FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s a busy weekend for incoming college freshmen and their families as they spent most of Saturday getting dorms situated for the school year. “For me, it’s just being the first friendly face so that they feel welcome to campus,” says NDSU junior Megan Okke. Thousands of students are getting ready for a new chapter in…
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) – Say happy birthday to Horace with a fun-filled weekend for the whole family! “Having a huge celebration where the whole community can come together and celebrate and just be a part of a community again you can just see the happiness and the joy it brings other people. So, I think it’s been really nice to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Just in time for the start of the school year, the Minnesota State University System, represented by Teamsters Local 320, reaches an agreement including wage increases, averting a strike. The tentative agreement also requires the college and university system to conduct an equity and compensation study. Members will start voting on the new agreement in late…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) — A Red Lake woman has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by two years of supervised release for her role in an arson conspiracy on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. According to court documents, Dalene Roberta Fajardo, 35, Corey Leigh Stately, 40, and Lori Anna Sayers, 33, conspired and knowingly agreed to commit arson to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police seized drugs, guns, ammunition and cash from a Moorhead apartment Wednesday. Capt. Deric Swenson says officers conducted a search warrant in the 3700 Block of 7 Street South. Officers located over 170 fentanyl pills and over 18 grams of fentanyl paste. Swenson says the search also resulted in the seizure of guns with ammunition and…
FARGO , N.D. (KVRR) – With the start of school coming up quickly on the calendar, parents are turning to sleep physicians for some extra help to get their kids’ sleep schedules back on track. Sleep physicians recommend sunlight as soon as you wake up in the morning to slow down your body’s production of melatonin. They also say to…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/CNN) — The Minneapolis City Council voted to approve a new rideshare protections ordinance. The vote passed 7 to 5. The ordinance will set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers with Lyft and Uber. Lyft sent a letter to the city council earlier this week and said it will be forced to cease operations in the city on…
RED LAKE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — The Red Lake Nation in northwestern Minnesota plans to roll out a mobile dispensary. The on-reservation NativeCare was the state’s first recreational marijuana store to open this month. The dispensary, which will resemble a food truck, will allow the tribe to expand its cannabis business into other markets, but only on tribal lands. It’s estimated…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Frazee man has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony illegal possession of a firearm and receiving stolen property. Twenty-two-year-old Allen King was arrested after emergency dispatchers received a report of a man with a gun in the Jimmy John’s parking lot in Detroit Lakes. Shortly afterward, an employee at Masterpiece Alternatives…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Ninth grade football players from Moorhead High School are attending a new program to teach young athletes valuable life skills. Teiken Academy aims to provide a variety of classes for students to grow in a team setting and as an individual. The academy is possible from generous donations from both the Teiken family and Sanford Health…
