FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — According to the CDC, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death among adults in the U.S. and the 2nd leading cause of death among those under 24. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention says changes in how someone talks, their mood and behavior can be the most troubling warning signs. “At AFSP, we are working…
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota regulators on Wednesday denied a construction permit for a carbon dioxide pipeline project, one month after a North Dakota panel did the same to a similar project by another company. Navigator CO2 Ventures wants to build a 1,300-mile (2,092 kilometers) pipeline network across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota, to carry planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions…
BREEZY POINT, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Three people are found dead at a townhouse development in Breezy Point, Minnesota. It’s north of Brainerd. Authorities responded to Whitebirch Estates around 8:45 Tuesday night. So far, they haven’t shared any details about the deaths or the identities of the victims. They don’t believe that there is a threat to the public. The…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Greater Moorhead Days is set to start on September 7 in Moorhead, Minn. This event brings together the community and local businesses. “It’s really exciting to put together so many great events for the community. We got a real diversity of things to celebrate this year.” said Josie Gereszek, the recreation coordinator the Moorhead Parks…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Jeremiah Program is a national organization with locations across the country with a mission to change the cycle of poverty for single mothers and their children, two generations at a time. The Jeremiah Program assists single mothers by giving them resources such as career track education, early childhood education, a supportive community, safe and affordable housing,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is calling on locals to help sponsor Ukrainians trying to leave their war-torn country. Michael Southam says, since 2014, there have been around eight million Ukrainians displaced. Southam says he was inspired by his friend in Pelican Rapids who knew of a family that was evacuating the country in the 2014 invasion….
SABIN, Minn. (KVRR) – A practice that is normally done on the west coast is paying off dividends for a Clay County farm and a local brewing company. Swing Barrel Brewing was out in Sabin, Minn., to harvest hops for their beer from the Mainline Hops Farm. “There aren’t too many hops grown in this area big enough to give…
ALBANY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people are dead after a Labor Day crash on I-94 in Stearns County near Albany. The state patrol says a car driven by 36-year-old Said Mohamed of Pelican Rapids collided with a pickup driven by 23-year-old Scott Bunger of Albany around 7 p.m. Mohamed and a passenger, 69-year-old Abdalla Gudad of Grand Island, Nebraska, were…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A motorcycle driver who died after fleeing from a Minnesota State Trooper Friday night has been identified. He is 25-year-old Levi Savela of Sebeka, Minnesota. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says the trooper tried to stop Savela around 6 p.m. when he took off at a high rate of speed in Burlington Township. He eventually lost…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – Despite the hot weather, summer is coming to a close in Lakes Country. What a summer it has been according to some of these local businesses, who make a living off of the thousands of people who flocked to the region. “It’s been a great summer. I can’t complain,” said Mike Denardo of the J…
