GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — For the first time in its 46-year history, the all-women annual Air Race Classic will begin its takeoff from the Grand Forks International Airport. The competition across 12 states begins next Tuesday with 42 teams and 100 racers taking off from the Grand Forks airport and ending that Friday in Miami. At 8 a.m., more…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Sports and Events announces that Target Center in Minneapolis will host the upcoming U.S. Olympic team gymnastics trials. The trials are ahead of the 2024 summer games in Paris and will be held June 27 – 30. During the four-day event, fans can watch some of the country’s best artistic gymnasts. St. Paul native and three-time…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — With recent changes being made to marijuana laws in Minnesota, the talk about how it will impact colleges and universities ramps up. We reached out to Concordia College, and their response was they will continue their ban on marijuana on campus. And this will apply to all students, faculty and staff on campus. A Concordia representative…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota abortion provider challenged one of the nation’s strictest abortion laws Monday, arguing the law “fragrantly violates” a court ruling supporting the right of patients in the state to obtain the procedure to preserve their life or health. The lawsuit initially filed last year by what was the conservative state’s sole abortion provider…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead is inviting people to come out to the park for some summer entertainment. Starting tomorrow, Moorhead Parks and Recreation is hosting its RiverArts concert series. For five nights throughout the summer, you can show up for a concert, inflatables and art activities. It’s from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and you’re encouraged to bring a chair….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Act Up Theatre and the Straw Hat Players at Minnesota State University Moorhead are putting on a musical with LGBTQ+ themes. ‘The Prom’ is about a real-life situation involving a same-sex couple being denied the opportunity to go to prom. “The young lesbian girl is asked, ‘why do you want to go to prom?’ And she…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said the state will receive another $208 million in opioid settlement money over the next 15 years as part of a $17 billion nationwide agreement with two drug makers, as well as pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. The money will be released to a national administrator later this summer. The final…
MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO/KVRR) — On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Education announced one of its servers experienced a data breach. It comes from a global cyber-security attack targeting MOVEit software. 24 Minnesota Department of Education files were accessed which included data from the state’s Human Services department and school files for Minneapolis and Perham school districts, and Hennepin Technical College. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police are asking the public for help locating a man they say stole a semi and drove recklessly on lawns and sidewalks. 45-year-old Robert Burton of Fargo is accused of stealing the truck Thursday and is wanted by Fargo Police. Police say truck, a white 2000 Kenworth Day Cab, was found and recovered in Jamestown….
WINONA, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — The former boyfriend of a Minnesota woman whose body was found in a rural area was charged Friday in her death. Adam Fravel, 29, was charged with second-degree murder. The charge comes two days after a deputy found the body of 26-year-old Madeline Kingsbury. She had been missing since March 31 after dropping off her two…
