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Fatal head-on crash near Wall Lake, Minnesota

WALL LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) — One person is dead after a head-on crash in west central Minnesota. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says around 9:20 a.m., troopers responded to Highway 210 near Wall Lake where a semi and passenger vehicle were involved in a head-on crash. The driver of the passenger vehicle died. The driver of the semi was taken to Lake…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Karen Filippelli

FARGO — When Karen Filippelli the Chihuahua mix came into the 4 Luv of Dog rescue about a month ago, odds for her speedy adoption did not look promising. She was elderly, at 8 and a half years old, with what foster volunteer Aleyna Leibfried describes as an impressive case of “dragon breath” from a significant number of rotten teeth,…

Corwin Automotive in process of acquiring Muscatell Subaru

The Subaru franchise has been owned by the Muscatells since 1996.

A Corwin dealership in Fargo.UPDATE: Muscatell Subaru confirmed the sale by posting to its Facebook page. “Ward Muscatell Subaru, Muscatell Pre-Owned, and the Muscatell Collision Center will be changing ownership on Monday. The Corwin Automotive Group will be acquiring the Moorhead campus. Most of the staff will be staying in place and the transition is already under way.” Click here…

Chi-Chi’s Is Making A Comeback In 2025…Starting in Minnesota

(CNN/FOX9) — Chi-Chi’s, the Mexican restaurant chain that closed 20 years ago, is staging a comeback. Hormel Foods, owner of the trademark, announced it’s letting Michael McDermott, son of the chain’s co-founder, use the name to reopen restaurants in 2025. He told FOX 9 in the Twin Cities that the first two restaurants will open in Minnesota. Chi-Chi’s, started in…

LIVE: Stuff the Bus

FARGO — Spending your holidays in a shelter isn’t the most festive way to mark the season. But you can help the families at the YWCA emergency shelter feel a little more at home. Here’s what you might have seen making its way through the metro today (Wednesday). It’s the 16th year of the YWCA’s “Stuff the Bus” campaign. They’re…

UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in midtown Manhattan

Brian ThompsonNEW YORK (CNN) – The CEO of Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, a law enforcement official tells CNN. Brian Thompson was walking toward the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, dressed in a suit and tie, to attend a UnitedHealthcare conference being held in the ballroom. A gunman, who investigators…

LIVE: Giving the Gift of Health for Giving Tuesday

FARGO — We all take a healthy interest in getting and giving gifts for the holidays. But there’s no gift like the gift of health — and this year you can help bring it to more than forty families in the region. The nonprofit Lend a Hand Up” is launching this year’s Holiday Hand Up giving campaign today. The families…

Valley Property Partners of Moorhead, “House Dudes”, Fined Over Lead Paint

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR: updated 12/4/24) — Valley Property Partners of Moorhead, doing business as “House Dudes”, is ordered to pay around $4,200 in restitution and fines for failing to disclose that a house it sold in 2019 contained lead-based paint. The disclosure is required under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Two kids living in the house in Hillsboro, North Dakota…