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Family, friends of boy who died under suspicious circumstances march for justice in Moorhead

MOORHEAD (KFGO) – Around two dozen people took part in a march Tuesday to bring awareness and justice to the case of a 3-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances in Moorhead 90 days ago. Eastyn Deronjic was found not breathing at an apartment on Belsley Boulevard and died at a Fargo hospital in late March. Moorhead police said Deronjic…

Road Grader Gets Hit By BNSF Train in Mahnomen County

MAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The sheriff’s office in Mahnomen County and White Earth Police had to investigate after a crash between a BNSF train and a road grader. It happened Monday afternoon just after 4 in Island Lake Township, northeast of Mahnomen. The responding deputy determined that the road grader had not cleared the tracks in time and the…

FDA: Dollar Tree left lead-tainted applesauce pouches on store shelves for weeks after recall

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Government officials say Dollar Tree stores failed to effectively recall lead-tainted applesauce pouches linked to illness in more than 500 children. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Dollar Tree officials and placed the Ecuadorian distributor of WanaBana apple cinnamon pouches under multiple import alerts. The FDA says pouches remained on some Dollar Tree…

LIVE: A Lonely Art and the Power of Connection

Moorhead — A metro-based writers group is building connections in the community this morning through the power of storytelling. Chris Stenson is a novelist and one of the members of the Moorhead Friends Writing Group. He says the group’s grown over the last several years and it’s now on its third anthology, this one called Tales From the Water’s Edge….

Thunderstorms with heavy rain, strong winds roll through Red River Valley

Fargo storm damage 6/18/2024FARGO (KVRR) – A severe thunderstorm brought large amounts of rain and strong winds across the region overnight. In Fargo, city crews were busy cleaning up debris from trees and branches that fell across streets and boulevards. A large portion of a tree was blocking traffic in both directions along 14th Ave. S. near Olivet Church. Another…

Man Arrested After 10 Pounds of Meth Was Found During Search Warrant

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man was arrested last week after an investigation and search uncovered ten pounds of meth. 45-year-old Cory McKay was arrested on aggravated controlled substance charges. Last Wednesday, a number of agencies conducted a search warrant in the 200 block of 16th Street South after detectives concluded that McKay was trafficking large quantities of controlled…

Tractors Help Campers Get Out of Winstock Country Music Festival After Heavy Rain

Courtesy: Kip KovarWINSTED, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — A wet weekend came to a muddy conclusion at Winstock Country Music Festival, about an hour south of St. Cloud. Vehicles had to be pulled out of flooded campsites after nearly three inches of rain. The rain resulted in two artists, Sara Evans and Josh Turner, not being able to take the stage. Performances…