MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — They are just under one month away from banning plastic bags for yard waste in Moorhead. The city’s ultimate goal is to make the composting service more efficient and sustainable. Starting September 1, people in Moorhead can use reusable cans, paper lawn bags, compostable lawn bags, or drop off yard waste at city sites. Yard waste…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Firefighters in West Fargo are expected to watch a fire at the inert landfill for days. They were called to the landfill at 806 26th Street Northwest around 9:30 Tuesday morning for a vehicle fire. When crews arrived, landfill equipment was fully engulfed in flames. A nearby brush pile was also on fire. Crews worked…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR/AP) — White Earth Nation has announced that it will begin selling recreational marijuana this week, just days after the new law went into effect in Minnesota. The sales will be open to anyone 21 years of age or older starting Thursday, August 3 at 850 East Adams Avenue in Mahnomen. The dispensary will be open from 10…
HARWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) — Harwood Elementary School will be the site of a training exercise by Lake Region State College Peace Officer Academy. It is set for 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. People in the area can expect to see several officers and Peace Officer Academy students carrying firearms, but there will be no live rounds used….
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Minnesota State Patrol requests the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigate a fatal use of force incident on I-94 in Minneapolis. A trooper pulled over a vehicle with no taillights around 2 a.m. The trooper learned the driver was wanted for a felony in Ramsey County. The driver then refused to get out of the vehicle and drove…
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The body of a 13-year-old girl from Moorhead is recovered from Lake Julia, north of Bemidji. Law enforcement learned the girl had just removed her lifejacket while on the ladder of a pontoon when she went under the water and did not resurface. Emergency crews were called in around 5 Sunday afternoon to search for…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Law enforcement in Moorhead will be doing active shooter response training on Tuesday and Wednesday. The training will be held at Probstfield Elementary School and include members of the police, fire and sheriff’s departments along with Sanford Medical. People will see multiple first responder vehicles at the school from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day…
DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) — Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System plan to merge. They have entered into an agreement to form a new integrated regional health system serving rural and mid-urban communities across four states. They hope to get regulatory approval by the end of the year. Essentia Health serves patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota. It is…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Jonas Brothers are expanding their tour to Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Grand Forks? The tour will make a stop at Alerus Center on Friday, November 17th. The talented musical brothers also have stops planned at the Minnesota State Fair, Winnipeg and St. Paul later in the fall. Fans will have to register for a…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Rochester, Minnesota man is arrested in Emerado, North Dakota while attempting to meet who he thought was a teenage girl. It ended up being a sheriff’s deputy. 27-year-old Daniel Henke is accused of luring a minor by computer and solicitation of a minor. Henke initiated a text message conversation with a sheriff’s deputy,…
