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MATBUS offers riders a free ride for ‘Try MATBUS’ week

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — MATBUS is offering riders a free ride on all its fixed route services all this week. The free rides come as part of MATBUS ‘Try MATBUS week.’ It’s a week dedicated to showing the Fargo-Moorhead community all the benefits MATBUS has to offer. The service comes as each year, two million passengers use the service on…

Bemidji teen mom and child missing

UPDATE: The Bemidji Police Department has canceled the missing person alert for Laura and Kylo Wright. They have been found safe.   BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — The Bemidji Police Department is asking for help finding a teen mom and her young child. Police and the Minnesota BCA have put out alerts on 17-year-old Laura Wright and her infant child Kylo…

Park Rapids man suffers serious injuries when demolition derby car falls on his head

PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 25-year-old Park Rapids man suffered serious injuries when a demolition derby car fell off a jack and onto his head early Saturday morning. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says Elijah Hensel was working underneath the car in a garage northeast of Parkers Prairie when it fell from the jack. People at the scene…

Concert Series: John Berry is bringing his 29th Christmas tour to Detroit Lakes

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — Get in the holiday spirit with “Christmas With John Berry” in Detroit Lakes. The country music hitmaker blends fan-favorite Christmas classics with some of his biggest hits. He has been touring the show for 29 years! You can catch Berry on Friday, December 12 at Historic Holmes Theatre. Tickets cost $41 for adults and $22…

Jail Chaplains Hosts 19th Annual Dessert Social

The event is intended to help fundraise but also to highlight some of the impactful work the organization has done over the past year.

MOORHEAD, MN – Over 300 bodies filled the main space at the Armory Events Center on the evening of October 16 to celebrate the work of Jail Chaplains. It was the 19th Annual Dessert Social for the Fargo-based nonprofit. Staff say it’s their biggest event of the year, and that none of this would be possible without community support. “We’re…

With license deadline approaching, shipping THC products directly to consumers will end in Minnesota

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Retail businesses in Minnesota have just two weeks left to apply for a license to sell low-potency THC products. Without the license, businesses will no longer be able to sell drinks and edibles that contain low amounts of THC. Along with retail licenses, Minnesota will also have separate wholesale, manufacturing, and transportation licenses. There is even a…

Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74

FILE – In this Oct. 4, 2009 file photo, former KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley plays the national anthem before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Giants in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP/KVRR) — Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss…

Essentia Health donates one million for downtown Moorhead’s new building, ‘The Loop’

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Mayor Shelley Carlson proudly announced on Thursday Essentia Health’s donation of one million dollars. The donation comes from their commitment in bringing together Moorhead for a lifelong health and wellness journey. “Together, the city of Moorhead and Essentia Health envision a future where innovation, collaboration, and education converge to create a healthier, vibrant community that…