Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn., holds his two-year-old daughter Lily and poses by his pumpkin called “Michael Jordan” after winning the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Gienger won the event with a pumpkin weighing 2749 pounds. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A Minnesota horticulture teacher set…
FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – There were all kinds of events this Indigenous Peoples’ Day throughout the Fargo Moorhead area. NDSU held an event to bring awareness to how Indigenous People have been treated in the past. There was a teepee set up on campus near the Babbling Brook. The event also had NDSU’s American Indian Public Health department talking about…
CAMPBELL, Minn. (KFGO) – A bomb threat led to a pair of drug arrests in Campbell south of Breckenridge Monday morning. The Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office says its dispatch center received a 911 text message reporting that someone was in danger, a bomb was involved and deputies should respond immediately. Deputies from Wilkin, Otter Tail, Traverse and Grant Counties went…
FacebookBETHLEHEM, West Bank (KVRR/KFGO) – A group of eastern North Dakota priests and parishioners are sheltering in Bethlehem in the West Bank after a major conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas started over the weekend. Father Phil Ackerman, head pastor at Holy Cross Catholic Church in West Fargo is helping lead the trip. He says the more than…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – MSUM is excited to kick off their homecoming events this week. From crafts to food to sports MSUM has it all planned for this fun-filled week. Not only is homecoming for students, alumni, and teachers but it is also a great way for the public to get involved with their local university. All week long there…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The driver of a semi was injured after he lost control of his vehicle and went into a ditch in Becker County on Saturday morning. It happened at mile marker 44 on Highway 113. First responders discovered the driver, 32-year-old Rouby Mankenley St. Charles, of Fargo, suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys who’ve been defending MyPillow chief executive and election denier Mike Lindell against defamation lawsuits by voting machine companies are seeking court permission to quit, saying he owes them unspecified millions of dollars and can’t pay the millions more that he’ll owe in legal expenses going forward. Lindell confirmed in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday that…
CLEARWATER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The search for a missing grouse hunter in Clearwater County comes to an end as the man is reunited with his party. The 24-year-old man from St. Paul was reported missing when he didn’t show up at a meeting spot around 5 p.m. Saturday near Robinson Lake in Itasca Township. Minnesota State Patrol searched for…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – On Saturday afternoon, the Moorhead Police Dept. responded to a situation involving a car being struck by a train. This happened at 5:20 p.m. at 8th St. and Center Ave. Witnesses say a 32-year-old driver from Fargo had stopped his car underneath the railroad arms and was struck by the train. The man was taken to…
FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo-Moorhead’s Hope Inc. is providing family friendly sporting and recreational opportunities critical to the health and development of children and adults. Executive Director Bill Grommesh said, “You know when Hope Inc. started we had 5 kids in the program and we’ve grown to over 250 and we pull them in from a wide range. You know…
