Courtesy: Brent SmithDETROIT LAKES, Minn. – The Detroit Lakes Walmart has shut down as police investigate a man with a gun near the store. Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd says a customer saw a man holding a gun run towards the entrance and called police. The store was locked down while officers searched the building, but a suspect and…
FARGO, N.D. — The Cass Clay Food Commission met to discuss how federal nutrition programs, like SNAP, which used to be called food stamps, could be used at farmers’ markets. “The SNAP participant being able to go to a farmers’ market and being able to participate in that community. It’s inclusivity of people who are lower income, and who often are…
FARGO, N.D. — Last year the Red River Children’s Advocacy Center treated more than 600 kids who have been abused. Now thanks to the United Way, they’ll be able to treat even more kids, for free. When traumatized kids walk into the center, there’s usually a dark cloud hanging over them. “They’re broken and they’re hurting, they feel like the world…
UPDATE: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says 43-year-old David Bragg was killed at his home Tuesday afternoon. Investigators say they interviewed everyone living at the house and no arrests have been made. Bragg’s body has been sent to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Ramsey, MN. The incident remains under investigation. GARFIELD, Minn. – Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting…
Four North Dakota students have been named as Presidential Scholars, two of them are from Fargo. Nidhi Mahale of Davies and Isaac Spanjer of Fargo North were honored along with Marissa Diggs of Oakes and Brianna Maddock of Kindred. Diggs, Mahale and Spanjer were recognized for academic achievement, while Maddock was chosen for her skill in career and technical education….
POLK COUNTY, Minn. — Polk County authorities are warning people about a Publishers Clearing House scam. A letter is being sent to people from the International Lotto Commission telling them they have won a large amount of money. They are sent a check and told to contact the branch office but to keep it strictly confidential until the cash prize…
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — Governor Mark Dayton is visiting schools in Minnesota as he works to drum up support for his emergency school aid plan. He stopped by schools in Rosemount and Rochester to talk about the need for the Legislature to pass nearly $138 million in one-time school aid. Dayton says at least 26 school districts in the Metropolitan Area…
It may be one of the most demanding disciplines any painter can choose — watercolors. The paper reveals every error, every misstep. Whites aren’t painted on; they’re the very paper itself coming through, and once you make a mistake, there’s really no removing it. But watercolorist Cole LaRocque chose his discipline already more than familiar with what happens when you…
FARGO, N.D. — No one was injured in a balcony fire last night but firefighters did have to revive a cat. Since many consider their pets to be a part of their family, KVRR’s Danielle Church found out what you should do to safely evacuate everyone, including your pet, during a house fire. During a house or apartment fire, many times…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSUM students are getting the chance to have their research turned into a permanent exhibit. A history class studied what Moorhead’s Comstock House and its surrounding area was like during the 1800’s. They created posters about the neighbors that will be displayed inside the Comstock House. In addition to providing students with important skills they can use in…
