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LIVE: Blizzard in the Studio for Miracle Treat Day

It'll be a miracle if we don't get brain freeze from all this ice cream.

It’s still warm outside. But we had a blizzard in the studio this morning. Several of them, actually. It’s Miracle Treat Day, and we wanted to do our part to put the word out that ice cream before 9 a.m. is actually a good thing. On one day of the year, in July, we actually look forward to a blizzard….

Hillsboro man charged after Subway restaurant attack

HILLSBORO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Hillsboro, North Dakota man has been charged with attempted kidnapping, felonious restraint and menacing after his arrest over the weekend for allegedly pulling a gun on an employee of Subway restaurant in Hillsboro. Sixty-two-year-old Mark Weibye was arrested after a 9-1-1 call to the Traill County Sheriff early Sunday morning. An employee was washing windows…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Marley

Looks, brains and personality make Marley quite a catch.

This dog’s pictures, and video, just don’t do her justice. The girl with the sleek, shining gray coat and soulful light brown eyes is about as elegant a pittie as we’ve ever seen. Marney is a 2-year-old pit bull terrier who came into the 4 Luv of Dog shelter from the Wahpeton pound. Rescue workers aren’t sure about much of…

Pet Connection: Lots Of Puppies!

The Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes has a bunch of puppies looking for forever homes.

  Puppies! They’ve got a lot of puppies at The Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes. In this week’s Pet Connection, we meet three young, energetic pups just chomping at the bit to get a forever home. If you want to bring some puppy power into your life, check them out by clicking here. Categories: Local News, Morning…

SUV rolls near apartment building in south Fargo

TWO PEOPLE SUFFERED NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police are investigating a single-vehicle crash. Police and fire crews responded shortly before 2:00 a.m. to the Nest apartments on the 1700 block of 35th Street South. There they found an SUV rolled over on its side, up against the building with heavy damage. Several wheels were off, and there was debris outside of the truck….

Fargo Seeking Public Input on Changing Downtown Ordinances

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — You can now give your two cents on possibly changing two City of Fargo ordinances for downtown sidewalk entertainment and food. One would suspend the need for sidewalk entertainment permits. The other would limit the use of amplifying sound and permits on the rights-of-way. The city is looking into the issues after getting a number of…

Animal Rescue page fears Facebook ban for innocent comments

ROLLA, N.D. (KVRR) — A grassroots animal rescue from Rolla, North Dakota is getting flagged by Facebook for seemingly innocent comments. Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue is a non-profit animal shelter operated by volunteers. Facebook is threatening to ban their page by flagging comments and marking them inappropriate. None of the comments use any vulgar language. In fact, some of the…

Two dead in Hopkins, Minnesota explosion

The victims are identified as a husband and wife, believed to be in their 80's

HOPKINS, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people were killed when an explosion and fire demolished a suburban Minneapolis home in Hopkins. The bodies of a husband and wife, both in their 80s, were found in the debris. The fire chief says it was a “pretty violent explosion” that reportedly shook many other homes in the neighborhood around ten this morning. The…

Lottery Players Bring In Big Bucks For North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Lottery players in North Dakota helped contribute $6.7 million to the state during fiscal year 2022. North Dakotans spent around $29 million on lottery tickets. Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the lottery provided $5.6 million to the state’s general fund. Another $800,000 has gone to the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force Grant Fund. $320,000 ended up in…

BREAKING NEWS: N.D. Abortion Trigger Law Blocked by Judge

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The trigger law for North Dakota’s only abortion clinic was supposed to go into effect at midnight, but it has been temporarily blocked by South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick. The court granted the Red River Women’s Clinic request for a temporary restraining order prohibiting the ban from taking effect. The ban would have force patients…