Author: KVRR Staff

Section of former school collapses in McIntosh, MN

MCINTOSH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A large section of the old McIntosh, Minnesota school has collapsed. McIntosh is about 20 miles north of Mahnomen. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says someone reported the collapse around 2:40 Friday afternoon. No one was hurt. Crews were on sight this weekend to secure the remaining part of the building. The sheriff’s office says the area…

4 crew members eject safely after two Navy jets collide during air show in Idaho

Courtesy: Shane Odgen/CNN BOISE, Idaho (AP/CNN) — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island, Washington, were performing an aerial demonstration when they collided, said…

Fargo Police participate in torch run for Special Olympics North Dakota

Fargo police carry the torch for Special Olympics North Dakota’s summer games. 5/15/26.FARGO (KVRR) — Members of the Fargo Police Department put on their running shoes to take part in honoring Special Olympics in North Dakota. They took part in a one-point-four mile run, taking the torch from the Fargo Regional Training Center to Fargo North High School. The torch…

Partisan conflict in Minnesota House threatens to hold up $200 million in conservation funds

Buffalo River State Park adjoins a 6,000-acre Bluestem Prairie Preserve. (Photo courtesy of Visit Fargo-Moorhead)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — A procedural hangup in the deadlocked Minnesota House threatens to derail nearly $200 million in funding for habitat conservation and restoration across the state. At a Capitol press conference Thursday, representatives from at least eight environmental groups implored lawmakers to put aside…

Measles case confirmed in Cass County, total infections now higher than last year

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Measles continues to travel around the state of North Dakota, with Cass County now reporting its first confirmed case of the season. North Dakota Health and Human Services says the individual likely acquired the infection within the state. They have not recently travelled out of state or internationally. North Dakota has had a total of…

Obscure drug discount program unleashes a full-fledged influence war at the State Capitol

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Hospitals and drug companies are engaged in an expensive influence battle at the State Capitol this year over an obscure provision known as 340B, with each side lining up an army of dark-suited lobbyists, and Big Pharma even spending on billboards in rural Minnesota, as well as TV and Instagram ads. The high-priced battle…

Member appointed to 2nd term on Ethics Commission, field narrowed for vacancy

Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan, center, D-Fargo, speaks next to Gov. Kelly Armstrong, left, and Senate Majority Leader David Hogue, R-Minot, during a meeting of the Ethics Commission Selection Committee on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota leaders on Thursday appointed Mark Western to serve a full, four-year term on…

Pelican Rapids firefighters contain tractor fire

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A farm tractor is a total loss after catching fire in Otter Tail County Thursday afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies and Pelican Rapids firefighters were called to the scene northwest of Pelican Rapids around 3:50 p.m. The Sheriff’s Office says no one was injured and the fire was contained to the tractor. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…

Minnesota Democrat accused of telling Republican colleague to kill himself

(screenshot of video posted to X by Rep. Drew Roach)ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Minnesota House Republicans are calling for the removal of a Democratic lawmaker as tax chair after she apparently told another lawmaker to go kill himself. It came after Democrats were unable to bring a gun violence package to the floor for a vote late Thursday night….