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LIVE: Sauna Week Heats Up In Moorhead

Beat The Cold Weather With Folkways And Their Log Sauna

  We’ve got plenty of rain, snow and cold temperatures coming our way this week, but there’s a way you can heat things up. It’s Sauna Week. Folkways has their log sauna parked outside of Nature of the North in Moorhead all week, inviting people to come together and work up a sweat. They brought the sauna back because it…

High school bowler from DGF makes history

A high school junior at DGF has bowled three perfect games within hours of each other

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A youth bowler makes history this weekend scoring three perfect games within hours of each other. The North Dakota Youth State Bowling tournament is handing out scholarships to the best bowlers of the tournament. In over 60 years of its history, no one has gotten more than one perfect score of 300 in one weekend….

Mahnomen patient takes on his therapists in sled hockey

Hope Inc. sponsored the games at Cullen Hockey Center in Moorhead

  MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – Therapists and a patient’s family battle it out on the ice at the Cullen Hockey Center in Moorhead. Hope Inc. regularly hosts fundraisers for people with disabilities so they can be involved in adaptive sports. “It’s a program my therapist encouraged me to get into. They play all sorts of things, hockey, softball, basketball, so…

Minneapolis Shooting Victim Identified as Detroit Lakes Man

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the man killed in a shooting Wednesday night in Minneapolis as 34-year-old Nate Banks of Detroit Lakes. His cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. The circumstances of the shooting are not yet known A woman was also shot and seriously hurt during the incident. Banks was pronounced dead at the…

Shooting Suspect Wanted After Fleeing Scene in Pelican Rapids, Armed & Dangerous

Phouttasa PrathanePELICAN RAPIDS, MN, (KVRR) — Authorities in Pelican Rapids are looking for a shooting suspect. They say Phoutthasa Prathane fled the area after the shooting and officers are actively looking for him. He was last seen in a black 2011 Toyota Tundra with Minnesota license plates: 1092CD. The vehicle is a four door with wrap around brush guard on…

Two ND Guard Soldiers Recognized For Saving Migrants From Drowning

GRACIN CLEM & LUIS ALVARADOBISMARCK, N.D. (AP/KVRR) — Two North Dakota Army National Guard soldiers are recognized for saving migrants from drowning at the southern border. Specialists Gracin Clem of Dickinson and Luis Alvarado of Bismarck were conducting surveillance for U.S. Customs and Border Protection on March 22nd. That’s when they saw five migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande…

Lisbon Man On UTV Hit & Killed Crossing Highway 27

LISBON, N.D. (KVRR) — A man crossing Highway 27 near Lisbon on a UTV is hit and killed. The crash happened Saturday night just before 6 o’clock. Highway patrol says 67-year-old William Funk was pronounced dead at the hospital in Lisbon. The pickup driver, 29-year-old Ryan Reinke and his passenger, 31-year-old Karla Hainsworth, both of Lisbon, were treated for minor…

Dads and Daughters gather for Engineering event

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- NDSU’S Society of Women Engineers has their DADDS events welcoming dads to bring their daughters in to get early exposure to engineering. The event is to inspire the next generation of women engineers, Activities focus on Mechanical and Electronic engineering the families were able to build using blocks and learn about electric aspects with creating friction with…

Make A Wish Wine Gala celebrates wishes granted

The North Dakota Make A Wish chapter has its 16th annual Wine and Wishes Gala over the weekend to celebrate another year of success.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Make A Wish Chapter has its 16th annual Wine and Wishes Gala over the weekend to celebrate another year of success. The event welcomes back families that have had their wishes granted over the years to share their experiences. The chapter here has granted more than 1,000 wishes over its 35 year history….

Moorhead Air Force veteran Mark J. Lindquist describes helping Ukrainians in their country

Air Force Veteran Mark J. Lindquist of Moorhead is in Poland along with veterans from a lot of other countries.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)- Air Force Veteran Mark J. Lindquist of Moorhead is in Poland along with veterans from a lot of other countries. He’s helping with humanitarian efforts for refugees fleeing Ukraine. “This is not over, don’t get bored with this, keep it in front of you, and if you can spare 20 bucks it’s going to make a difference….