVRR Staff

Prepared meal listeria outbreak includes one illness in Minnesota

ATLANTA (KVRR/AP) — Four people have died and at least twenty have reported becoming sick, including one person in Minnesota, in a listeria outbreak tied to prepared meals sold nationwide at Trader Joe’s, Kroger and Walmart. FreshRealm held beef meatball marinara linguine meals after they tested positive for the outbreak strain were just added. Trader Joe’s Cajun Style Blackened Chicken…

Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg teacher named North Dakota Teacher of the Year for 2026

Frannie Tunseth, right, a reading and math teacher at Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg Public School, receives a personalized license plate from Gov. Kelly Armstrong after winning the 2026 North Dakota Teacher of the Year award during a ceremony at the Capitol on Sept. 26, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s 2026 Teacher of the Year…

Steelers hold on for 24-21 win over Vikings in NFL’s first regular-season game in Ireland

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward (97), left, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Nick Herbig (51) and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz (11),center, challenge for the ball during the NFL football game between Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers at Croke Park stadium in Dublin, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)   DUBLIN (AP) — Kenneth Gainwell ran for 99 yards and two…

NDSU holds ribbon cutting ceremony for new Challey Hall

Challey Hall ribbon cutting ceremony. 9/26/25.FARGO — NDSU held a ribbon cutting on Friday to commemorate the opening of the remodeled music building. A large crowd gathered on Bolley Drive as the NDSU band played the school’s anthem. Previously known as the Reineke Fine Arts Center, it has been renamed to Challey Hall, honoring the Challey family, who have made…

Feds sue Minnesota Secretary of State, demand voter registration records

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Secretary of State is being sued by the federal government over allegations that election integrity was violated under the Help America Vote Act that President Trump signed earlier this year. According to a complaint submitted to federal court, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon must provide a copy of the state’s full…

One seriously injured in north Moorhead crash

MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – The State Patrol says three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in north Moorhead at around 7:00 Wednesday morning. It happened at the intersection of Highway 75 and 28th Avenue North. Twenty-eight-year-old Callie Folstrom, of St. Paul, was headed south on Highway 75 in a car. Tyler Kirchner, 41, of Reiles Acres, was travelling northbound in…

Board appoints former lieutenant governor to lead North Dakota University System

Interim Chancellor Brent Sanford presents to the State Board of Higher Education during a meeting at Minot State University on Sept. 23, 2025. Board members voted to appoint Sanford to the position permanently, changing the title to commissioner. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)MINOT, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s State Board of Higher Education voted Tuesday to make…