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Bird Strike Season Starting

FARGO — Wildlife researchers are sounding the alarm on a phenomenon that’s killing birds on NDSU’s campus, and it could be happening where you live and work, too. It’s bird strike, and it’s killed at least 60 birds on campus so far this season. The  fall migration is just beginning, and that means many migratory species of birds are on…

One seriously injured in north Moorhead crash

MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – The State Patrol says three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in north Moorhead at around 7:00 Wednesday morning. It happened at the intersection of Highway 75 and 28th Avenue North. Twenty-eight-year-old Callie Folstrom, of St. Paul, was headed south on Highway 75 in a car. Tyler Kirchner, 41, of Reiles Acres, was travelling northbound in…

Illegal aliens arrested in targeted operation near Black Duck, MN

U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks SectorFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Border Patrol agents have arrested three illegal aliens in what they call a targeted operation near Black Duck, Minnesota in Beltrami County. The agents are assigned to International Falls, Minnesota. On Wednesday, September 17  the agents discovered small amounts of meth wrapped in $1 bills. Those arrested are being charged with…

Former Sen. Nicole Mitchell sentenced to work release

Nicole MitchellDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (FOX 9) – Former Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell was sentenced to six months of work release on Tuesday for her burglary conviction after she broke into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes. A jury found Mitchell guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools after a week-long trial in July. A Becker County judge handed…

Tense moments during preliminary budget talks at Moorhead City Council

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Tensions ran high during discussions about the preliminary budget and the hiring of additional firefighters at Moorhead City Council. After two hours of back and forth, the council voted 6-2 for what they are calling budget proposal levy scenario 3. It would cap a raise of Moorhead property taxes by 5.58% while council members and city…

F5 Project raises awareness on their mission through golf tournament

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — For nearly nine years, the non-profit agency F5 Project has helped people find employment and a place to live. Serving more than five hundred people per month throughout North Dakota. “When we’re working with somebody at F5 Project, it’s because they want to change their life. They want a new life. They’re not there because they…

Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven…

Perham, MN man accused of prostitution solicitation

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR)– A 55-year-old Perham, Minnesota man is facing prostitution solicitation charges after deputies say he asked for sexual favors from a massage therapist. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says Larry McClendon Jr. contacted a New York Mills business looking for a massage. While texting with a therapist, he is accused of asking for sexual services and…