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Motions to restrict I.C.E. access to public property in Moorhead are tabled and pushed to a workshop

February 9, 2026

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead City Council tables a motion to direct city staff to look into ways to restrict I.C.E. access to public property for staging areas. The item to draft such a policy was added this morning to the agenda by council members Nicole Mattson, Emily Moore and Deb White. They offered up a separate motion to look…

Exclusive: See where the North Dakota Air National Guard flies MQ-9 Reapers from Fargo

KVRR Local News was granted rare, exclusive access to the 119th Wing's secure facility near Hector International Airport.

February 9, 2026

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Inside a cramped, dimly-lit ground control station in Fargo, pilots with the North Dakota Air National Guard’s Happy Hooligans fly the MQ-9 Reaper, an unmanned aerial vehicle that’s flown remotely or autonomously by computer. KVRR Local News was granted rare, exclusive access to the 119th Wing’s secure facility at the Air National Guard Base adjacent to Hector…

Woman given probation after pleading guilty to aiding an offender in fatal Moorhead shooting

February 9, 2026

TJ Nelson,

Abby FredricksonMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A psychiatrist who was charged as an accomplice in her then-boyfriend’s fatal drive-by shooting in Moorhead last April is sentenced to probation. 33-year-old Abby Fredrickson pleaded guilty last October to a single count of aiding an offender in the shooting death of 39-year-old James Hamilton by 35-year-old Jerome Thomas. Fredrickson was given a three-year “stayed…

Officials deny seeking quick end to asylum claims for the Minneapolis family of 5-year-old

February 9, 2026

KVRR Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities have denied attempting to expedite an end to asylum claims by the family of a 5-year-old boy who was detained with his father during the immigration crackdown that has shaken the Minneapolis area. Images of Liam Conejo Ramos wearing a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack surrounded by immigration officers stirred outrage over the crackdown. Danielle Molliver, a lawyer…

Dr. Jeff Johnson suspends gubernatorial campaign after daughter was stabbed to death in St. Cloud

February 9, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Courtesy: Vote for Jeff JohnsonST. CLOUD (KVRR/FOX9) — Dr. Jeff Johnson has suspended his campaign for governor of Minnesota after the shocking death of his daughter. Police say 22-year-old Hallie Tobler was stabbed and killed by her husband in an apartment in St. Cloud on Saturday night. He was injured by what police believe were self-inflicted stab wounds. Hallie died…

Dr. Scott Jensen withdraws from race for governor of Minnesota and jumps into state auditor race

February 9, 2026

KVRR Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — Dr. Scott Jensen announces that he is exiting his campaign for governor and instead will run for state auditor. In a social media post, the Republican says “we need to declare war on waste, fraud and abuse” in Minnesota. He also says it’s time to protect your paycheck. Jensen was the GOP nominee for governor in 2022…

Minnesota-native Lindsey Vonn breaks leg in downhill crash at Winter Olympics

February 8, 2026

KVRR Staff,

United States’ Lindsey Vonn crashes during an alpine ski women’s downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn’s defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that left…

Donations Collected For Rothsay Man Dying Of Brain Cancer To Travel Route 66

Rothsay Man Dying From Brain Cancer Prepares For Trip On Route 66

The family says that 63-year-old Finn Abrahamson just wants to see as much of the classic route as possible. They're raising money to purchase an RV so they all can join him and so that Finn can be comfortable while traveling.

February 8, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

ROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR) – There were signs, but it was only late last year that 63-year-old Finn Abrahamson really got the sense that something was wrong. “He could grab something with his left hand and wouldn’t know what it was. And then he could put it in his right hand and he’d know exactly what it was,” explained his daughter,…

Polk County K-9 Officer Passes Away

The Sheriff's Office says K-9 Rex had been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease.

February 8, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

POLK COUNTY, MN (KVRR) – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has announced, with heavy hearts, that one of their K-9 officers has died. Sheriff James Tadman says that K-9 Rex, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois/German Shepard mix, recently was diagnosed with Lyme disease and had begun to suffer from kidney failure. To minimize the animal’s pain, the decision was made to…

Perham Man Arrested for Attempted Homicide

Authorities say the intervention of a neighbor likely saved the victim's life.

February 8, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

PERHAM, MN (KVRR) – A Perham man is in custody after allegedly attempting to stab a woman to death. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says that just after 10:00 A.M. on February 7, they and the Perham Police Department responded to calls for an assault in progress in a Perham apartment. 22-year-old Cyrus Olson allegedly entered the apartment and…