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One victim hospitalized after Moorhead shooting

Officers were called to the 900 block of 23rd Avenue South for a report of a man down in the street.

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Moorhead Police are investigating a shooting from early this morning. Officers were called to the 900 block of 23rd Avenue South for a report of a man down in the street. They found a male victim with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers tied the shooting to a nearby apartment. A number of people have been detained, no…

MN State Patrol respond to nearly 200 crashes in our region

There were no fatalities.

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Minnesota State Patrol reports Troopers responded to 189 crashes between midnight Sunday and 8:00 a.m. Monday morning. 21 of the crashes resulted in non-life threatening injuries. 209 vehicles ran off the road requiring tow assistance. Troopers also assisted with 8 jack knife semis. Troopers are responding to several crashes & vehs sliding off the road. Trps…

Deaths of Moorhead family members, mosque vandalism among top stories in 2021

FARGO (KVRR) – The tragic account of 7 members of an immigrant family from Honduras who died in a Moorhead home in December was the most-viewed news story of 2021 on KVRR.com Relatives discovered the victims Dec. 18 when they went to check after not hearing from them.  The were identified as 37-year-old Belin Hernandez, 34-year-old Marleny Pinto, 16-year-old Breylin Hernandez,…

Gun Fired During Fight In Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A fight between two people results in a gun being fired at an apartment complex in south Moorhead. Police say the victim was injured before the gun was fired on Christmas morning around 5 in the 3000 block of 20th Street South. They found a spent shell casing and other evidence at the scene. Police say…

Dilworth Police Chief Under Fire For Alleged Tweets

  DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – Tweets calling President Biden a terrorist have allegedly been sent by Dilworth Police Chief Ty Sharpe’s Twitter account. Sharpe denies sending them. Tweets from the @LordTySharpe Twitter account, which is followed by Dilworth Police, sent messages this in response to CNN anchor Jim Scuitto’s message “Think about the lesson is the ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ crowd…

Update: Two bodies recovered after house fire near Bemidji

BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) – Two bodies were recovered following a residential fire Thursday near Bemidji. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was reported at 6:12 a.m.  The home is in the 9000 block of Pony Lake Rd NW in Liberty Township, about 13 miles northwest of Bemidji. The second floor of the home was fully engulfed upon the…

Watch: Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death

MINNEAPOLIS – Jurors have convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of motorist Daunte Wright. The jury deliberated for about four days before finding Kim Potter guilty of both counts on Thursday. Potter was a Brooklyn Center police officer when she shot and killed the 20-year-old Wright during an April 11 traffic…

Medtronic pays $400K to settle South Dakota kickback case

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Minnesota-based Medtronic has agreed to pay $400,000 to South Dakota to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to a neurosurgeon. The settlement resolves allegations that Medtronic paid for more than 100 social events at a restaurant owned by Dr. Wilson Asfora. Medtronic allegedly sponsored the events over a nine-year period to persuade Asfora to use Medtronic…