Courtesy: GoFundMeZach Haugen and daughtersFOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — Fosston Police Department has identified the man killed in a house fire on Wednesday as 60-year-old Kevin Haugen. His son, 31-year-old Zach Haugen, and two grandchildren ages 4 and 8 were injured. Another grandchild was not injured. The fire was reported around 4:30 a.m. in their house near the bus garage. The…
FARGO — For more than two decades it’s been one of the best-kept secrets in the region. And now, the Red River Children’s Advocacy Center is stepping into the light to share how they help local kids going through one of the darkest times of their lives. It’s a one-stop shop of sorts for child crime victims. Anything from sexual…
Speaker Melissa Hortman stands behind the dias during the regular legislative session Monday, March 27, 2023. (Nicole Neri for the Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Heading into the momentous 2023 legislative session, then-House Speaker Melissa Hortman was dealing with big, fractious and ideologically diverse personalities in her caucus. “Dave Lislegard and I had been in a hot war…
FARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Commission has unanimously voted to indefinitely extend a state of emergency declaration following severe thunderstorms on June 20 that caused widespread damage and led to the deaths of three people in rural Enderlin. The extension was approved during a special Cass County Commission meeting Thursday in Fargo. Sheriff Jesse Jahner told commissioners that most…
Minnesota became the latest state Wednesday to face a lawsuit from the Trump administration seeking to force it to give its high school graduates who entered the U.S. illegally as immigrants the same lower tuition rates reserved for in-state citizens. The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit also seeks to strike down a law that allows the same immigrant students to receive scholarships…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — MSUM and Essentia Health teaming up to spread awareness about working in healthcare. Together they hosted their scrubs camp event for high schoolers at Essentia Health Clinic on 32nd Avenue South in Fargo. There students learned what it’s like to be a healthcare worker in different fields like pharmacy, nursing, and others. MSUM believes its important…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Governor Kelly Armstrong met with leaders in three communities hit by severe thunderstorms on Friday: Enderlin, Page and Hunter. KVRR’s Juliana Pelaez and photographer Eric Bolin were with the governor as he surveyed the damage and tells us what he had to say. “My first takeaway is how amazing people in North Dakota are. And…
A grain bin near Hunter, North Dakota, demolished by storms that swept through the state over the weekend. CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Cleanup continues in both Hunter and Page, North Dakota after those destructive storms last week. Both cities are asking for more volunteer help with the cleanup efforts. People who are available are encouraged to contact Sean Richardson…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Corwin Subaru is known for selling cars but now the focus is turning to blankets. The Fargo dealership donates 80 custom blankets to Sanford Pediatric Oncology. Earlier, they were dropped off at Sanford Broadway Medical Center in downtown Fargo. For the past ten years, Subaru and their retailers have partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society….
Sign in the window of Giant Panda at 1331 Gateway Drive South in FargoFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The owner of Giant Panda Chinese Restaurant in Fargo is charged in federal court with harboring illegal aliens. A sign in the restaurant’s window says it is closed due to a staff shortage. Court documents show 65-year-old Ming Sun Cheung of West Fargo…
