Minnesota News

Minnesota Twins returning to Midco beginning Thursday

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KFGO) – Minnesota Twins are returning to Midco. Comcast, part owner of Midco, and Diamond Sports announced Monday that 15 regional sports networks will be available on Thursday after being blacked out for three months. The Bally Sports networks were no longer available to Comcast subscribers on May 1 due to a contract dispute. Under the agreement, subscribers to…

Trial canceled in North Dakota abortion ban lawsuit as judge ponders dismissal

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A trial looming in a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s abortion ban was canceled Monday as the judge in the case weighs whether to throw out the lawsuit. It was not immediately clear why the trial was canceled. State District Judge Bruce Romanick issued a notice to parties regarding the trial saying the Aug. 26-30 trial is…

UPDATE: Missing Moorhead man taken into custody

UPDATE:  Richard Folden was located and taken into custody in Fargo.   MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A warrant is issued for the arrest of a missing person. Moorhead Police says 67-year-old Richard Folden is a Level 3 Predatory Offender. The MN Department of Corrections issued the warrant for his arrest after the Fargo Police Department issued the missing persons alert….

Culver’s and JJ Watt Team Up for JJ’s Way Meal

PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. (KVRR) — Two Wisconsin favorites are teaming up to help after-school athletics programs at middle schools across the nation. Starting August 5 at Culver’s you can order the JJ’s Way Meal with $1 donated to the JJ Watt Foundation. Football legend Watt grew up in Wisconsin, which is where the restaurant chain was born. His special…

Trump and Vance team up to campaign in Minnesota, a state that hasn’t backed the GOP in 52 years

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — As the presidential campaign enters a critical final 100 day stretch, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, rallied supporters on Saturday in a state that hasn’t backed a GOP candidate for the…

LIVE: Almost Skunked on the Big Skunk Reveal

Or, why some people in show biz say you should never work with children or animals but we say "bring it on, baby!"

FARGO — Zoo director Sally Mulvena calls it “a Jack Hanna moment.” Our morning show folks say it’s a lot like “Wild Kingdom does the news.” Whatever you call it, it’s the perfect example of how you should expect an animal-led interaction will not necessarily go the way the human animals planned. The Red River Zoo is introducing two brand-new…

LIVE: Putting the Fun in Fundraiser

It's double the fun and double the vets to DC this time around.

MOORHEAD — The Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota is putting the fun in fundraiser this weekend. That’s because it’s their annual Summerblast — one of the organizations’ biggest fundraising efforts to raise money to send the region’s veterans to Washington D.C. for free. Interest from local vets is so high that for the first time this fall, they’re chartering two…

KVRR’s Dylan Haar Wins Blizzard Eating Competition at Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — KVRR’s very own Dylan Haar celebrates a victory by downing a tasty Blizzard. Facing off against local meteorologists, Dylan had some tough competition but he showed that his spoon was mightier. He even beat out former KVRR Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec. The competition was a part of the Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen’s 75th anniversary party and…

Vietnam Veterans honored at Moving Wall Memorial

  MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – “For the families to carry the panel with their loved one on it, it’s kind of heartbreaking. It’s almost like carrying a casket.” The Moving Wall has been traveling the country for 40 years, and for 12 of those years Paul Chen has been its caretaker. “It’s such a good feeling to bring the soldiers…