Minnesota News

Hope Inc. puts on wheelchair basketball clinic for families

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — In Moorhead, Hope Inc. held a wheelchair basketball clinic for kids and adults with mobility challenges. The event took place at Backyard Basketball Academy. Each spring, Hope Inc. puts on a couple sessions of wheelchair basketball to keep kids active and having fun. And for Ava Lematta, she gets to learn a new sport. Stephanie Lematta,…

Minnesota Senate passes controversial gun control legislation

The bill passed 34-33 on a party-line vote late Friday

                      ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — After nine hours of debate, the Minnesota Senate passes gun control legislation that has been strongly supported by the governor. The proposals include a “red flag law” that would allow authorities to ask courts for “extreme risk protection orders” to temporarily take guns away…

Moorhead Center Mall To Cease Operations By End Of 2023

Roers announced that it told tenants in the mall that operations have to be wrapped up by December 31st, 2023

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The end of the Moorhead Center Mall is near. Roers announced that it told tenants in the mall that operations have to be wrapped up by December 31st, 2023. Roers owns more than 90% of the mall. The developer plans to negotiate to buy out the remaining units. Roers and the city of Moorhead entered into…

Border Patrol foils human smuggling attempt in Kittson County

CARIBOU, Minn. (KVRR) – The U.S. Border Patrol says federal agents and the Kittson County Sheriff’s Office stopped a human smuggling attempt near Caribou, Minnesota Thursday. Authorities say they witnessed multiple people walking south from Canada border. Officers stopped two vehicles and discovered 20 people that had just crossed the border illegally. “This was a great example of our agents and…

Minnesota Deer Hunters Association withdraws from Governor’s Deer Opener

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association will not participate in this fall’s Governor’s Deer Opener. According to a social media post, the association made the unanimous decision “due to continued attempts to ban wolf hunting and anti-gun legislation within the state, which are in direct opposition to our mission.” “Since its inception in 2002, the Minnesota…

Cannabis seltzer to be sold during Willie Nelson concerts, other shows at Bluestem

FARGO (KVRR) – A new item will be on the menu during the Willie Nelson concerts later this month at the Bluestem Amphitheater in Moorhead. Jade Presents announced on social media Thursday that Cannabis Seltzer will be sold during Nelson’s concert and all other events during this year’s Summer Concert Series. The product is available through a new partnership with…

You Want To Feel What Love Is? These Students Can Show You

Their love of music got them on stage with a major music act. KVRR's Brian Barrett was there.

FARGO — Some local singers took the stage with an iconic rock band and help them sing their biggest hit. The kids of Sheyenne High School are waking up after a dream-come-true night on stage in which they played the biggest concert of their lives alongside Foreigner. Their voices ringing in the familiar chorus, “I wanna know what love is,…