MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A new sales tax is being discussed in the Minnesota legislature, it could impact many cities across the state. One of the biggest highlights of this new bill is the proposed 3.2% e-waste tax increase. And the difference between border states will be significant. For example, Fargo has a 7.5% sales tax, and with the new…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — Minnesota’s Democratic Party chairman says the party is disavowing the endorsement of state House candidate Judd Hoff. “I’m Judd Hoff and I’m running for the 12B state representative seat against ineffective minority member Ms. Mary Franson,” said Hoff in a YouTube post. Hoff was endorsed by Democrats in District 12 to run against Republican Rep. Mary…
WRIGHT COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — An armed man was shot by a deputy outside the Montrose Dollar General, west of the Twin Cities. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the store to arrest the man on a warrant. Deputies attempted to arrest him, but say he resisted and showed his gun. The sheriff’s office says less…
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A man has died after a crash northwest of Ulen, Minnesota in rural Clay County. Sheriff Mark Empting says the victim is 43-year-old Sonny Syverson, of Ulen. Fifty-three-year-old Dean Thompson, from Lake Park, was arrested for Felony 1st Degree DWI. First responders were dispatched to the area around 11:45 Saturday night. Ulen Rescue and Ulen…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KVRR) –A Lakeville toddler has died after falling from a third story hotel room window. It happened while the family was staying in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. According to the GoFundMe set up for the family, the 19-month-old boy was taken to a local hospital where he was hospitalized. He died two days later. His family says…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Normally in April, it’s a little bit cooler for Polar Plunges, but that didn’t stop people from taking the leap at MSUM. Using a Plungster pool, which makes it colder despite the warm April temps, they brought in money and awareness for the Special Olympics. This plunge is an effort made by both MSUM and Affinity…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A federal jury has found Bobbi Jo Johnson, also known as Bobbi Jo Kingbird, guilty of child neglect and child endangerment on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The 46-year-old Red Lake woman was convicted of crimes that happened between January 2021 and April 2022. The victim was a child in the foster care of her sister and…
ULEN, Minn. (KVRR) — One man is dead after a crash northwest of Ulen. Just before midnight on Saturday, first responders were dispatched to the crash in rural Clay County. The man was already receiving CPR when Ulen Rescue and Ulen Fire arrived on the scene. Sanford Ambulance and Sanford Airmed continued life saving efforts, but the man was later…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — OJ Simpson has died from prostate cancer at 76. The news was announced by his family on social media. They say he was surrounded by children and grandchildren when he died in Las Vegas. Back in 2008, Simpson was in lakes country to play some golf and try his hand at fishing. He hit the links…
FARGO (KVRR) — Rotary Clubs in the F-M area are working together to eradicate polio. The fundraising is part of an effort by Rotary International which has been working towards a polio-free world for nearly 40 years. They distribute almost 40 million polio vaccines to kids around the world every year. So far in 2024 there have only been 4…
