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North Dakota Supreme Court orders judge to revisit abortion order

Red River Women’s Clinic, MoorheadBISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Supreme Court ordered a lower court judge to reconsider his decision to prevent the state’s abortion ban from taking effect pending the outcome of a clinic’s legal challenge. The state Supreme Court late Tuesday ordered Judge Bruce Romanick to weigh the clinic’s chances of succeeding in reconsidering whether his decision…

LIVE: Ghoul Morning Last-Minute Costume Craft

Artist Tinker makes a little last-minute magic for the Halloween procrastinators among us.

We’ve met her in her studio for an earlier Ghoul Morning. Now, Fargo-based artist Tinker, whose real name is Ashley Rieck, is joining us in ours. And she’s bringing the magic with her. Rieck is turning her creative forces on zip ties and transforming them into a dramatic costume crown. And the great thing is — since most of us…

Sheriff: Impaired driver struck Clay County squad car

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol arrested a man who struck a Clay County deputy’s squad car at the scene of a vehicle fire. Sheriff Mark Empting says the crash happened around 7:25 pm Tuesday along Highway 34 in Barnesville. Empting says the deputy was using his marked patrol vehicle with emergency lights activated to block the road….

Two vehicles involved in Moorhead rollover

The crash happened at 14th Street and Belsly Boulevard

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Two vehicles are involved in a rollover in Moorhead at 14th Street and Belsly Boulevard. The crash happened around 2:00 p.m. Police say one of the vehicles failed to stop at a stop sign. An SUV rolled onto its side and landed in the middle of the road. No one suffered series injuries. An ambulance was…

Ghoul Morning: Going Dark With MSUM’s Planetarium

Yes, they get quite a few questions about aliens.

MSUM’S Planetarium is taking a walk on the dark side in honor of Halloween, and celebrating it’s 50th anniversary. This month is a culmination of the celebration that started back in July, and they’re partying hard all month long. There are spooky events for the public each weekend in October, including “The Skies Over Hogwarts” for the Harry Potter fans…

Concordia offers transfer admission guarantee for community college students

MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Twelve Minnesota private colleges, including Concordia, are offering a transfer admission guarantee. Community college students who earned an associate of arts degree and meet GPA and other transfer curriculum requirements can get guaranteed admission. The GPA to transfer to Concordia is 2.75 and you can earn your A.A. degree anywhere in the U.S. to transfer to be…

Fargo-Moorhead celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The White Earth Veterans and Honor Guard, City of Moorhead, Minnesota State University Moorhead and the American Legion shared the importance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. “I was asked when I was in the Air Force ‘What are you serving for? They took land, they took your people’s lives.’ I said ‘Yeah, we’re fighting for our land…

Update: Fire destroys main lodge at Maplelag resort

CALLAWAY, Minn. (KVRR-KDLM) – Several fire departments battled a blaze that destroyed the main lodge at Maplelag Resort, northeast of Detroit Lakes. The well-known resort near Callaway is on Little Sugar Bush Lake. Firefighters were called to the resort at around 8:00 a.m. as large plumes of smoke could be seen several miles away. An employee of the resort indicated…

Ghoul Morning: Moorhead Parks Trunk or Treat

Calling all candy lovers -- but you better be prepared for long lines.

If you’re an adult and you love Halloween, you probably love everything about Halloween. The costumes, the parties, the decorating, the seasonal recipes, the scary movies and haunted houses. If you’re a kid and you love Halloween, it’s much simpler: You’re in it to haul away as much candy as you can possibly carry. So for those of you who…