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Family of 7 loses Parkers Prairie, Minnesota home to fire

December 31, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. (KVRR) — At least one dog is killed in a house fire in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says they were called out around 7:00 this morning. When they arrived at East Lake Street, the house was fully engulfed. Three family members were at home and get out in time. The cause of the…

Child Hospitalized in Cass County, ND Dog Attack

UPDATE: A day after the attack, the child is still in the hospital. Law enforcement says it's too early to assess criminal liability, but penalties for this type of violation could include jail time and fines.

December 31, 2025

Emily Welker, Gabriel Ostler,

CHAFFEE, N.D. — A 9-year-old boy has been hospitalized, and the Cass County Sheriff says they may be recommending criminal charges against the owners of 2 dogs that attacked the boy at a home here Tuesday. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says his deputies responded to an address in Chaffee, North Dakota on an animal bite report. The caller told dispatchers that…

Federal government freezes all child care payments to Minnesota

December 30, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — The U.S. Health and Human Services Department is freezing child care payments to Minnesota amid a massive fraud investigation. Several child care centers in the state were a part of a viral video by an independent journalist looking into possible fraud. The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families has launched it’s own investigation…

Fargo Human Rights Commission shares support for Somali community

December 30, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “The Human Rights Commission unequivocally condemns rhetoric and dehumanizing people, criminalizing entire ethnic groups, or encouraging hostility towards immigrants, refugees, Muslims, or any other protected class. Collected punishment is not law. Discrimination is not policy. Dehumanization is not leadership,” said Nancy Boyle, Vice Chair of Fargo Human Rights Commission. The Fargo Human Rights Commission met on…

Move your vehicles from Downtown Fargo avenues overnight

December 30, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

Downtown FargoFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Crews with Fargo Public Works will be removing snow on the east/west avenues in Downtown Fargo beginning this evening into tomorrow morning. Beginning at 2 a.m., vehicles located in no-parking areas on Downtown’s east/west avenues will be impounded. This includes all avenues between 2nd Avenue South and 7th Avenue North from 2nd Street to University…

Attorney General Ellison files for emergency relief over SNAP benefits demand

December 30, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Attorney General Keith Ellison files for emergency relief to protect SNAP benefits for the almost half a million Minnesotans who rely on the program. The motion challenges a USDA demand that Minnesota verify SNAP eligibility of nearly 100,000 households through in-person interviews within 30 days or lose funding. His office says that demand would require…

Man pleads guilty to murder in south Fargo

December 30, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Patrick Martin (Cass County Jail photo)FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – A man charged with murder in the shooting death of another man in Fargo last December has pleaded guilty in Cass County District Court. Patrick Martin, Jr. was in court for a change of plea hearing on Monday, Dec. 29. Fargo Police say 32-year-old Rahsaan Wilson died from multiple gunshot wounds on…

17-year-old arrested in Duluth attempted armed robbery

December 30, 2025

KVRR Staff,

DULUTH, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — Duluth Police say a 17-year-old boy was booked into juvenile detention after an attempted armed robbery Monday. Officers responded to the call around 8 p.m. According to initial information, a man says he arranged to meet someone he knew to sell an item when the suspect attempted to rob him at gunpoint. The suspect then left in…

North Dakota Highway 23 closed due to tank battery explosion

December 30, 2025

KVRR Staff,

North Dakota Highway PatrolUPDATE: 5:45 pm— ND 23 has reopened WATFORD CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol has shut down Highway 23 at Johnson’s Corner to mile marker 13 in McKenzie County due to a tank battery explosion. Emergency responders on scene say the explosion is contained to one tank, but there is an ongoing risk…

South Fargo man accused of assaulting vulnerable adult in Fergus Falls

December 29, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

Akeem SmithFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A south Fargo man is accused of assaulting a vulnerable adult at a group home in Fergus Falls. Prosecutors say officers were called to the group home early Saturday morning. The victim said they heard Akeem Smith, 29, banging things on the main floor and when confronted, the two began to argue. The victim…