NORMAN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Sarah Green is a mother of a child who she says was abused at school on multiple occasions. This mother urges her community to reach out to lawmakers to make a change. “Seclusion and restraint are fatal. I encourage people to go look at it, look at the bill, and look at the scientific stats…
FILE – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, middle, holds the bill signed to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to do so, May 30, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. Former Gov. Jesse Ventura stands at center. Fueled by election gains, Democrats in Minnesota and Michigan this year enacted far-reaching policy changes that…
For a decade now, Addie Lorezel and her team of royal princesses have been helping make dreams come true with the power of cupcakes. Addie’s Royal Cupcake stand is Tuesday afternoon. Addie Loerzel, her mom and friends spent the weekend baking three thousand cupcakes from scratch. They’ve been doing it since 2013 You can hang out with costumed princesses…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced Monday to 4 years and 9 months. Thao had testified that he merely served as a “human traffic cone” when he held back concerned bystanders who gathered as former Officer Derek Chauvin, who is…
ABERCROMBIE, N.D. (KVRR) — A community celebration featuring Civil War reenactments, blacksmiths, rodeos and more. “We have a parade. Fire Department has a pretty good rodeo. We have a street dance. It’s just a good time to get the community together. Just celebrate, get to visit. It’s a good time to visit with the neighbors so we have Aber Days….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With a combination of perfect weather and people itching to get on the water there has been a record number of fish being caught in North Dakota. “So, we’ve seen the fishing in North Dakota turn into nothing short of legendary. The fishing has been just off the chart it’s been fantastic,” says Doug Leier, a…
He wrote “All the world’s a stage” But this weekend, the stage for his work is in the northern Valley. These are just some of the people bringing William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” to life this year for the North Dakota Shakespeare Festival. They performed a scene for us live on the KVRR morning show this morning. Their final shows…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – A train derailment has roads closed off in Otter Tail County Friday morning. The Sheriff’s Office responded to a derailment just before midnight on the east side of Highway 10 near the intersection of County Highway 60 in Gorman Township. That’s in between Frazee and Perham. The Sheriff’s Office did not say how many…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A fire forced people out of their homes in an apartment building in Grand Forks overnight. Firefighters responded around 10:40 Thursday night to the 3700 block of Berkely Dr. The apartment building has 8 units on two floors. They found a fire in the kitchen of an upstairs apartment. Only that apartment has fire damage,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — MSUM is commemorating one of the first black Civil War veterans in the area with a statue. Felix Battles was a Union soldier born into slavery in Tennessee and moved to Mississippi during his childhood. Sometime before 1860, he gained his freedom by likely escaping and moving north to Iowa. In 1864, he was one of…
