Minnesota News

Celebrating Midwest culture at Potato Days

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — It’s a festival unlike any other featuring rodeos, pageant shows and lefse contests with a taste of history, too. “What didn’t we do? We were in the jail. We rode on the wagon ride with the horses. We ate a lot of potatoes. Oh yeah. Saw a lot of the shows. We saw the cooking contest….

Kandiyohi County man pleads guilty to producing child porn

KANDIYOHI COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Royalton man pleads guilty to producing sexually explicit images of a minor. According to court documents, 35-year-old Andrew John Groen contacted a minor using the messaging app TextMe. Groen, who knew the victim was a minor, identified himself in the messages as a 19-year-old man. On multiple occasions, Groen coerced the minor to send…

Fargo Youth Baseball returns from LLWS and hosts autograph signing at Suite Shots

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Suite Shots hosted an event for Fargo Little Leagues 12U All Stars team which returned from competing in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania early this week. This team made history by being the first one from North Dakota to advance to the Little League World series. “You know the younger kids that watched…

Confusion over new state law leads to removal of officers from schools

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Parents are looking for more clarification on a new state law as Moorhead Police pull school resource officers from all public schools. Legal counsel has interpreted that a section of the education bill may prohibit any physical contact from an SRO that “controls” a student. SROs could face civil and criminal penalties for violating the law….

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Uncle

See, he's already part of your family. It's right there in his name!

FARGO — They say good things come in small packages, and dogs don’t come a whole lot smaller than Uncle the Chihuahua. He’s still at puppy at only seven months old, but he’s already picked up some great manners. He’s got a very laid back disposition for a breed that’s widely understood to be prone to anxiety, and in spite…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Gizmo

A handsome bird who's ready for his close-up.

Gizmo’s volunteer handler from CAARE Avian Rescue claimed he had woken up on the wrong side of the cage the morning of Pet Connection. If this is Gizmo grumpy, we can’t imagine how friendly he is when he’s well-rested. Because the first thing the 35-year-old cockatoo did was hop on board Emily just as she was about to read the…

Gov. Walz names Natalie Hudson as new Chief Justice

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz promotes Natalie Hudson to become the next chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, making her the first person of color to lead the court. Hudson has been an associate justice since 2015. She will lead the high court when current Chief Justice Lorie Gildea retires in October. The Plummer, Minnesota native…