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Fallen veterans honored at Fargo National Cemetery

Volunteers are remembering veterans by laying wreaths on their headstones

December 18, 2021

Site Staff,

HARWOOD, N.D. (KVRR-TV) – The Daughters of the American Revolution, the Civil Air Patrol, and members of the Fargo Memorial Honor guard are remembering veterans by laying wreaths on their headstones at the Fargo National Cemetery. This effort is a nationwide movement, called Wreaths Across America. Over 2,500 wreath-laying ceremonies are happening across the United States, at sea, and…

UPDATE: 7 People Found Dead in Moorhead Home, Cause Not Revealed

Family members discovered the people dead at the home Saturday night

December 18, 2021

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR:Update 4:30 PM Sunday) — Police in Moorhead confirm that seven people died in a south Moorhead home. The unattended death case is in the 4400 block of 13 Street South. Police were called to the home just before 8 Saturday night and found four adults and three children. All of the victims have been taken to the…

Golden Drive brings holiday cheer to the needy

"We have raised over 18,000 pairs of socks this year."

December 17, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Santa is helping Golden Drive raise money and homelessness awareness in the cold. Santa and his helpers are ringing their bells at the West Fargo Fire Department accepting donations to help homeless kids in the community. “It warms me so much that it helps me pass the -40 nights up in the North Pole. Especially this…

Train Hits Pickup On Tracks In Moorhead, Driver Charged With DWI

The train hit a truck witnesses said slid under the crossing arms onto the tracks.

December 17, 2021

Site Staff,

Moorhead, Minn. (KVRR-TV) – Police arrest a Moorhead man for DWI after a train crashed into his truck on the tracks. The crash happened just after 4:50 Friday afternoon at 11th Street North and 1st Avenue North. Officers found a truck with significant damage to the driver’s side. The driver, 35-year-old Cody Polipnick was the only person in the truck….

Appeals court lets Biden administration enforce vaccine rules for large employers

December 17, 2021

KVRR Staff,

(CNN) – The Biden administration scored a significant victory Friday in its court battles to enforce various federal vaccine mandates, with an appeals court ruling that the government can enforce a vaccine-or-testing rule for companies with more than 100 employees. The decision, from the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals, came after a separate appeals court on Friday declined a…

Wrigley giving ‘serious consideration’ to attorney general race

December 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

Drew WrigleyFARGO (KVRR) – Former North Dakota U.S. Attorney and former Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley says he is seriously considering seeking the Republican nomination for North Dakota Attorney General. Wrigley made the remarks Friday after longtime Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced he would retire at the end of his current term, which expires in 2022. “I’ve given this a…

Kim Potter on Daunte Wright stop: ‘I’m sorry it happened’

December 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS – The Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright said she’s sorry it happened. Kim Potter was the last witness Friday before the defense rested in her manslaughter trial. She is charged with manslaughter in Wright’s death during an April 11 traffic stop in Brooklyn Center. Potter has said she meant to use…

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to retire in 2022

December 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

Wayne StenehjemBISMARCK (KVRR) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced Friday that he will not run for reelection in 2022. The 68-year-old Stenehjem is North Dakota’s longest-serving attorney general. He was first elected in 2000. Stenehjem also served in the North Dakota Legislature for 24 years, including four years in the House and 20 years in the Senate, where…

Live coverage: Kim Potter testifies during her manslaughter trial

December 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – Kim Potter is testifying in her own defense in her manslaughter trial in Minneapolis. The former Brooklyn Center police officer is charged in the death of Daunte Wright. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News

Missing Minnesota teen found safe

December 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

Halle KennedyST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Halle Kennedy has been located and is safe. The 15-year-old from Andover was reported missing on Dec. 15. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: HALLE KENNEDY, MINNESOTA BCA, missing