BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court that already has said private individuals and groups cannot sue under a key part of the federal Voting Rights Act went even further Wednesday toward blocking lawsuits over alleged racial bias in voting in seven Midwest states. But its decisions may not be the last word, because another appeals court has ruled…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Here at United Way and across 45 locations, nearly five hundred volunteers have shared their time to support the United Way’s mission of helping their community. “It’s been great, it’s nice and hot, so we’re pretty much getting a workout in and giving back. So it’s been great to get out, learn about another wonderful non-profit…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Grand Forks woman has been charged with driving while high on drugs with her young son in the car. The State Patrol stopped 30-year-old Megan Thorsen for driving erratically on I-94 near Fergus Falls on Saturday afternoon. Thorsen was arrested and charged with 5th degree drug possession and 3rd degree DWI. She told…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz is giving us an update on wildfires currently raging in Minnesota. There were 40 wildfires reported Sunday, with another 40 on Monday. Walz has activated the Minnesota National Guard to help combat those fires. Three of the largest are still uncontained and all in St. Louis County. They are the Camp House,…
Starmaine Hoeper / Kyle McLeodFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man accused of shooting a man in a drug deal gone bad last July in south Fargo is sentenced to 10 years in prison in a plea deal. An attempted murder charge was dropped against 34-year-old Starmaine Hoeper. He was sentenced for possession of fentanyl with a firearm, unlawful possession…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — MSUM is going to honor a transformative leader in the hospitality industry with an Honorary Doctorate. Gary Tharaldson will be presented an honorary Doctor of Business at the 2 p.m. commencement ceremony on Friday in Nemzek Fieldhouse. Tharaldson is CEO and founder of Tharaldson Hospitality, Tharaldson Commercial, and Tharaldson Ethanol. His journey began in 1982 when…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Minnesota is going to play host to Farm Aid for the very first time in the fall. Farm Aid 40 will be held at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, home of the Gophers, on Saturday, September 20. Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Margo Price will headline the event honoring the four-decade legacy…
FARGO — It’s a 5K that’s being billed as the biggest public event yet for a local nonprofit that aims to make young girls’ minds happy and healthy, by encouraging their bodies to do the same. The BIO Girls “Find Your Kind” 5K is coming up Wednesday, May 14th, and they’ve already got more than 700 runners registered. Program participants…
KFGO file photoST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has fined Anheuser-Busch resources in Moorhead $323,850 for failing to conduct performance tests and exceeding dust emissions at the now closed barley malting plant along Interstate 94. The MPCA says Busch violated rules and regulations several times. The violations were discovered during a routine, unannounced inspection. Anheuser-Busch opened…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A 911 call from someone watching a livestream of a person appearing to struggle in a river had Moorhead and Fargo Fire Departments responding to the Red River. A total of three boats launched for the search around 3:30 this afternoon near the Hjemkomst Center but found nothing. The follow-up investigation determined the individual had entered…
