MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Democratic Party will consider expelling anyone involved in a brawl that broke out at a political event to nominate candidates for a Minneapolis City Council seat. At least two people were injured in Saturday’s confrontation. The head of the state Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, Chair Ken Martin, said on Twitter that he plans to call an emergency…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — A Minnesota state senator from Moorhead is explaining his vote for a public safety package that includes two new gun laws. Democratic Sen. Rob Kupec voted for the package on Friday and it passed along party lines, 34-33. The new legislation includes a “red flag law” that would allow authorities to ask courts to temporarily take…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A three year old girl is in a Fargo hospital after being attacked by a dog north of Cass Lake, Minnesota. The girl was playing in the yard with her mother on Thursday morning when the dog came into their yard and attacked the child. Beltrami County authorities say the girl suffered severe injuries. The child…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — A Minot man is jailed after a bar shooting and homicide. Police say 40-year-old Travis McDermott is being held for reckless endangerment-extreme indifference with a weapon. They say a 32-year-old man was shot at the Original Bar and Nightclub early this morning. The man was later pronounced dead. Police say this is an active investigation. Ward…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — In Moorhead, Hope Inc. held a wheelchair basketball clinic for kids and adults with mobility challenges. The event took place at Backyard Basketball Academy. Each spring, Hope Inc. puts on a couple sessions of wheelchair basketball to keep kids active and having fun. And for Ava Lematta, she gets to learn a new sport. Stephanie Lematta,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — This weekend, nationwide protesters are getting together to demand change for safer gun laws as part of “Mother’s Day of Action.” At the Federal courthouse in Fargo, the group called Moms Demand Action gathered during a rainy afternoon. Moms Demand Action works with community partners to prevent suicide, keep kids and teachers safe at school and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The rain didn’t stop people from coming out to the Red River Zoo. Sanford Children’s, Safe Kids Fargo-Moorhead and AAA hosted it’s annual Safety Safari. The event aims to educate kids and their parents about the importance of safety. Local police, fire and EMT’s were there, along with a vehicle rollover simulator. There was also a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan celebrated the Governor’s Fishing Opener on Madison Lake near Mankato. Despite the rain, she bundled up and got out on the water. After fishing, she joined other anglers for a lunch on shore. She says she was honored to take part in such a fun and longstanding tradition, celebrating our state’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Awards are given to a Fargo police officer and North Dakota Highway Patrol sergeant for their work in saving the life of a woman last August. Sergeant Andrew Cashin with North Dakota Highway Patrol and Officer Joshua Persson with Fargo Police Department received the ND Highway Patrol Colonel’s Award of Excellence and the ND Peace Officers…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — After nine hours of debate, the Minnesota Senate passes gun control legislation that has been strongly supported by the governor. The proposals include a “red flag law” that would allow authorities to ask courts for “extreme risk protection orders” to temporarily take guns away…
