ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz has called another special election to fill another vacancy in the legislature which has put the balance of power in play. It will be held Tuesday, January 28 to fill the seat of Democrat Sen. Kari Dziedzic who died last Friday from ovarian cancer. She represented District 60 in Minneapolis. Dziedzic’s death leaves…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Essentia Health is sharing the top baby names picked at its hospitals in Fargo and Detroit Lakes for 2024. At Essentia Health-Fargo the top name for boys is Beau or Bo and Theodore with eight each. Seven baby boys were named Brooks while seven others were named Maverick. For the girls variations of Adaline topped the…
FARGO — Sometimes, after all the parties and presents of the winter holidays, from New Year’s Day onward, the rest of January can seem a little bit of a letdown. But this year, a group of volunteers in the metro is helping to keep the party going. Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and you’re invited to join….
Rudy / GoFundMeOTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR: 5PM Update 12/3024) — A young boy has died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound in Otter Tail County. An online fundraiser started on behalf of Kaitlin Sweere identifies the boy as 3 1/2 year old Rudy. The sheriff’s office says the shooting happened around 5:40 p.m. Sunday in Oak Valley Township southeast…
Becker Co. Sheriff’s Office / FacebookDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — Becker County Sheriff’s Office is issued a warning about this ice. They posted this picture of a vehicle with its front end down in the water to its Facbook page with the caption: “Please Do Not use the Holiday Inn Access on Big Detroit Lake.” They remind everyone that due…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) — East Grand Forks Fire Department says an unattended space heater caused a fire in a trailer house. Crews were called out just after 1 p.m. They arrived to light smoke coming from the home and the smoke alarms going off. No one was hurt. American Red Cross is helping those displaced by the fire….
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. – Just past midnight on the morning of Friday, December 27th, a Roberts County, South Dakota Sheriff’s Deputy pursued a 2008 Lincoln MKZ northbound on I-29 into Richland County in North Dakota. That’s when the NDHP jumped into action – taking over the pursuit near Mile Marker 37. One trooper deflated two of the Lincoln’s tires with…
Emerson’s mug shot from the Cass County jail.WILKIN COUNTY, MN – A Fargo man is under arrest following a burglary in Wilkin County. The Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Benjamin Emerson arrived at and parked in the garage of a home on Friday, December 20th. He then tried to load a safe from the home into his truck by…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Residents in the Fargo and Moorhead area will soon be able to ice skate along Skate Street. The new winter attraction was set up by local volunteers for the past few weeks. The area has a long ice-skating route with an array of lights strewn across the secluded area. Each day the lights will come on…
WEST FARGO — It’s one of the only kind in the metro, and it’s giving you a chance to build a mind-body connection for the New Year, along with an excuse to play with dangerous weapons. Agassiz Dojo in West Fargo is the metro’s location to learn traditional Japanese sword martial arts, including Japanese fencing and Sword Versus Stick. There…
