CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A motorcycle driver clocked going 71 in a 55 on I-29 in Fargo leads a Highway Patrol trooper on a pursuit into Harwood. The trooper says 29-year-old Chase Dubord of Fargo hit speeds of 120 miles per hour before he terminated the pursuit. A short time after, he saw Dubord crash the bike in Harwood…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Money is headed to 17 organizations across Minnesota to boost access to affordable child care. Gov. Tim Walz announced the awarding of $2.5 million dollars in grants from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. In our region, $160,000 is awarded to Otter Tail County with $120,000 going to Jasmin Child Care and Preschool in…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Tim Walz wins again, only this time in a mock election. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon releasing the results of the 2022 Students Voting Mock Election. More than 158,000 kids took part at 315 schools across the state. They acted just like adult voters by receiving a ballot, going behind a privacy screen and casting…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police continue to search for 22-year-old Tremane Rainey. On Wednesday, they set up a perimeter in the 1600 block of 34th Street South in Fargo in an attempt to locate Rainey. After a search of the area, it was determined he had left before the officers arrived. Rainey, who has no permanent address, is wanted for…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR) — A high school football player injured in a game in Moorhead back in September is finally going home. The family of Conner Erickson wrote on CaringBridge that he has spent the last few months doing physical therapy at Mayo Clinic. They say Conner still has a long road to recovery with his upcoming cranioplasty, a surgery…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Four yellow lab dogs are dead after fire spread through a shop southwest of Perham, Minnesota. A passing motorist spotted the flames around 11 a.m. and called authorities. Perham, Dent and Ottertail fire departments responded and found flames coming from the roof and eves of the building. The shop and all of its contents…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you’re flying out of Hector International Airport in Fargo you now have another option for parking your vehicle. An additional economy parking lot has been opened on the east side of the airport campus. It more than doubles the airport’s economy parking capacity and should ease congestion. The new lot has 363 spots, 40 more…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Presidents of NDSU and Sisseton Wahpeton College sign an agreement aimed at strengthening the ability of both institutions to meet the needs of Native American students. The institutions are creating a “Social Science Career Pathway”. It’s expected to provide a way for Native American students from SWC to earn a four-year degree in emergency management, criminal…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota election officials will be conducting two recounts starting Monday. Contests in House Districts 3A and 3B fell within the limits for a publicly funded recount and candidates have filed for recounts. Election officials will conduct them in those races in Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis counties. The State Canvassing Board met Tuesday to…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The votes have been recounted in the North Dakota District 43 House race and the outcome remains the same. Incumbent Rep. Zachary Ista has defeated fellow Democrat incumbent Mary Adams by just four votes in the Grand Forks district. Before the recount, Ista led by three votes. Republican Eric Murphy was the top vote getter. In…
