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Storm cleanup continues at campground near Frazee, Minnesota

FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Extensive clean up is underway at Blue Valley Campground near Frazee after a strong thunderstorm tore through parts of Becker County Wednesday afternoon. A large outbuilding was destroyed and a number of travel-trailers were damaged. Some were overturned. There were no injuries. The campground is on Eagle Lake along Highway 10. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News

American Gold Gymnastics Get Inspired by Olympics

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — American Gold Gymnastics teams have been hard at work on their balancing, agility, and coordination. From walking the beam, to the trampoline to cartwheels these gymnasts prep themselves every meet. With the Olympics underway, many of these young athletes have take inspiration from watching gymnasts such as Simone Biles and Suni Lee. By using their inspirational…

Storm Damage Reported Near Frazee and Detroit Lakes

FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR) — Afternoon storms cause some damage around Frazee and Detroit Lakes. These pictures come to us from Highway 10 by the hotel and campground outside Frazee. Some campers were overturned, trees uprooted, and buildings were damaged. Some people online reported hail and lots of wind east of Detroit Lakes. One woman said she saw the roof blown…

Bernie’s Wines and Liquors in West Fargo Tests New Forensic ID Scanner To Combat Underage Drinking

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Bernie’s Wines and Liquors in West Fargo is the first liquor store to get a forensic ID scanner to help combat underage drinking through a new partnership. West Fargo Police and Fargo Cass Public Health are teaming up to offer the scanners. Chief Pete Nielsen says the fake IDs in our region are increasing in…

Judge throws out remaining claims in oil pipeline protester’s excessive-force lawsuit

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has thrown out the remainder of a lawsuit by an Arizona man who alleged excessive force was used against him when he was protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline. In 2019, Marcus Mitchell sued several law enforcement officers, the city of Bismarck and Morton County. He alleged officers targeted him…

Moorhead Police Staffing Shortages Force Them To Pull School Resource Officers For the Fall

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Due to lack of officers, Moorhead Police Department is withdrawing all school resource officers from Moorhead Public Schools. That’s for at least the first half of the academic year. Moorhead Public Schools each have stationed a school resource officer within their building, but due to staffing shortages those titles have been stripped. “Going back to 2014…

Simone Biles and Team USA earn ‘redemption’ by powering to Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics

Members of Team USA celebrate after winning the gold medal in the women’s artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a…