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LIVE: New Support for LGBTQ Teens in Metro

Connection, compassion and caring for the teenager in your life.

Being a teen can be tough. Being an LGBTQ teen can make things even more complicated. So now, one of the region’s best-known nonprofits is launching a new therapy group for them. The Village Family Service Center is starting the 10-week, 12-person therapy group in the metro February 8th. It follows a similar group in St. Cloud launched three years…

Proposed Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum gets $1 million gift

FARGO – A proposed science museum in the Fargo-Moorhead area has received a $1 million donation from a local business leader. Officials with the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum say the gift from John Ballantyne will help with facility planning and feasibility studies. The museum focus on the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.  The plans includes a mobile STEM classroom….

After 50 years, Deputy Herb Nelson is ready to retire

78-year-old Deputy Herb Nelson will retire in a few months from the Clay County Sheriff's Office

CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Clay County Sheriff’s deputy who’s worn the badge for nearly 50 years is getting ready to retire. Herb Nelson was running a barber shop in Hawley, Minn. when he told a couple of deputies who came in for haircuts that he’d be interested in working with them. That conversation changed his life. “They came…

Moorhead man injured in snowmobile crash in Becker County

The Becker County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call of a snowmobile crash on South Tulaby Lane

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man is hurt after crashing his snowmobile in Becker County. It happened around 11 a.m. Morgan Leiseth, of Moorhead, was traveling northbound on South Tulaby Lake Lane when he left the trail and hit a tree. The 45-year-old was taken by North Memorial Air Care to Sanford Hospital in Fargo. His injuries are unknown…

Moorhead family of seven killed by carbon monoxide poisoning are remembered

Members of the community gathered to remember a Moorhead family that died of Carbon Monoxide poisoning in their home

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)- An emotional service was held in Moorhead to remember a family killed by carbon monoxide poisoning five days before Christmas. “For sure we’re feeling really sorry for the lost of our friends and our family we feel really sad in those moments, but we have the power that God gave us. We want you to know it’s…

$60 million to go towards repairing Minnesota bridges in 2022

MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Minnesota officials tout $60 million going towards bridge repairs this year. The money is from the infrastructure law signed by President Biden last year. The state’s Department of Transportation says 660 bridges in Minnesota are in poor condition. The state knows all too well how important it is to have updated infrastructure. In 2007, the Interstate 35W…

6-year-old struck, killed on Minnesota highway

ONAMIA, Minn. – The Minnesota State Patrol says a 6-year-old girl is dead after being hit by a vehicle near Onamia. The child was in the lanes of traffic when she was struck on Highway 169 about 11 p.m. Thursday in Mille Lacs County. Troopers identified the child as Unique Sincere Beaulieu. Authorities had no information on why the 6-year-old…

Fargo-Moorhead area mayors discuss issues impacting their cities at State of the Cities

Local Leaders Share Aspirations and Challenges

WEST FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – A panel of mayors made up of Chad Olson of Dilworth, Dr. Tim Mahoney of Fargo, Kory Peterson of Horace, Shelly Carlson of Moorhead and Bernie Dardis of West Fargo gathered for the State of the Cities event. Each local leader spoke about the challenges facing their communities and outlined plans for the future. “We…