Gov. Walz fishing on the St. Croix River/May 2026ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Walz announces the location of next year’s 79th Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener. The event will take place in Cold Spring on May 14 and 15, 2027. Cold Spring is about 15 miles southwest of St. Cloud. This is the first time the city has hosted the…
JAYVON LAWERANCE ALLEN. Courtesy: Hennepin County Jail.FARGO, ND (KVRR-KFGO) – A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Minneapolis in connection with a fatal shooting in downtown Fargo last summer, authorities said Wednesday. Jayvon Allen, who has no permanent address, was taken into custody at approximately 12:30 p.m. Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service North Star Task Force. Allen is a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Construction is now underway to build the lodging facility for Sanford cancer patients. The Peltier Lodge, located at the site of the old Scandia Hotel, will house up to 23 patients and their caregivers. The facility will also feature communal spaces, kitchenettes, a wellness room, and an outdoor courtyard patio. On average, 54 patients at Roger…
ER Nurse Vicky Black teaches shows students how to properly apply a tourniquet on fellow nurse Abby Smith. 6/24/26.FARGO — Some area high school students got a chance to learn how to treat severe bleeding with the help of experts at Essentia Health. Twenty-seven students heard from current Essentia ER nurses on what it’s like to work in their field….
Gov. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) Courtesy: KFGOFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong says Congress needs to take back its power in the Federal Government. The Governor said that members of both parties in Congress need to take on difficult decisions. “Congress needs to take back more of congressional power in general.” Armstrong said. “James Madison said Congress would fight…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota county prosecutor said Tuesday that convictions in six different murder cases were fair despite the involvement of an embattled medical examiner whose work was called into question after a federal judge described his testimony in one high-profile case as “unreliable, misleading and inaccurate.” Tuesday’s announcement on findings related to seven murder convictions largely…
Lamar BurgessMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR-KFGO) – A Minneapolis father and son are facing fraud charges after they allegedly filed false income tax returns for themselves and others claiming million of dollars in false refund amounts. Court documents says Lamar Burgess, 44, and his son Lamar Burgess, 23, would charge taxpayers a portion of their refund in exchange for filing a return using…
Lisa Karch, left, was appointed to be interim president of North Dakota State College of Science after President Rod Flanigan, right, announced his retirement. (Photos courtesy of North Dakota University System)BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education on Tuesday named Lisa Karch as interim president of the North Dakota State College…
The North Dakota Supreme Court met virtually June 23, 2026, to hear oral arguments in a case related to the JETx transmission line. (Screenshot taken from North Dakota Supreme Court YouTube page)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) — Landowners and townships have asked the North Dakota Supreme Court to find that state utility regulators skipped a key step…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commissioners met Monday evening to discuss their decision between Brewhalla and the Fargo Civic Center as the new site for a convention center. Their final decision led them to name the Civic Center as the final site. “This really turns this sort of dark spot in downtown to a very active center again. It’s…
