HANSKA, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) – Authorities say two people were killed early Sunday morning in a shooting in southwestern Minnesota, and a suspect was arrested in Iowa after a manhunt. Brown County Sheriff’s Office received a report at about 4:22 a.m. from a juvenile witness that his mom’s ex-boyfriend broke into their house on the 100 block of Blessum Street West in Hanska and…
Republican State Rep. Lisa Demuth of Cold Spring sworn in as House SpeakerST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Minnesota Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth is jumping into the crowded field of Republicans running for governor. The 58-year-old from Cold Spring represents District 13A in central Minnesota which includes the cities of Cold Spring and St. Joseph. She was named speaker back…
Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) passes during the first half of an NFL game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, November 2, 2025 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) DETROIT (AP) — J.J. McCarthy threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in his return from an ankle injury, leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 27-24 win over the…
BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown. The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island gave the administration leeway on whether to fund the program partially or in full for November. That…
Sen. Kathy Hogan, from left, Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Sen. David Hogue hold an Ethics Commission selection committee meeting Sept. 23, 2025, at the Capitol. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — State officials have tapped former Office of Management and Budget Director Pam Sharp to fill one of the three open seats on the North…
Interim Health and Human Services Commissioner Pat Traynor discusses how the state is working to fund a federal assistance program for new mothers and young children during the federal government shut down. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota is using $1.5 million in Department of Health and Human Services general fund money to address food…
DALTON, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Otter Tail County deputies along with firefighters from Dalton, Elbow Lake, Wendell, and Fergus Falls responded to a grain dryer fire southwest of Dalton Friday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says the dryer was fully engulfed in flames when first responders arrived around 4:30 a.m. No other structures or grain storage were damaged and no one was…
OTTERTAIL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a house fire in Rush Lake Township, north of Ottertail at 4:24 a.m. Friday. There was smoke coming from inside the home. The Ottertail and Perham Fire Departments, Ottertail Rescue, Perham Ambulance, and the sheriff’s office responded. There was significant damage inside the home and the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — KVRR’s Alison Voorhees is having a baby and it’s a boy! She announced the big news on the 6 p.m. newscast. The evening anchor says she’s half-way through her pregnancy and the baby is due in March. Alison already has 6-year-old Hayden and 4-year-old Hattie at home. She says both are very excited for the new…
HIBBING, Minn. (KVRR/FOX21) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) has released a statement following the two raids in Hibbing on Wednesday. A spokesperson from ICE said that eight undocumented people were detained as part of the operation with the Lake Superior Violent Offender Taskforce. The raids at El Charro Bar and Grill and La Tequila Taco Shop took place during…
