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Minnesota Aims To Boosts Outdoor Recreation Industry Through Tourism and Jobs

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Four state agencies in Minnesota are combining forces to expand the state’s ten billion dollar outdoor recreation industry. Gov. Tim Walz says “From the North Shore to the Winona bluffs, tourism is central to telling the story of who we are as a state”. Walz says the partnership will highlight Minnesota’s world-class natural resources and…

Red River Zoo keeping animals cool during extreme heat

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — That extreme summer heat is here but, while people are hunkering down indoors with air conditioning, the staff at area zoos are working overtime to keep animals safe during the blistering heat. “At our zoo we really put a lot of our efforts and we center ourselves around our animal’s wellbeing. So, we have to be…

City of Moorhead adds steps for people to get solar panels

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The city of Moorhead has added more steps for homeowners and others to get solar panels. According to the city, there have been at least six applications this year. “We’re trying to protect the public,” said Robin Huston, the city planner and zoning administrator. “A lot of people don’t realize it’s just an east connection for…

LIVE: Making a Miracle

Miracle Treat Day is Thursday, July 27

FARGO,N.D. (KVRR) —  Area Dairy Queens are mixing up miracles this week, and you can help by stirring in some support for sick kids. It’s Miracle Treat Day on Thursday, the day a dollar from the sale of each Dairy Queen Blizzard goes to Sanford Children’s Hospital for the care of sick and injured children from right here in our…

Identity of Man Pulled From River in Valley City Last Week Released

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– Valley City Police release the identity of a man whose body was pulled from the Sheyenne River a week ago. He is 22-year-old Branden Elias who was reported missing from Independence, Minnesota on July 17th, the same day his body was recovered in Valley City. Independence is just east of Minneapolis. This image from a local…

Eight People Apply To Fill Vacated Ward 4 City Council Seat in Moorhead

Moorhead City Council Member Steve LindaasMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — There are eight people who want to become the next Ward 4 City Council Member in Moorhead. The period to apply ended late Friday afternoon. They include: Delores Gabbard, Trenton Gerads, Ryan Larson, Zachariah Lorsung, Sebastian McDougall, Darren Opsahl, Andrew Rockhold and Dorothy Suomala. The applicants will be interviewed at Monday night’s…

Wallin laid to rest in Minnesota

Fargo Police and its community honors fallen FPD officer Jake Wallin from Pequot Lakes High School in Minnesota.

PEQUOT LAKES, Minn. (AP) – The Fargo police officer who was responding to a routine traffic crash when he was ambushed and fatally shot by a heavily armed man was remembered Saturday as a dedicated officer and an exceptional young man taken too soon. Jake Wallin, 23, was killed July 14 when a man armed with 1,800 rounds of ammunition,…