MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota’s Senate Majority Leader was in the Moorhead area Thursday to learn more about some of the issues facing northwestern Minnesota. The tour was designed to highlight how state money has been able to help the city of Moorhead, agriculture policy, and emergency medical service funding. Democratic State Senator Erin Murphy, of St. Paul, and Senator Rob…
PINE ISLAND, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Tim Walz traveled to a farm in Pine Island to highlight resources available for new farmers. He says a shortage of new farmers and financial barriers to farming threaten the future of agriculture. Some of the resources for farmers in Minnesota incude Beginning Farmer Tax Credit, Beginning Farmer Loan Program, and the Down Payment…
FARGO — it’s one of the toughest diagnoses a cat can get, and little Hermes has been living with it since he was just a tiny kitten. Like a lot of cats in the united states, Hermes was exposed to another cat with feline leukemia and wasn’t vaccinated as a kitten. The incurable feline virus is one that could wind…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — Legendary rock band Grand Funk Railroad is heading to Mahnomen. They’ll take the stage at Shooting Star Casino on Friday, September 27. The band had it’s biggest hits in the 1970s including “We’re An American Band” and “Some Kind of Wonderful”. Tickets run between $38 and $72 and they will go on sale on Monday, July…
WALKER, Minn. (KVRR) — Some people who bought tickets to this weekend’s Moodance Jam in Walker, Minnesota are upset with the refund process. Organizers announced two weeks ago that they had cut all national touring acts from this years lineup due to “the present economic climate”. Headliners like Creed, Kansas and Foghat are being replaced by regional, less known acts….
LAKE PARK, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a crash involving a semi and a passenger vehicle in Lake Park. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says the semi rear-ended the passenger vehicle on U.S. Highway 10 in Lake Park. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Grabow says the driver of the passenger vehicle was transported by air to…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Mosquitos are out in full force and towns around the region are trying to take care of the problem. Tonight and tomorrow night, Moorhead will do ground spraying for mosquitos. Grand Forks and East Grand Forks is also spraying this evening until around 1 a.m. West Nile Virus has been detected in Grand Forks. The…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – Don Getz has sold a lot of cars, and he’s been selling them for a long time. Don has been helping people drive away in newly-purchased vehicles from Nereson Automotive in Detroit Lakes, about half of his almost seven decades in the car business. “Well I’ve been working for about 70 years. I must…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is heading to the Netherlands and Ireland. He will lead a delegation of business leaders on a trade mission to the countries in November. The mission will focus on growing Minnesota’s exports of goods and services. “Trade missions provide an opportunity to strengthen international economic ties and lead to direct investment in…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are both gearing up to take on more mosquitoes. It comes after West Nile virus was identified in the region. Spraying for mosquitoes is set to happen Tuesday night between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. if conditions are right. Winds higher than 10 miles per hour or stormy weather…
