FARGO — Water you waiting for? The weather’s just right to start recreation season on the metro’s biggest waterway. River Keepers is leading group kayak excursions on the Red River starting Wednesday tonight and running through the summer. Wednesday night’s trip is for a group of 20 to tag along with their seasoned kayakers and the animal experts from the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/N.D. NEWS COOPERATIVE) — You could see shortages of milk and other perishable products over the next week or two. United Natural Foods Distribution Network was the victim of a cyberattack. According to North Dakota Grocers Association, as many as 60 out of 138 grocery stores in the state are supplied by the company. Some grocery stores are…
(FOX 9) – Attorneys for Justin Eichorn, the former Minnesota senator accused of trying to meet with a teen prostitute who turned out to be an undercover cop, argue in new court documents he’s being unfairly prosecuted because of his former status as a public official. The arguments are part of a motion to dismiss filed by the defense last week. Minnesota Senator Justin…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Those worried about Christian nationalism have an opportunity to hear about the issue. The event is happening at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead, and it started when members of their congregation expressed concerns about Christian Nationalism. Jerry Gale is the founder of the Minnesota chapter of Christians Against Christian Nationalism and will be speaking at the…
FERGUS FALLS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fergus Falls woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to child endangerment for leaving her infant grandchild in a ditch last October. 52-year-old Anastasia (Stacy) Vaughn, was given 492 hours of community service and credit for the four days she had spent in jail. She admitted to mixing alcohol with prescription drugs, becoming extremely…
Supporters of paid family and medical leave rally in front of the House Chamber on May 2, 2023. Photo by Andrew VonBank/Minnesota House Info.ST. PAUL — (Minnesota Reformer) — The narrowly divided Minnesota Legislature passed the smallest of changes to the state’s paid family leave program and paid sick leave mandate, rejecting more significant reversals sought by Republicans and some…
Justin Bremer (Clay Co. jail)BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Barnesville man is in jail and facing burglary charges after investigators say they found him with $65,000 worth of stolen property. The investigation began when the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a burglary near Pelican Lake. Investigators used a search warrant to recover the property, which…
St. Paul — State lawmakers beat the clock Monday night during a special session to pass the final pieces of the state budget, working into the night and into the early morning hours to beat a 7 a.m. Tuesday deadline that could have sent the state into a government shutdown. They went into the special session with 14 bills to…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota lawmakers are almost 12 hours into their one-day special session to pass 14 budget bills worth $66 billion and have only passed seven so far. One of the most contentious issues was to repeal a 2023 state law that made illegal immigrants eligible for the MinnesotaCare program as part of Health and Human Services funding….
FARGO — We are in the final countdown to the deadline to submit your application for federal student aid, or FAFSA. And after last year’s major changes to the process made for a major mess for applicants, this time around, it’s very different. College aid advisors say this year looks like it’ll be a much smoother process. There are only…
