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Pet Connection: Meet Bebop

FARGO — Walking a mile in someone’s shoes is usually not as easy as you’d think, it’s even harder if you’re trying to walk in the footsteps of Bebop the shepherd cross. That’s because she has a congenital condition called cerebellar hypoplasia, which gives her a bit of a wiggle in her walk. It sounds daunting, but what it means…

Bipartisan bill banning local officials from signing NDAs moving through Legislature

St. Louis County Commissioner Ashley Grimm poses for a portrait outside the St. Louis County District Courthouse Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 in Duluth, Minnesota. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — After local governments secretly approved data center projects across Minnesota, Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature have rallied behind a bill that would prohibit local government officials from…

A second woman pleads guilty for her role in boy’s death in Moorhead in 2024

MOORHEAD, Minn.  (KVRR) — A second woman involved in the March 2024 death of a toddler in Moorhead, pleads guilty to second-degree murder and avoids going to trial. 24-year-old Shiann Erickson was charged in the death of 3-year-old Eastyn Deronjic along with Rosa Garza. Police began investigating the death after a medical call for a child not breathing in the…

Making Strides for Girl’s Mental Health: Find Your Kind 5k

FARGO — We’ve come a long way in the past few years when it comes to young girls and mental health and well-being. But one Fargo-based nonprofit thinks we can go the distance, and they want your help. BIO Girls (for Beautiful Inside and Out) is holding it annual “Find your Kind 5k” coming up later this month. Its founder,…

Coca-Cola holds groundbreaking ceremony at site of new facility in West Fargo

Coca-Cola and West Fargo city officials take part in groundbreaking ceremony for new Coca-Cola distribution plant in West Fargo. 4/8/26.WEST FARGO — Coca-Cola High Country held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of their new facility in West Fargo. In March, the company confirmed plans to move from their longtime location in Moorhead to an industrial area on Third Avenue Northwest…

Veterans Honor Flight adds a fifth flight in 2026, will depart Grand Forks in November

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota announces a fifth flight in 2026. The flight will depart from Grand Forks International Airport in November and head to Washington, D.C. The organization says that means even more of our region’s veterans will have the opportunity to visit D.C. at no cost, to visit the memorials built in…

Warren, MN woman arrested for running suspected DMT lab

WARREN, Minn. (KVRR) — A Warren, Minnesota woman is arrested for having a suspected DMT lab. Authorities say it is a Schedule I hallucinogen and the manufacturing process is extremely flammable. Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force assisted probation with the search at Carla Swenson’s home on Monday. They found multiple jars of black liquid which the suspect claimed was…

Clay County residents share their thoughts to a potential change to the county’s firearm ruling for deer hunters

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Clay County Commissioners have outlined three options on how deer hunters may use firearms. And for several residents in the county, they would like to see it changed, while others want it to stay the same. “I don’t believe most of these people know how to really hunt. I mean there are some guys that can…