GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Firefighters battled a garage fire overnight in Grand Forks. Firefighters responded to a detached garage on the 300 block of Cottonwood Street around 1:30 Tuesday morning. The found smoke coming from the two-stall garage. They quickly put out a fire inside the garage. The building itself only has light damage, but most of the things…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis released a new report, saying that inflation is going down in the Midwest but families are still feeling financial tension from the high prices over the past two years. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis recently released data on a report that suggests households are still feeling financial stress despite…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature put the final touches on a $72 billion state budget Monday as Democrats celebrated enacting an ambitious agenda that ranged from protecting abortion rights, to providing more resources for education, to legalizing marijuana. The big tax bill of the session, which cleared its final test Sunday evening, included $3 billion in tax cuts, including…
Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson and MSUM President Dr. Anne BlackhurstMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead City Council is honoring the retiring president of MSUM. Mayor Shelly Carlson has proclaimed Tuesday as “Dr. Anne Blackhurst Day”. Blackhurst is retiring at the end of June after leading the university since 2014. During her tenure she led the expansion of graduate programs and enrollments….
Pembina Gorge west of Walhalla on the Rendezvous Region Scenic BackwayCAVALIER CO., N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota is getting its first state park since 1989. Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area will be developed into the state’s 14th state park, just west of Walhalla near the border with Canada. The 2023 legislative session approved $6 million in funding with another $2…
BENSON CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Authorities in Benson County, North Dakota say a body has been found on the shoreline of Devils Lake. Sheriff Ethan Rode said the body was found Sunday night and it was clear from the condition of the body that it had been in the water for “quite some time.” The sheriff’s department turned the case…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO/KNOX: 5:30pm UPDATE) — The search for a man wanted for attempted murder comes up empty in Grand Forks. Grand Forks Regional SWAT team attempted to arrest 25-year-old Omar Martinez this afternoon at an apartment in the 12 hundred block of 39th Street North. A shelter in place was issued and then lifted around 3:45 when…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A body that was pulled from the Red River in Moorhead on Saturday has been identified. The medical examiner says 53-year-old Harold Anderson of Moorhead died of drowning. There was no evidence of significant injury or trauma. A final autopsy report, including toxicology, is still pending. Anderson had been reported as a missing person and was…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is investigating another round of gift card scams. They say a number of businesses have fallen victim to the scam including in Fergus Falls. A caller identifies themselves as being with law enforcement or an actual officer. They instruct the business to take personal or business funds to buy gift…
PLUMMER, Minn. (KVRR) — A 13-year-old boy is burned after an explosion while putting gas into an ATV. It happened Sunday at a gas station in Plummer, Minnesota. Red Lake County Sheriff Mitch Bernstein says the boy was taken to Sanford in Thief River Falls and then flown to the Hennepin County Burn Center. His condition is not known at…
