MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Fix it Forward Ministry has received 390 vehicle donations and repaired over 800 vehicles for free for those in need in the last seven years. It is a big milestone for the organization. “When Matthew and I started this years ago, we started giving away cars and we were kind of both taken back with that…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — The Minnesota House Agriculture Committee is the sixth to approve the state’s cannabis legalization bill. DFL State Rep. Zack Stephenson of Coon Rapids introduced the House bill last month. It includes traffic safety provisions and an eight percent tax on top of the state’s six and a half percent sales tax. “Minnesotans are ready for…
BOWDON, N.D. (KVRR) — Authorities identify the Jackson, Minnesota man killed after crashing his snowmobile in Wells County. Sixty-seven-year-old Bruce Hanson was pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday evening on January 25. The crash happened 10 miles southeast of Bowdon, North Dakota. North Dakota Highway Patrol says there were no witnesses to the crash. The crash is under investigation….
CONCORDIA, MN– The Concordia Cobbers Women’s Basketball team is off to their best start since the 1988-89 season. Wednesday night, they defeated Macalester 73-58. Categories: College, Moorhead, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Concordia Cobbers, concordia cobbers women’s basketball
WASHINGTON (KVRR) — Sen. Amy Klobuchar and a Minnesota mother are raising awareness about a new law designed to protect children from furniture tip-over injuries. The STURDY Act requires companies to test products for safety and stability before being sold. As a result, nearly 10,000 kids go to the emergency room for injuries. Klobuchar was joined in Washington by Janet…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — A Cass Lake, Minnesota woman is arrested after being accused of stealing a cab. Police say 34-year-old Mardee Jones was getting a ride in a Doyle Taxi Cab last night from Essentia in Fargo to Cass Lake. When the driver stopped at a Fosston gas station to use the restroom, police say Jones got behind the…
ADA, Minn. (KVRR) — The mayor of Ada, Minnesota is facing a DWI charge tied to a crash back in November. Court records show 36-year-old John Hintz rolled his pickup in a ditch in Norman County. Hintz and a passenger had no major injuries. But he failed two sobriety tests in the field and a urine test later came back…
ST. PAUL — Former Senator David Durenberger has died at age 88. The Minnesota Republican supported a progressive brand of politics. His longtime spokesperson says his health had declined in recent months and he died at his St. Paul home. Durenberger won a U.S. Senate seat in 1978 and served three terms. He was unanimously censured by the Senate in…
ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota legislative leaders signing legislation that enshrines a right to abortion into state statutes. It passed in the Senate early Saturday after a marathon debate. “And the message that we’re sending to Minnesota today is very clear: your rights are protected in this state. You have the right to make your own decisions…
ST. PAUL — CEOs of Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services say they will not delay their merger despite requests from lawmakers, Minnesota’s attorney general and the University of Minnesota. Lawmakers called the two CEOs to the state capitol and they got grilled by Democrats at a joint House Commerce and Health Finance and Policy committees hearing. U of M…
