FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With summer’s end creeping up on us quick, it’s time for some people to start thinking about going back to school. “What we know is that when students show up on the day one this fall and they have the tools that they need to succeed they show up confident, they show up ready to learn,…
BISMARCK, ND (KVRR) – The teacher shortage in North Dakota has taken another twist, as the state’s education standards and practices board sent a letter to Governor Doug Burgum. They are asking him to declare a crisis regarding the teacher shortage. This declaration would come with a waiver to allow certain student teachers to be in the classroom without a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – There are many news laws going into effect on August 1 across Minnesota. This ranges from cannabis to background checks on firearms. INFO FROM THE MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: PUBLIC SAFETY: The law prohibits private transfers of pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons without a firearms eligibility background check of the recipient. Chief law enforcement…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Minnesota State Patrol requests the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigate a fatal use of force incident on I-94 in Minneapolis. A trooper pulled over a vehicle with no taillights around 2 a.m. The trooper learned the driver was wanted for a felony in Ramsey County. The driver then refused to get out of the vehicle and drove…
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The body of a 13-year-old girl from Moorhead is recovered from Lake Julia, north of Bemidji. Law enforcement learned the girl had just removed her lifejacket while on the ladder of a pontoon when she went under the water and did not resurface. Emergency crews were called in around 5 Sunday afternoon to search for…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Law enforcement in Moorhead will be doing active shooter response training on Tuesday and Wednesday. The training will be held at Probstfield Elementary School and include members of the police, fire and sheriff’s departments along with Sanford Medical. People will see multiple first responder vehicles at the school from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day…
Brandon Moore and Sidney WalkerCASS CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two men are arrested for a burglary at the AT&T Tower in rural Casselton. Sunday afternoon, Cass County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Brandon Moore of Oklahoma and 27-year-old Sidney Walker of Virginia were spotted by an employee on surveillance video. When the employee arrived he could hear the suspects using a…
Singer/songwriter Bryan Bielanski joins the KVRR Morning Show to perform his new single, “Shake Baby”. Check out more about Bryan here. Categories: Local News, Morning – In The Studio Tags: Bryan Bielanski
FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR) – What a way to close out the summer months, it’s Turkey Days in Frazee, Minn. This ongoing tradition has been going on for close to seven decades, growing and growing every time. “There’s just been a lot of great events that have been added,” said Brittany Wake, the chairperson for Turkey Days. “Tabiatha’s been great at…
WHITE EARTH, Minn. (AP) — At least two tribal nations are expected to open Minnesota’s first recreational marijuana dispensaries in August as recreational marijuana becomes legal to possess and grow in the state on Tuesday. Following a council vote on Friday, the White Earth Nation in northwestern Minnesota legalized recreational cannabis and will begin selling it sometime in the first…
