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THC-laced candy likely sickened students at Horizon Middle School

Horizon Middle School East Campus.MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police say approximately ten middle school students who became ill after eating candy provided by another student were likely sickened by THC. Police were called to Horizon Middle School at 12:40 p.m. after receiving a report that several students had become ill. Approximately ten students ate the candy, and some began…

Minnesota prosecutor charges ICE officer in nonfatal shooting during immigration crackdown

Federal Bureau of Prisons officers on the scene where a federal immigration agent shot a man Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in north Minneapolis. (Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minnesota. The…

State fire marshal investigating two house fires in Wilkin County

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Minnesota Fire Marshal’s office is investigating two house fires in Wilkin County. The homes were destroyed. The first fire was reported Friday afternoon in Campbell, south of Breckenridge. The second fire broke out Saturday afternoon in Kent, north of Breckenridge. There were no injuries. Sheriff Tony Harris says his office is awaiting reports from the…

Minnesota Legislature closes session marked by partisan division and election year politics

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) – The Minnesota Legislature adjourned the 2026 session late Sunday with a modicum of accomplishments that’s still likely to leave advocates, lobbyists and some lawmakers wanting. Lawmakers have been contending all session with election year politics, a lame duck governor, a 67-67 deadlocked state House, and the simple fact that they crafted a two-year budget…

Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in New York. (Sarah Yenesel/Pool Photo via AP)NEW YORK (AP) — A gun and notebook that prosecutors say link Luigi Mangione to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson can be used as evidence at his murder trial, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting a defense argument that they were…

Section of former school collapses in McIntosh, MN

MCINTOSH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A large section of the old McIntosh, Minnesota school has collapsed. McIntosh is about 20 miles north of Mahnomen. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says someone reported the collapse around 2:40 Friday afternoon. No one was hurt. Crews were on sight this weekend to secure the remaining part of the building. The sheriff’s office says the area…

Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari announce birth of their baby girl

Josh Duhamel and Rocca / FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari have welcomed another baby. The actor sharing this snapshot on social media writing, “Rocca de Leon Duhamel our baby girl is here”. The couple welcomed Shepherd Lawrence Duhamel in January 2024. The actor and former Miss World America were married in Fargo in 2022. Josh Duhamel has a…

Partisan conflict in Minnesota House threatens to hold up $200 million in conservation funds

Buffalo River State Park adjoins a 6,000-acre Bluestem Prairie Preserve. (Photo courtesy of Visit Fargo-Moorhead)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — A procedural hangup in the deadlocked Minnesota House threatens to derail nearly $200 million in funding for habitat conservation and restoration across the state. At a Capitol press conference Thursday, representatives from at least eight environmental groups implored lawmakers to put aside…

Obscure drug discount program unleashes a full-fledged influence war at the State Capitol

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Hospitals and drug companies are engaged in an expensive influence battle at the State Capitol this year over an obscure provision known as 340B, with each side lining up an army of dark-suited lobbyists, and Big Pharma even spending on billboards in rural Minnesota, as well as TV and Instagram ads. The high-priced battle…

Pelican Rapids firefighters contain tractor fire

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A farm tractor is a total loss after catching fire in Otter Tail County Thursday afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies and Pelican Rapids firefighters were called to the scene northwest of Pelican Rapids around 3:50 p.m. The Sheriff’s Office says no one was injured and the fire was contained to the tractor. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…