Author: KVRR Staff

Man charged in Crookston jail incident makes court appearance

CROOKSTON, MINN (KVRR/KFGO) – A man charged with attempted murder and assault while jailed in Crookston made a court appearance this week. According to court documents, Henry Vold, of Mentor, Minnesota, was convicted of felony assault in 2014 and two counts of assault in 2018, and is accused of assaulting one correctional employee and strangling a corrections officer in 2023….

President Trump bans travel from multiple countries

WASHINTON, D.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump is bringing back the travel ban policy from his first term. He signed a proclamation this evening preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the United States. The countries include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. In addition to the ban,…

Semi leaves I-94 near Fergus Falls, landing on county road below

  FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – One person was transported by ambulance to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a crash involving two semis on I-94, northwest of Fergus Falls. Minnesota State Patrol Sergeant Jesse Grabow says the crash happened shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the westbound lane, near mile marker 47. According to Grabow, the crash was…

Minnesota Vikings legend Jim Marshall dies at 87

Minnesota VikingsEAGAN, Minn. (KVRR-Minnesota Vikings) – On behalf of his cherished wife, Susan, it is with heavy hearts and an abundant gratitude for the joy he brought to the franchise and region, that the Minnesota Vikings announce Marshall passed away Tuesday at the age of 87, following a lengthy hospitalization. Beyond athletic prowess, Marshall’s legacy is one of an enduring and…

Ukrainians face slow walk out the door as status expires

FARGO (North Dakota News Cooperative) — In mid-June Yaroslav Riazanov’s upended life will change once again. The 27-year-old who drove trucks and worked construction around Fargo for the past two years as a Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) parolee will no longer be able to work. Riazanov is fine. He’s in the prime of his life. He has no forthcoming surgery…

North Dakotan leads while living with HIV, earns Bush Fellowship

Jason Grueneich, pictured June 2, 2025, at the Capitol in Bismarck, is a 2025 Bush Fellow. Grueneich works to build support for people living with HIV, including advocating for legislation approved earlier this year. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A Bismarck man who has experienced substance abuse, recovery and living with HIV is hoping to develop…

North Dakota’s historic sites will finally have toilets that flush

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Lawrence Welk didn’t have a flush toilet where he grew up, but visitors to his childhood home in rural North Dakota now do. The bandleader’s childhood family home marks the latest step in the State Historical Society of North Dakota’s nearly completed goal of installing flush toilets at its dozen most popular, staffed sites. The most recent success, with the final three…