The Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building where many people detained by ICE are held. Glen Stubbe/Minnesota Reformer Thursday February 19, 2026ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — A federal judge in Minnesota ordered officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice to appear before him and explain why they should not be held in contempt. U.S. District…
MILTONA, Minn. (KVRR) — An 85-year-old woman is dead after a fire broke out in the living quarters of a garage in Miltona, Minnesota. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call about the fire at 16570 Co. Road 64 just after 10 a.m. Thursday. The caller told them a woman had been located and removed from the garage, but was…
Gov. Tim Walz introduces anti-fraud legislative packageST. PAUL, Minn., (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz denounced the Trump administration’s latest threat to withhold federal funds from Minnesota as another step in a “retribution” campaign as he unveiled a package of legislation Thursday intended to fight fraud in public programs, a persistent problem that provided an impetus for the federal government’s immigration…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A-Rod is coming to Fargo this spring. The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce is bringing in the former baseball pro to share his wisdom at the annual Voices of Vision. Alex Rodriguez is a 14-time MLB All-Star and 2009 World Series Champion with the New York Yankees. He also is co-owner of the Minnesota…
FARGO — McDonald may not have a farm of his own, but he’s just as much fun as a farm full of animals all by himself. He’s only about a year old, and has lots of playful kitten energy to spare, but for some reason, he’s as gentle and well-mannered as a cat much older than that. He came to…
OSAGE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A woman who died in a house fire in Becker County last week has been identified. Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander says 79-year-old Anita Gruel was found deceased inside the home. The sheriff’s office received a 911 call just before 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 18 about a house fire in Osage, approximately 30 miles east of…
Wadena County Sheriff’s OfficeLEADER, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A sheriff’s deputy and the SUV they were chasing both crashed during a pursuit across two counties on Wednesday night. The Wadena County Sheriff says a deputy tried to stop a vehicle for several traffic violations, but the driver refused to stop. The chase entered Cass County, Minnesota, reaching speeds of over 100…
ONAMIA, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Four people were killed and another was seriously hurt in a head-on crash near Mille Lacs Lake in east-central Minnesota Wednesday night. The state patrol’s Brainerd District office says the crash happened at around 7 on Highway 169 on the lake’s southwest shore. A northbound car crossed the centerline and struck another car head-on. One of…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Red Lake, Minnesota woman has been found guilty of killing her two sons in 2024. Jennifer Stately was convicted in Federal Court in Minneapolis for the stabbing deaths of 5-year-old Tristan and 6-year-old Remi. Court records say that on March 15, 2024 the then 35-year-old attacked and killed the two boys. She then set fire to…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Gun violence has been a big topic for many in the DFL since the shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, and the shooting that took the lives of Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman. “When you are allowing somebody to possess a deadly weapon, I think that some kind of common sense regulation around possessing…
