Minnesota News

Two-year project will slow I-94 traffic between Alexandria and Osakis

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) – Beginning today, travelers on Interstate 94 between Alexandria and Osakis will encounter reduced speeds and one-lane traffic in each direction while crews begin work on concrete resurfacing and bridge replacements. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the project will take two years to complete. It’s located just west of the Highway 29 interchange near Alexandria to…

MSUM Softball cruises to NSIC semifinals after crushing MSU Mankato

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KVRR) – The Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons are off to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament semifinals after drubbing the foes in five innings. MSUM won 9-0 over the MSU-Mankato Mavericks behind their offense and dominant pitching. Evey Evans and Lizzy Davis combined for four hits and six RBIs. While Azalya Lopez earned the win on…

Burgum gives EV plan the cold shoulder

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Gov. Doug Burgum bashed the idea of electric vehicles in North Dakota as the state Industrial Commission passed, at least for now, on funding a regional plan for EVs. “We know that electric vehicles and cold temperatures just don’t mix,” said Burgum, one of three members of the commission. The commission was asked to…

Moorhead family seeking change in Minnesota laws after drowning tragedy

MOORHEAD, Minn.  (KVRR) – A family in Moorhead have been grieving since the death of their 13-year-old daughter, and they are using that pain to ask for changes in Minnesota law by marching at the capitol this week. The Rich family are asking for laws regarding water safety, like life vests being required for minors under the age of 18…

Boy nearly drowns outside home in rural Vergas

VERGAS, Minn. (KVRR) — A young boy nearly drowned this morning in Otter Tail County. The sheriff’s office says a one-and-a-half-year-old boy had disappeared from his mom outside their home near Vergas. When the 30-year-old woman found the boy, he was face down in water on their property and not breathing. Authorities say the water was roughly 4.5 feet deep….

Several Arrests Made in Early April Beating in Downtown Fargo

Travice Ledoux, Sergio Ganados, Angelica Hernandez and Terrell SmithFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Several arrests have been made in a severe beating of a man in downtown Fargo earlier this month. Fargo Police confirming that 48-year-old Sergio Ganados of Fargo was arrested for aggravated assault. 24-year-old Angelica Hernandez and 35-year-old Terrell Smith, both of Moorhead, were both arrested as accomplices to…

Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House to suspend operations Friday

15 men who currently reside there will need to find new shelter.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House will suspend operations indefinitely on Friday. Executive Officer, Pastor Sue Koesterman, says 15 men who currently reside there will need to find new shelter. Koesterman says the shelter can no longer afford to stay open. “This is a regrettable decision for all of us, but our first and foremost priority is…