PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR) — Authorities in Perham and Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a missing Waseca, Minnesota woman. They say 33-year-old Alexandria Bricker was staying with family in Perham. She was last seen on a trail camera near the Ottertail River south of the city on December 21, 2023 around 5:30 p.m. Property owners in that area…
CASS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man who died after his ATV broke through the ice on Pike Bay, east of Bemidji, has been identified as 82-year-old Thomas Steele of Bemidji. Steele and a passenger, 56-year-old Mark Jacobson of Bemidji, went into the water on Friday morning. Both men were pulled out and lifesaving efforts were immediately done on Steele…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The cold, winter temperatures are starting to settle in the Fargo-Moorhead area. That will have major impacts on the homeless population. Homeless shelters in the region are already facing capacity issues. Churches United said on the phone they are concerned about these cold temperatures and they feel like they are under water due to the demand….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison files a wage theft lawsuit against a dairy farm in Stearns County. The lawsuit names Evergreen Acres Dairy in Paynesville, Evergreen Estates, Morgan Feedlots, and the dairy operations’ owners Keith Schaefer and his daughter Megan Hill. Attorney General Ellison estimates that Evergreen owes its employees at least $3 million in…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Previously sealed federal search warrant applications for the residence and garage of the man who ambushed Fargo Police officers last summer, fatally shooting one and seriously injuring two others, provide new detail about the investigation. The documents, unsealed Friday, include the report of an interaction of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office with Mohamad Barakat just weeks prior…
FARGO (KVRR) – The American Red Cross says there is an “emergency blood shortage” as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. “One of the things that we want to remind people is that they really can make a life saving difference with the blood they donate on next Tuesday, or next Thursday or a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A group of independent contractors who work for the Minnesota court system could stage a walkout next week. Court interpreters around the state are upset that Minnesota has failed to increase their pay relative to inflation. Interpreters will receive a 16% pay increase to $65 per hour on Monday, but they say they should be making…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A house is a total loss and two dogs are dead after a fire in Otter Tail County Saturday night. The sheriff’s office says fire crews were called to the house in rural Star Lake Township around 7:30. The homeowners had returned to find smoke and an orange glow coming from the house. Dent…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A Thief River Falls man is charged with attempted aggravated robbery after threatening to rob and blow up Hugo’s on December 30. Court documents show 44-year-old Shawn Rud was masked when he walked into the grocery store and gave the clerk a note demanding money or he would detonate a bomb. While the clerk…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – It’s an exciting time in Moorhead as school is back in session, and it’s in a new building for the high school. This new facility is state of the art, providing students and staff a bright new start to the 2024 year. “I’ll be honest, I’ve said it before. Between the career academy and this building…
