Minnesota News

Bongards Creameries announce major expansion at Perham plant

PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR) — Bongards Creameries announces a major investment in its Perham plant. The expansion will increase overall plant capacity to 5.5 million pounds of milk per day. The latest investment includes expansion of the milk intake bays, cheese packaging equipment, whey drying and packaging equipment, whey warehousing, and wastewater treatment. The work is being done by local Perham…

Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Crowned Miss Minnesota

Angelina Amerigo/Miss Minnesota Scholarship OrganizationWELCH, Minn. (KVRR) — A Minnesota State University Moorhead student is crowned Miss Minnesota. Twenty-two year-old Angelina Amerigo beat out around two dozen other women from across the state for the title Friday night at Treasure Island Casino. Amerigo picks up a crown and $10,000 scholarship and moves on to compete for the title of “Miss…

Corps of Engineers to Complete the Demolition of Drayton Dam This Week

Drayton Dam(March)/HSG Park Joint Venture, LLCPEMBINA CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Work to replace the Drayton Dam in Pembina County is nearing the halfway point as the Corps of Engineers completes its demolition this week. The two year project started last July as part of the larger Fargo Moorhead Flood Protection Project. The $7.7 million Drayton project features a new dam…

Teenage boy dead after accidental shooting in Moorhead

A makeshift memorial near the site of the accidental shooting in Moorhead. 6/26/2023MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A 13-year-old Moorhead, Minnesota boy died after an accidental shooting in Moorhead on Friday. Police say a group of juveniles were in a wooded area in the 1000-block of 19th St. South. A handgun was recovered by police. The victim was identified as Zain…

Sheriff says fatal Becker County shooting was isolated incident

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – A fatal shooting is under investigation in Becker County. The sheriff’s office received a report Sunday evening that a man had been shot in a vehicle in Pine Point, northwest of Osage. A gray Pontiac G6 with White Earth Tribal license 22079 was seen leaving the area before law enforcement arrived. The victim’s identity has…

5th Annual Adam Thielen Football Camp

FORMER VIKINGS RECEIVER ADAM THIELEN RETURNED HOME TO DETROIT LAKES FOR SATURDAY FOOTBALL CAMP.

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. Former Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver, Adam Thielen, returned to his home town of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Saturday to host his 5th annual football camp. The weather did not play nice, so the camp was held inside the Detroit Lakes High School gym. The kids and Thielen still made the most out of it. The current Carolina Panthers…

Texas woman injured in Traill County rollover

TRAILL CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A 44-year-old Willis, Texas woman is injured when her vehicle rolled over through a ditch and into a cornfield on North Dakota Highway 18 nine miles east of Clifford. She was going north from Arthur when authorities say her 2021 Kia Sorento ran off the roadway, struck a highway sign, went into a ditch and…

Fatal stabbing in Bemidji, multiple suspects in custody

BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — One man is dead in a stabbing in Bemidji. Police say they were called to the 1800 block of Minnesota Ave NW for an assault. They say they arrived to find the body which had been stabbed multiple times. Some people inside the home are detained for questioning Police say witnesses there gave descriptions to the…