MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Is Spring in the air? The iconic Moorhead Dairy Queen along Main Avenue opens for the season. People in the F-M area line up for Blizzards and other sweet treats at the birthplace of the DQ dilly bar. Customers say it feels like the unofficial welcome to spring when the family owned Dairy Queen opens its…
FARGO (KVRR) – Two local rallies in support of Ukraine are planned in the coming days. The first rally is planned for Wednesday, March 2 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. on the Veterans Memorial Bridge. A “Sunset Peace Vigil” will be held Sunday night at the same location. Participants will be gathering from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Those who attend both…
FARGO (KVRR) – You may have noticed that local gas prices jumped significantly overnight. In the Fargo-Moorhead area, some retailers are selling regular unleaded for up to $3.59 per gallon, an increase of about 20 cents. AAA says in North Dakota, the average price is nearly $3.41 per gallon. Minnesota’s average is around $3.45. The national average price is nearly…
DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) – The Mayor of Duluth, Minnesota has reversed course and says she will now support illuminating the city’s iconic lift bridge in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Mayor Emily Larson released a statement Tuesday morning. “Sometimes you make a decision based on important variables like rules and fairness and then understand that those things really don’t…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A new form of medical marijuana has been approved for Minnesota residents. Starting Tuesday, everyone who is registered for the medical marijuana can apply to get it in its purest form, dried flower. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, more than 30,000 people in the state are in the medical marijuana program. So far, only…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – There’s fewer people getting tested for Covid-19 at the former Thomas Edison Elementary School in Moorhead. Thankfully, the amount of people testing positive is declining. The organization’s Public Health Administrator briefed the Dilworth City Council on everything coronavirus in the county. More than 105,000 coronavirus tests have been taken at the former Edison Elementary, but the…
You’ll like it. You’ll love it. Tim McGraw’s coming to the Red River Valley. No, we’re not kidding. In an announcement you could see only on KVRR’s Morning Show, Red River Valley Fair officials confirmed McGraw will take the grandstand on the fair’s first weekend, July 9th. McGraw is a multiple-times Grammy award winner who’s been one of the most-played…
MINNEAPOLIS – A Rochester man who fled to Mexico with his wife after being charged with setting fire to a St. Paul school and two stores during the riots that followed the death of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to arson. Thirty-five-year-old Jose Felan Jr. entered the plea in federal court last week in connection with the fires set on…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The community comes together for a Moorhead bus driver who been hit with multiple setbacks. “Well I’m pretty overwhelmed right now; I have amazing, amazing family and friends. It’s unreal,” said Renecker. Terry Renecker is a bus driver with the Moorhead Public Schools. She’s also a cancer survivor who’s been hospitalized recently with pneumonia. Friends of…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR: Update 8pm 02/27/22) — A Barnesville, Minnesota teen is dead after a crash in Otter Tail County between two vehicles with a total of ten passengers. State patrol says 19-year-old Grace Olson collided with a Ford Straight Truck, similar to a moving truck. It happened on Highway 210 east of Fergus Falls just after midnight…
