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Red Lake Man Gets 7 Years in Prison For Reservation Shooting

June 14, 2022

TJ Nelson,

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Red Lake, Minnesota man gets 7 years in prison for shooting two people on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in May 2021. 21-year-old Brennon Sayers was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court. Court documents show Sayers was arguing loudly with his girlfriend in a vehicle outside a home in Ponemah. One victim came out of his…

Man Who Shot and Wounded Woman Near Pelican Rapids is Sentenced

June 13, 2022

TJ Nelson,

Phouttasa PrathaneFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR)– A man who pleaded guilty to attempted murder and burglary for shooting a woman who had a protection order against him near Pelican Rapids, is sentenced to 15 years in prison. 36-year-old Phoutthasa Prathane fled after the shooting in April but was later arrested following a high-speed pursuit in Redwood County, Minnesota. He later admitted…

Woman Killed In Fatal Crash Near New York Mills Identified

June 13, 2022

TJ Nelson,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The woman killed in a crash south of New York Mills on Friday morning has been identified. Otter Tail County authorities say 47-year-old Tracy Frost of New York Mills died after crashing with another vehicle on County Highway 67. Frost was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, a 27-year-old who has not…

LIVE: All-Star Week

What's an even bigger legacy than setting a home run record? Helping fight cancer for countless folks in our region.

June 13, 2022

Emily Welker,

He’s one of the greatest baseball stars of all time, and his legacy in cancer awareness is just as great. And this week, you can help remember Fargo’s Roger Maris, because today kicks off All-Star Week in the metro. All-Star Week features free youth sports camps, golf tournaments, and other community events throughout the metro area. This year’s newest offering…

Artist’s Flea Market to showcase affordable pieces

Wild Terra Cider teams up with Lost in Fargo artists to put on a flea market to showcase local art at an affordable price.

June 12, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- The Artist’s Flea Market connects the community with talented local artists. Over thirty local artists and vendors gather at the outdoor event where some of the pieces were going for as little as five dollars. There were a variety of paintings, jewelry, and pottery along with other locally made items on sale. Organizers wanted the chance to…

20-Month-Old Child Who Wandered Away Found In A Nearby Field in Polk County

June 12, 2022

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A scare for a family in Fisher Township in Polk County on Sunday when a 20-month old child wanders off into the woods. Law enforcement and first responders headed to the area. Fisher Fire Department crews found the missing child about a 1/4 mile away in a field. The child was okay after being checked…

Senate negotiators announce a deal on guns, breaking logjam

June 12, 2022

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON (AP/KVRR) – Senate bargainers have announced a bipartisan framework responding to last month’s mass shootings in New York and Texas. It’s a noteworthy though limited breakthrough offering modest gun curbs and bolstered efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs. The proposal falls far short of tougher steps long sought by President Joe Biden and many Democrats. Even…

Moorhead church hosts “March for our Lives” rally

Nationwide March For Our Lives Rallies spark across the nation and here locally in Moorhead

June 11, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)-Mass shootings sending shockwaves of emotions rattling through our country. Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead take a stand against gun violence by marching from Moorhead to Fargo with the Lutheran Campus Ministry of Concordia College, MSUM, and NDSU. Recent mass shootings have the country mourning, some in silence. Others send prayers to loved ones and strangers, some taking…

Paxlovid will be a treatment option at Moorhead Covid-19 testing site

Paxlovid a Pfizer prescription pill for people with Covid will be distributed in select locations in the Fargo Moorhead area.

June 10, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Pfizer prescription pill Paxlovid, for people with Covid will be available soon in select locations throughout Minnesota. The Moorhead location is at the former Thomas Edison Elementary school at 1110 14th Street South. What sets these clinics apart is after getting a test people wait in their car for 15 minutes for a result and…

FBI arrests NDSU graduate student accused of issuing death threats

June 10, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The FBI has arrested an NDSU graduate student for allegedly issuing threats against employees at the university. Thirty-eight-year-old Thomas Sayward appeared in federal court Friday. He’s charged with Interstate Threatening Communications. Court documents say on June 1, NDSU Police informed the FBI that Sayward “submitted threatening language” to the university in response to a survey sent to…