MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – Fire crews were called to Menards around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday for a fire. Battalion Chief Justin Rosenfeldt says it was a small fire that started in an electrical aisle. “When we arrived here, the sprinkler system had activated and extinguished the fire prior to our arrival,” Rosenfeldt says. “The building was full of smoke. There is some…
WALKER, Minn. (KVRR) – A contracted Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fire suppression aircraft crashed into a lake Tuesday in rural Remer, Minnesota. Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk says the single-engine plane crashed into the southern end of Inguadona Lake, in Trelipe Township. Several witnesses were able to rescue the pilot, a 56-year-old man from Texas. He was treated for…
Prairie Public and AARP hosted a debate between the candidates in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional district. Republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach and her Democratic challenger A.J. Peters talked about everything from the crisis in the Middle East to social security to inflation. The candidates also weighed in on the Farm Bill which is important to thousands of people living in the 7th…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — A Red Lake woman has been sentenced to 15 months in prison following the death of a child in her care. The trial evidence showed Sharon Rosebear, 64, intentionally deprived a child of necessary food and health care over the course of 2022. The child died from the combined effects of starvation and infection. Julius Fineday, Sr….
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR 3Pm Update 10/924) — Minnesota State Patrol identifies two people killed in a three vehicle crash on Highway 59 on Tuesday afternoon. They are 33-year-old Cole Carlson of Detroit Lakes and 60-year-old Stacey Nelson of Hawley. They were in the same vehicle. In another vehicle, a couple from Fosston, ages 84 and 82, have non-life threatening…
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday it will produce and distribute local broadcasts for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins next year. All three teams had contracts with Diamond Sports Group that expired at the end of the regular season. The Texas Rangers, whose deal also expired last month, also announced they will no longer be partnering with Diamond and…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – The Moorhead Fire Department’s Haz-Mat team was among the agencies that responded to a report of a low-dose radiation leak near the Fergus Falls Airport. Otter Tail County Public Information Officer Shannon Terry says the source of the radiation was inside the trailer of a semi carrying residential medical waste. Terry says the radiation was…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) — Two teens are being cited for vandalism to houses in East Grand Forks. The police chief says two boys, ages 13 and 15, are accused of throwing rocks through the windows of at least five houses. They were caught thanks to tips from the public and video from a Ring doorbell camera. The chief…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — YMCA of the Northern Sky is kicking off its 2024 fundraising campaign. The combination of YMCA Cass Clay and YMCA Fergus Falls has a goal of $650,000. The F-M metro would get $500,000 with $150,000 going to Fergus Falls. The two Ys combined forces officially in July. Gifts from the campaign directly benefit local families. It…
FARGO — Most of us know what we need to eat to stay healthy. But we don’t always know why. Now, a new book out by a Fargo-born physician shows us that some foods can change and rev up the way your cells burn through calories, letting you lose weight faster. Dr. Neal Barnard is in Fargo talking about his…
