MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Moorhead man is jailed after fleeing police and crashing a stolen U-Haul into a snowbank in Moorhead. Minnesota State Patrol says 40-year-old David Jacobsen was arrested Sunday for receiving stolen property and fleeing police. A Fargo officer tried to stop the stolen U-Haul Sunday afternoon but Jacobsen fled. He later fled another attempted stop by…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A bill in the Minnesota legislature would provide twelve weeks of paid family leave to employees and in special circumstances allow an additional twelve weeks. “It will apply to the birth of a newborn child, a medical emergency, or taking care of an elderly parent would be one of the things that could be covered under…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Labor Department says one of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies, Packers Sanitation Services, employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs. The department says the children worked at 13 meatpacking plants across the country. Department officials searched three meatpacking plants that are owned by JBS USA and Turkey Valley Farms in Nebraska…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The owner of a popular Battle Lake, Minn. candy store is facing numerous tax-related charges. The Minnesota Department of Revenue says Margaret F. Haviland and Terry Allen Haviland are charged with five felony counts of failing to file individual income tax returns and five felony counts of failing to pay individual income tax. Margaret Haviland,…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) –Fire in an apartment in a 36-unit building in Fergus Falls causes $80,000 in damage. Crew were called out just before three Thursday morning and ran into high heat and heavy smoke in the building. Everyone was able to get out of the building safely. Fire damage was extensive but contained to the single unit. People…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — There are five finalists to become the next president of Minnesota State University Moorhead. They are Mohamed Abousalem, Tim Downs, Scott Furlong, Arrick Jackson, and Jodi Kupper. Only Jackson has ties to the university having served as provost and senior vice president of academic affairs since 2019. The candidates will be interviewed next week. A selection…
TRONDHEIM, NORWAY (KVRR) — The long-standing partnership between Minnesota and Norway’s militaries is being expanded. Gov. Tim Walz participated in an official “State Partnership Program” signing ceremony in Trondheim, Norway. He’s also celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange”, the longest-running military exchange partnership between any two nations. Walz met with members of the Minnesota National Guard…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — There’s a statewide alert in Minnesota for 58-year-old Ralph Apmann. He has now been convicted of second-degree murder despite not having shown up for his trial. A Cottonwood County jury reached its guilty verdict Tuesday. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Windom Police continue to search for Apmann. He’s believed to be armed with a handgun…
MOORHEAD– The Moorhead Spuds took care of business to defeat the Roseau Rams 3-0 Tuesday in Moorhead. Categories: High School, Minnesota News, Moorhead, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Moorhead Spuds, Moorhead Spuds Hockey
NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR/KFGO) — Blizzard conditions stranded dozens of drivers and forced officials to close several roads, including all of I-29 in North Dakota, Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Just after 8:00 p.m. Tuesday I-94 was closed eastbound from Jamestown, N.D. to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and westbound from Fergus Falls to Valley City, N.D. It re-opened in North…
