DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State Senator Torrey Westrom is injured in a snowmobile crash on Lake Ida. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call around 3:00 this afternoon. On the north end of the lake, deputies and first responders found Westrom and a 13-year-old boy who had been driving. They say the snowmobile hit a packed snowdrift…
ST. PAUL (KFGO) — The Minnesota House is sending a bill backers say will reduce the rash of catalytic converter thefts in the state to the desk of Gov. Tim Walz. It prohibits scrap metal dealers from buying any catalytic converter without a marking that ties it to the original vehicle. The House agreed to minor changes the Senate made…
ST. PAUL — A bill advancing in the Minnesota Legislature would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for advanced breast cancer screenings following a mammogram, in a move supporters say will expand access to preventative care that can save lives. The proposal says that if a doctor determines a patient needs additional testing—like an MRI or ultrasound—health insurance plans must cover the services…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The time has come for Brewhalla to open. Fargo’s new food & entertainment wonderland will open to the public this Saturday, March 18 at 10 a.m. The indoor market created by Drekker Brewing will include multiple stores, shops and restaurants. Some well-known places include: Unglued, Luna Market and Nichole’s Fine Pastry. Brewhalla will also include a…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Blizzard conditions have forced the North Dakota Department of Transportation to close Interstate 94 from Jamestown to Dickinson, Highway 52 from Jamestown to Minot, and several other highways. The DOT is also advising no travel in most of North Dakota. The exception is in the far southwest part of the state. Conditions are expected to worsen throughout…
MINNEAPOLIS – Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame coach who took the Minnesota Vikings and their mighty Purple People Eaters defense to four Super Bowls in eight years and lost all of them, died Saturday. He was 95. The Vikings announced Grant’s death on social media. “We are absolutely devastated to announce legendary Minnesota Vikings head coach…
FARGO (KVRR) – The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for all of eastern North Dakota and the Red River Valley in Minnesota. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from Lake of the Woods to Minnesota Lakes country. KVRR Meteorologist Brian Barrett expects the southern Red River Valley and Fargo-Moorhead area to receive 6-10 inches of snow….
FARGO (KVRR) – The Downtown Community Partnership has postponed Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Fargo-Moorhead due to expected severe weather. The parade is now scheduled to be held Saturday, March 18 at 11 a.m. Several inches of snow and blowing snow are expected this weekend. A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for the Fargo-Moorhead area. A Blizzard Warning…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead police say they are investigating a homicide. Police responded to a disturbance at an apartment around 11:30 Thursday night in the 3300 block of 12th Street South. A suspect has been arrested, identified as 25-year-old Douglas James Swenson II on a charge of premeditated murder. He is being held in the Clay County Jail. The…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Emmy-winning actor whose career triumphs were later overshadowed by a trial in which he was acquitted of killing his wife, Robert Blake has died at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece says he died Thursday in Los Angeles. Blake was the star of the 1970s TV show “Baretta” and landed movie…
