BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Becker County authorities identify the person hit by a vehicle in Lake Park Township early Sunday morning as 29-year-old Hunter Standfield of Dilworth. They say the driver of the vehicle, 32-year-old Samantha Qualley of Lake Park, called around 4 a.m. to report that she thought she hit someone laying in the middle of County Highway…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Authorities in Douglas County release the name of a teen killed in a rollover crash near Alexandria early Friday morning. He is 17-year-old Logan Pfeffer of Alexandria. The sheriffs office says he rolled his vehicle on County Road 73 near the intersection with Berglund Mile around 3:30 a.m. Pfeffer was pronounced dead at the scene….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Bonanzaville’s pioneer village becomes the set of a wild west themed game of “who done it.” Teams of 6 to 8 people search for clues to this new spin on an old favorite. Players dress in their favorite wild west gear and become a part of a live action murder mystery. Actors around the pioneer village…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department accused Minneapolis police Friday of engaging in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discriminating against Black and Native American people following an investigation prompted by the killing of George Floyd. The sweeping two-year civil rights investigation concluded that systemic problems in the Minneapolis Police Department “made what happened to George Floyd possible.” The…
Discover your inner viking all week long next week in the Metro. Nordic Culture Clubs are putting on the Scandinavian festival for the first time since COVID first hit. Festivities started with Moorhead’s RiverArts event this week. There are events next week starting Sunday celebrating folklore, history, food and more stretching through the festival itself next weekend at the…
FILE – Damarra Atkins pays respect to George Floyd at a mural at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, April 23, 2021. Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of Floyd’s death, Attorney General Merrick Garland will be in Minneapolis on Friday, June 16, 2023, “on a civil rights…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and the state urges people that if you see something, say something. “It’s really important to have, like, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day or just talking in general about elder abuse awareness, abuse of older adults or abuse of adults with physical disabilities overall. We want to bring…
MANITOBA, CANADA (KVRR/CNN) — A fiery highway crash in Manitoba, Canada. At least 15 people were killed and ten are hospitalized. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say a tour bus collided with a semi truck about two hours west of Winnipeg. The bus was carrying a group of 25 seniors from Dauphin to a casino. There’s no word on what…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider was part of a virtual meeting with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday to talk about gun-related violence. U.S. Attorneys from all across the country talked about the department’s summer anti-crime strategy. Schneider says the message was very clear that there’s the potential to see an uptick in violent…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — New protections are now in place in Minnesota to protect election workers from threats, harassment, and intimidation. The state joins a growing list of other states that have enacted similar legislation. The new law makes it illegal to intimidate election workers, interfere with the administration of an election or tamper with voting equipment or a ballot…
