MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – It’s been two years since its adoption, and yet, at least 99 cities and counties across Minnesota are not flying the new state flag. That’s according to thetrueflag.com a website that provides regular updates on the growing number of local governments flying the Minnesota flag last modified in 1983. A statement on the website notes “If…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — “I really wanted to demonstrate that collaboration that coordination that happens between all of the departments within the city of Moorhead. And also within our neighbors in Dilworth, Fargo, and other places. You know we’re not just an island, we are connected and working together all across the metro,” said Shelly Carlson, Mayor of Moorhead. Moorhead…
FARGO — May is the month medical experts remind us you shouldn’t trust your neurological health to a stroke of luck. Learn stroke prevention and treatment tips instead. Experts say you have to act fast if you spot stroke signs. And it helps to remember the “BE FAST” acronym. It stands for sudden balance problems, eye and vision issues, facial…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Fire broke out Friday morning at a Mexican market in Moorhead. Firefighters were called to the fire at La Unica’s 2615 12th Ave. S. location at around 9:37 a.m. Owner Amy Espinoza says she called 911 after an employee arrived and discovered thick black smoke coming out of the building. The business was preparing for a…
Minnesota State CapitolST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) – The Minnesota House on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation to create an independent office of inspector general to oversee the state’s public dollars and investigate allegations of fraud. Fraudsters have bilked hundreds of millions of dollars from state-supervised safety net programs, and the widespread theft has garnered national attention, including from the Trump…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — A 16 year old male has turned himself in to authorities after being accused of shooting three people in Bemidji, Minnesota. Officers responded to an apartment building in the 2500 Itasca Loop Northwest area just after 4 p.m. They found three adults had been shot and learned that a teen was the suspect. The victims were…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A major financial boost for Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota-Minnesota. The nonprofit was presented a check for $10,000 from Gateway. It comes just in time for the next trip to Washington, D.C. to honor our local veterans and thank them for all of their sacrifices. The spring flight is a “double” flight out of Fargo’s…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s former lieutenant governor is about to receive an Honorary Doctorate. Minnesota State Moorhead will honor Tammy Miller with an honorary Doctor of Business at its 2 p.m. commencement ceremony on Friday. Miller served as Lieutenant Governor with then Gov. Doug Burgum from January 2023 through 2024. She was formerly the CEO and Board Chair…
The Prairie Island Nuclear Plant is near Red Wing, Minnesota. (Photo courtesy of Xcel Energy)ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Xcel Energy has been ordered to refund Minnesota customers over $40 million. The Public Utilities Commission sided with the attorney general’s office in its ruling. Xcel will refund customers for all replacement power costs that the company incurred resulting from a power…
FARGO — He may not have quite as famous a life story as his namesake, but Luke Skywhisker of Cat’s Cradle shelter in the metro has a similar mystery about who his original pet parent is. He fetched up by way of the West Fargo pound about a month ago, but little else besides his approximate age of about 8…
