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Moorhead Proposes Tax Levy Increase To Boost Wages and Benefits For City Employees

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead is proposing a tax levy increase of $3.1 million to cover additional budget expenditures including wage and benefits and city equipment. A big factor is to increase spending on public safety to retain and hire officers. It would mean a 4.9% tax increase and would amount to $8.74 per month for an average home valued…

Yelloh, formerly Schwan’s Home Delivery, Set To Close In November After 72 Years

MARSHALL, Minn. (FOX 9) – After more than seven decades, the Minnesota frozen food home delivery company that used to go by Schwan’s is set to close. Yelloh announced on Monday it would permanently cease operations in November 2024. After 72 years in business, the company cited numerous economic challenges and evolving consumer behaviors as key reasons for the closure. The company will take…

Local Veterans Tour A Number of War Memorials in D.C. on Second Day of Historic Trip

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Hundreds of local veterans have spent the day visiting war memorials in Washington, D.C. as part of an historic Honor Flight mission. KVRR’s Alex Bertsch and Eric Bolin are with the veterans and bringing us coverage from D.C. Monday, the honor flights visited U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial and made many other stops….

City Leaders Want Public Input on Metro 2050: Future Transportation Plan For FM Metro

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Metro 2050 is out and leaders want to hear from you. It’s the latest 5-year update to the transportation plan by Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments, or Metro COG. It will guide investments in transporation in the metro including walking, biking, car, transit, and freight. You can provide your input online or at two public input…

Girl, 16, Has Serious Injuries After Golf Cart Crash in Dent, MN

DENT, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO ) — Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a golf cart crash Saturday night that injured a 16-year-old girl. It happened on Fair Oaks Road near Dent, Minnesota. The teen was flown to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo with serious injuries. Her name and condition have not been released. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota…

LIVE: Heritage of India Day

MOORHEAD — If you’re looking for food, fun and fashion, plus a little taste of culture, you’re in luck this weekend in the metro. The Indo-American Association of the Great Plains is teaming up with NDSU Association of Students from India for a major celebration of Indian heritage Saturday at the Hjemkomst Center. It will feature Indian traditional clothing styles,…

One person injured in crash with semi near Fergus Falls

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – One person was injured in the crash of a car and semi near Fergus Falls Sunday shortly after 7 a.m. The Minnesota State Patrol says an International semi pulling a flatbed trailer and an Acura sedan were both traveling eastbound on I-94 at Highway 59 when they collided. The driver of the car, 18-year-old Eben…

Two Honor Flights From Fargo Land In Washington, D.C. To Honor Area Veterans

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Veterans from our area are getting the luxury treatment, with not one, but two Honor Flights to the nation’s capital. It’s the first time two honor flights have taken off from Fargo at the same time. Veterans from around the region departed from Hector International Airport on a trip to the nation’s capital honoring their…

Moorhead Police Using New Technology To Further Investigate NDSU Murder

MOORHEAD, Minn (KVRR) — The investigation team at the Moorhead Police Department are re-examining clues and asking the community for help with the unsolved murder of the North Dakota State University student Tom Bearson. “We’re just readdressing to people that what they may have seen, heard, knowledge they have that they may have assumed that someone else had called in…

Salvation Army Now Collecting Kids Winter Clothing At Hornbachers

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Salvation Army is now collecting Winter gear at Hornbacher locations across the Fargo-Moorhead area. Donations that are needed for this year are new or gently used kids winter gear. Tracy Bjerke of the Salvation Army states that the gear they would like donated would be something you would send your kids out to keep warm…