MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Normally in April, it’s a little bit cooler for Polar Plunges, but that didn’t stop people from taking the leap at MSUM. Using a Plungster pool, which makes it colder despite the warm April temps, they brought in money and awareness for the Special Olympics. This plunge is an effort made by both MSUM and Affinity…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A federal jury has found Bobbi Jo Johnson, also known as Bobbi Jo Kingbird, guilty of child neglect and child endangerment on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The 46-year-old Red Lake woman was convicted of crimes that happened between January 2021 and April 2022. The victim was a child in the foster care of her sister and…
ULEN, Minn. (KVRR) — One man is dead after a crash northwest of Ulen. Just before midnight on Saturday, first responders were dispatched to the crash in rural Clay County. The man was already receiving CPR when Ulen Rescue and Ulen Fire arrived on the scene. Sanford Ambulance and Sanford Airmed continued life saving efforts, but the man was later…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — OJ Simpson has died from prostate cancer at 76. The news was announced by his family on social media. They say he was surrounded by children and grandchildren when he died in Las Vegas. Back in 2008, Simpson was in lakes country to play some golf and try his hand at fishing. He hit the links…
FARGO (KVRR) — Rotary Clubs in the F-M area are working together to eradicate polio. The fundraising is part of an effort by Rotary International which has been working towards a polio-free world for nearly 40 years. They distribute almost 40 million polio vaccines to kids around the world every year. So far in 2024 there have only been 4…
FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fosston Mayor Jim Offerdahl says a survey being sent to area residents is meant to “sway public opinion” about its dispute with Essentia Health. The closure of the labor and delivery unit goes to arbitration this summer. Offerdahl says the survey has some legitimate healthcare questions, but a lot of disinformation. “They name me and so…
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — A 54-year-old Minnesota man was convicted Thursday in the slaying of a high school student and stabbing of four other people who were tubing on a western Wisconsin river. A Wisconsin circuit court jury found Nicolae Miu guilty of first-degree reckless homicide, four counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and one count of battery, Minnesota Public Radio reported. No…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Lakeville, Minnesota man is arrested after Fargo Police respond to a hostage situation. Officers were sent to the 2600 block of 14th Street South on Monday when the victim texted her employer, saying she couldn’t come to work because she was being held hostage by her ex-boyfriend. The woman told officers she had been held…
Sakari is stronger than she looks, in more ways than one. She came in to the 4 Luv of Dog shelter scared, withdrawn, and not interested in being touched at all. But within a short time frame, Sakari figured out the rescue workers were her friends, and her personality blossomed into a dog who loves to be cuddled, played with,…
MINNETONKA, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9/CNN: 8pm UPDATE) — Two Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies were shot while serving a warrant and a suspect was killed during an exchange of gunfire in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka. The shootout happened just before 11:20 a.m. One deputy was taken to a hospital with injuries that were “very serious” but not life-threatening according to Sheriff Dawanna…
