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Cold Conditions Continue to Threaten Drivers

As temperatures plummet, focus for motorists shifts from avoiding crashes due to icy roads to staying alive if catastrophe were to strike.

4 hours ago

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – At the start of the cold snap, the concern with driving was largely centered around crashes and spinouts. With temperatures falling fast, though, the focus of law enforcement has shifted from accident prevention to traveler survival. “With temps dropping quickly, it doesn’t take long for people to freeze,” said Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the Minnesota State…

Clay County DMV to end Same-Day Issuance Pilot Project

4 hours ago

Juliana Pelaez,

CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — People in Clay County will no longer be able to receive a license the same day after January 30th. The Same-Day Issuance Pilot Project is being discontinued in the county after launching in October 2022. Minnesota Department of Public Safety recommended to the legislature to not continue the pilot program after various issues on the…

Man accused of taking running rental vehicle last Friday in Fargo is arrested

6 hours ago

TJ Nelson,

(2023 mugshot)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Detroit Lakes man was arrested after a high-risk traffic stop last Friday in Fargo in a stolen vehicle. Police say 31-year-old Christopher Anderson took the vehicle which was left running with the keys inside in the 1700 block of 44th Street South around 8 a.m. on January 16. A FLOCK alert indicated the vehicle…

MN U.S. Sen. Klobuchar takes first steps to launch run for governor

7 hours ago

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Sen. Amy Klobuchar has taken the first formal steps to launch a campaign for governor of Minnesota. Sources told FOX 9 in the Twin Cities that Klobuchar has filed preliminary paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board. The step is seen as a preliminary one necessary in case she chooses to run. The 65-year-old Democrat is…

Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who school official says was used as ‘bait’

8 hours ago

KVRR Staff,

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) – A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family’s lawyer said, making him the fourth student from his Minneapolis suburb to be detained by immigration officers in recent weeks. Federal agents took Liam Conejo Ramos from a…

AMBER Alert leads to safe return of Minnesota girl, man arrested

8 hours ago

KVRR Staff,

ZIMMERMAN, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is jailed in Sherburne County, Minnesota for abducting a 7-year-old girl on Wednesday in Zimmerman. The sheriff’s office says 28-year-old Joseph Bragg, who has no permanent address, took the girl around 4 p.m when she got off the bus. She wasn’t reported missing until 6:30 and eventually an AMBER Alert was issued. Investigators identified…

Two people involved in Minnesota church protest arrested

10 hours ago

KVRR Staff,

Nekima Levy Armstrong holds up her fist after speaking at an anti-ICE rally for Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A prominent civil rights attorney and at least one other person involved in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church have been arrested,…

Former federal prosecutor: ICE warrants do not give authority to enter homes

"The law is clear here," according to former U.S. Attorney Tim Purdon.

11 hours ago

Jim Monk,

Teyana Gibson Brown, standing in her doorway, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting her husband, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)FARGO (KVRR) – A former federal prosecutor from North Dakota says administrative warrants issued by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials do not give ICE agents…

Portable heater believed to have caused fire in Miltona, Minnesota

January 21, 2026

Alison Voorhees,

MILTONA, Minn. (KVRR) — A portable heater is believed to be the cause of a fire in Miltona, Minnesota. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to a call before 5 p.m. at 252 Elm Street North. They were assisted by Miltona Fire Department and Carlos Fire Department. The 19-year-old owner says the heater was placed under the residence to…

Local Health Services Collaborate on Drug Overdose Prevention, Preparedness

The meeting involved group exercises and discussions between public health officials and local authorities like police officers and emergency medical service providers.

January 21, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Local public health authorities came together to curate a group exercise intended to help authorities with changing trends in drug overdoses. The event took place at the Family Service Center in Moorhead. Organizers from both Cass and Clay County Public Health said 26 people attended, representing police and fire departments, social services, behavioral health treatment providers,…