CLEARWATER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two separate deaths in the county. A partially clothed and unresponsive man was found laying in the roadway in Rice Lake in southern Clearwater County around 11:45 Sunday night. He was taken to Bagley Sanford Medical Center where the 44-year-old male was pronounced dead. A second call came in…
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after police said a gunman shot and wounded several people at an apartment building in Stillwater and opened fire on responding police officers before they killed him. Police were dispatched to the Curve Crest Villas around 2:30 p.m. Saturday for what was initially described as an unknown medical…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Monday at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline to remove permanent fish houses from lakes in the southern two-thirds of Minnesota. Conservation Officer Garrett Thomas advises not waiting until the last minute to get the houses off the ice. “Don’t expect to kind of come out here and just be able to hook up and go,” Thomas…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will temporarily transfer power to Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan on Monday while he’s under general anesthesia for a colonoscopy, his office said Sunday. The 58-year-old governor sent a letter Sunday to House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Senate President Bobby Joe Champion informing them of his plan, as per state law. The…
EDINA, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A 66-year-old Edina, Minnesota woman was injured when a minivan she was riding in struck a snowmobile driven by a 13-year-old girl northwest of Duluth Friday night. According to the Highway Patrol, the snowmobile was crossing Highway 53 around 8:00 p.m. when the northbound van hit the snowmobile. The woman, and the man driving the van…
OLIVIA, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A man from Olivia in west-central Minnesota pleads guilty to third-degree murder for selling pills to a woman who believed they were Percocet, but actually contained a lethal amount of fentanyl. Bradley Westphal, 38, will be sentenced May 23 in the July 2021 death of Connie Havens, 56, of Olivia. Prosecutors say Havens is survived by…
FOLEY, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A St. Cloud man is sentenced to 15 years in prison for the attempted murder of a Sauk Rapids man in a murder-for-hire plan. 21-year-old Christian Kane admitted to stabbing a 56-year-old man in his garage last August at the direction of the victim’s wife, 55-year-old Maria Foster. According to prosecutors, Foster brought her husband coffee…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Looking for a place to let your little ones explore? KidCo is the perfect place to let their imaginations run wild. KidCo is a family friendly interactive museum and playroom. It is set to open Tuesday, March 7th. “Just having a space like this for kids ages one to eight that’s actually theirs, you know. They’re…
FARGO (KVRR) – There may still be snow on the ground, but The Garden of Healing is in full bloom. Being the size of a football field, phase 2 is sure to bring you all of your relaxation needs. “Having a nature environment with an urban setting is one way people can overcome some of those challenges and stresses so…
FARGO (KVRR) – Due to overwhelming demand, country music legend Willie Nelson added a second show at the Bluestem Amphitheater in Moorhead on May 23. The second show was sold out just a few hours after tickets went on sale Friday. Tickets to Nelson’s first show on May 22 were sold out Thursday, a day before they were scheduled to…
