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Tim Flakoll Announces Run For Cass County Commission

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Former Republican state senator Tim Flakoll is running for Cass County Commissioner. The business owner with experience as Director of Operations for NDSU Downtown and Provost for Tri-College University is seeking the seat in District 1. He lost a race for Fargo City Commission in 2018. Flakoll says Cass County needs a creative problem solver with…

Demolition of Former Herberger’s at Moorhead Center Mall Begins

MOORHEAD, Minn., (KVRR)- The future of Downtown Moorhead starts now with the demolition of Moorhead Center Mall. Crews are working on tearing down sections of the mall including the former Herberger’s location on the west side. That store opened in the mall in 1983 and was an anchor store until closing in 2018. The large parking ramp on that end…

Two School Buses Involved in Crash in Moorhead, No Serious Injuries

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO 8:10 PM Update) — First responders are on the scene of a crash involving two Moorhead Area Public School District school buses in Moorhead. The crash was reported around 4:15 p.m. this afternoon in the 2600 block of 34th Street near I-94. The collision was in front of Zip’s Car Wash, north of Holiday Stationstores. Moorhead Police…

Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country?

Republicans are challenging extended mail ballot deadlines in at least two states in a legal maneuver that could have widespread implications for mail voting before the presidential election in November. A lawsuit filed last week in Mississippi follows a similar one last year in North Dakota, both brought in heavily Republican states before conservative federal courts. Democratic and voting rights…

Pet Connection: Meet the Lovebirds

It's February, so we're thinking about love. These two lovebirds would sure love to find a home together.

  It’s February, so we’re thinking about love. These two lovebirds would sure love to find a home together. Tia and Valentino join us from C.A.A.R.E. in West Fargo for this week’s Pet Connection. Tia is a female black-masked lovebird. She’s about 2 years old. Valentino is a lovebird mutation. He’s about 1 1/2 years old. Lovebirds like this can…

75-year-old man dies after sheriff’s deputy shocks him with Taser in attempted eviction in Minnesota

A 75-year-old man has died after a sheriff's deputy in rural Minnesota shocked him with a Taser during an attempted eviction

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A 75-year-old man has died after a sheriff’s deputy in rural Minnesota shocked him with a Taser during an attempted eviction, officials announced Wednesday. The cause of Michael James Yanacheak’s death in Willmar is undetermined pending further investigation by the medical examiner, the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a statement. The BCA, which is…