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Tuesday Night on KVRR Local News: A Rock Legend from Winnipeg

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Tuesday night on KVRR Local News: we talk with a music legend. Randy Bachman has revived BTO for another tour and they are coming to Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen on Friday night. Hear the Winnipeg native’s recollections of playing in Grand Forks and Fargo in the early days of his career, tomorrow night. Categories: Entertainment,…

Fergus Falls School District is closing schools early after shooting threat

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — The Fergus Falls School District issues a Code Red after receiving calls from someone threatening to shoot through the school’s windows. The calls came in around noon from an unidentified caller. Parents and students were notified through text messages and on social media. Police officers have been sent out to KSS, Adams School and Cleveland…

LIVE: BIO Girls Begins

Teaching girls to believe in themselves, for all the right reasons.

FARGO — Girls in North Dakota are up against a lot these days. And starting Tuesday, January 16th, you can sign up the little girl in your life for a program that can help her feel better about herself, in a world that’s not always on her side. The nonprofit BIO Girls is opening 2024 program registration for girls from…

Iowa caucuses: What to watch as voters weigh in on the Republican campaign’s first contest of 2024

As frigid temperatures scour the Midwest, the Republican presidential nominating process will officially start Monday with Iowa's caucuses

A man walks past a sign that reads “Iowa Caucuses 2024” in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)IOWA, (AP) – As frigid temperatures scour the Midwest, the Republican presidential nominating process will officially start Monday with Iowa’s caucuses. The quadrennial contest has been unusually quiet this year, a mark of former President Donald Trump’s commanding lead in the race….

Gov. Burgum Endorses Donald Trump During Iowa Campaign Event

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum endorsed Donald Trump ‘s comeback bid for the White House Sunday ahead of the Iowa caucuses, a month after he ended his own longshot campaign for the Republican nomination. Burgum appeared on stage with the former president at a rally in Indianola, where he heaped praise for Trump. “I’ve had an opportunity to have a front-row seat,” Burgum…

Man Id’d After Fatal Crash Near Dakota Magic Casino, Crash Scene Not Spotted for Hours

RICHLAND CO., N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of a Fargo man who died after crashing his minivan on I-29 south of Hankinson early Friday morning. They say 59-year-old Terry Pierson left the interstate near Dakota Magic Casino, hit a road-closed barricade and then struck supports for a highway sign. He died at the scene….