POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A lightning strike is believed to have started a fire at a Quonset in a rural area near Oklee, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s Office got a report of the fire around noon on Saturday. They responded along with Oklee Fire Department and Oklee Ambulance. The fire was put out without any major damage to the…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations wants FBI involvement nearly two weeks after a possible hate crime where a woman attacked an East Grand Forks Mosque during morning prayer. Fifty-seven-year-old Suzette Gay Thompson of Thief River Falls is arrested on an arson charge and could face up to 20 years in prison and a $20,000…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Minnesota sports stars thank the Maris family for all they do for cancer research and meet with those golfing in the Roger Maris All-Star Week Celebrity Golf Tournament. Seven-time All-Star and former Twins Manager Paul Molitor and two-time Twins World Series champion Kent Hrbek went around Fargo’s Rose Creek Golf Course taking pictures with golfers. The…
The White HouseTHE WHITE HOUSE (KVRR/AP) — President Joe Biden signs legislation meant to lower the cost of shipping goods across oceans. It’s a move the White House says will help ease logistical costs for retailers that have remained high since the start of the pandemic and helped fuel record inflation. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act empowers the Federal Maritime…
Mahogany may be named after one of the hardest woods around, but this little girl is a total softie. She’s friends with everyone she meets: cats. Other dogs. Toddlers. Older children. And of course, adults of all kinds. Mahoganey came to the 4 Luv of Dog rescue about a month ago after they found her at one of the area’s…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police is part of a pilot program paid through a state-funded grant estimated at more than $100,000 where they mark catalytic converters using serial numbers unique to each. A Moorhead police detective says there’s been a correlation with steel prices rising since 2020 and catalytic converter thefts across the country. “There’s three precious metals inside….
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — President Joe Biden says he looks forward to signing the Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law. The bipartisan effort was led by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, South Dakota’s Sen. John Thune and Rep. Dusty Johnson and Rep. John Garamendi of California. It is expected to help lower costs for American retailers, farmers and consumers. Biden says…
HARRIS, Minn. – Authorities say 47 cats were rescued from a vehicle that was parked in sweltering heat at a southeastern Minnesota rest area. The cats, discovered Tuesday about 50 miles north of the Twin Cities, were living in the car with their owner who recently became homeless and didn’t want to leave the animals behind. Animal Humane Society investigator…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Commerce Commission James Leiman is stepping down. In a social media post, Leiman says a post has been created for him by the Institute for Economics and Peace, a global think tank. He says it will enable him to serve populations that need help the most including the world’s most violent and impoverished places….
Jerry BlackwellMINNEAPOLIS – President Biden has nominated one of the prosecutors who helped convict a former Minneapolis police officer of murder in the killing of George Floyd to be a federal judge. Jerry Blackwell is a Minneapolis attorney and a founding partner of the law firm Blackwell Burke. Blackwell helped prosecute Derek Chauvin for the May 2020 killing Floyd. In…
