MINNESOTA (KVRR) – People from Moorhead to Detroit Lakes take part in a town hall to hear from their state senator and representatives. Minnesota has the only divided Legislature in the country, so passing anything requires some comprise. People wanted to know how State Senator Kent Eken and State Representatives Paul Marquart and Heather Keeler would like the Legislature to…
MAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Names are released in a chase and officer involved shooting in Mahnomen County on Sunday. Minnesota BCA says 20-year-old Shequoya Basswood of Mahnomen is being treated for gunshot injuries at Sanford in Fargo. The deputy who shot her is Dakota Czerny who has been with Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office for one year. He is on…
FARGO (KVRR) – The parents of two Moorhead teens killed in a crash on Interstate 94 while heading to a basketball tournament in 2015 are appealing the dismissal of their civil rights lawsuit in federal court. Fargo attorney David Chapman, who represents Ray and Kathie Kvalvog, says he has filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of…
UPDATE (FOX 9) – A man charged with assaulting a referee after a high school basketball game in Lake Park– the result of being upset over bad calls – has plead guilty to disorderly conduct. In March the Audubon Police Department was informed of an incident following a game between Lake Park-Audubon and Win-E-Mac. According to accounts from the incidents, following a…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – More than 173 employees of the Becker County Courthouse and Human Services units have voted to reject the county’s final offer and have filed their intent to strike with the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services. The soonest the employees could strike is at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. There’s a mandatory 10-day cooling-off…
LAKE PARK, Minn. (KVRR)- The American Legion Post in Lake Park, Minnesota is searching for a new home after their headquarters caught fire. Officials say there is heavy heat and smoke damage. “My heart dropped all the way to my shoes. I’ve been a member here for 23 years and heavily involved for the last 20 with several other members….
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo-based Scheels is being sued by a Rochester, Minnesota man who claims he ended up being arrested after he purchased a stolen gun from the Scheels store in Rochester. Umon Moore says in a federal lawsuit that while he was target shooting with friends in Tennessee in November, 2021, a law enforcement officer was checking serial numbers…
LAKE PARK, Minn. (KFGO-KVRR) – Fire caused heavy damage to the Lake Park, Minnesota American Legion. The fire was reported shortly after 8 p.m Sunday by a passerby. Police Chief Brady Burnside said there was significant heat and smoke damage, mostly to the interior of the building. Fire Chief Dave Coufal said it was a very hot fire, one of…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Two passengers in a vehicle that was used to flee a traffic stop were arrested by Clay County deputies after the vehicle got stuck and the driver managed to slip away. Sheriff Mark Empting says at around 3:37 a.m. Sunday, a deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the 4000 block of 60th Ave. South….
Jennifer CarnahanST. PAUL, Minn. – Former Minnesota Republican Party chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan is jumping into the race to replace her husband Jim Hagedorn in Congress. Carnahan made her announcement early Monday. Hagedorn died of complications from kidney cancer in February. Carnahan says she is committed to continuing her late husband’s legacy of fighting to secure the border, defending conservative values…
