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UPDATE: 7 People Found Dead in Moorhead Home, Cause Not Revealed

Family members discovered the people dead at the home Saturday night

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR:Update 4:30 PM Sunday) — Police in Moorhead confirm that seven people died in a south Moorhead home. The unattended death case is in the 4400 block of 13 Street South. Police were called to the home just before 8 Saturday night and found four adults and three children. All of the victims have been taken to the…

Train Hits Pickup On Tracks In Moorhead, Driver Charged With DWI

The train hit a truck witnesses said slid under the crossing arms onto the tracks.

Moorhead, Minn. (KVRR-TV) – Police arrest a Moorhead man for DWI after a train crashed into his truck on the tracks. The crash happened just after 4:50 Friday afternoon at 11th Street North and 1st Avenue North. Officers found a truck with significant damage to the driver’s side. The driver, 35-year-old Cody Polipnick was the only person in the truck….

Kim Potter on Daunte Wright stop: ‘I’m sorry it happened’

MINNEAPOLIS – The Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright said she’s sorry it happened. Kim Potter was the last witness Friday before the defense rested in her manslaughter trial. She is charged with manslaughter in Wright’s death during an April 11 traffic stop in Brooklyn Center. Potter has said she meant to use…

Missing Minnesota teen found safe

Halle KennedyST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Halle Kennedy has been located and is safe. The 15-year-old from Andover was reported missing on Dec. 15. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: HALLE KENNEDY, MINNESOTA BCA, missing

Fargo area schools step up security in response to threats on TikTok

FARGO (KVRR) – Extra police are on patrol at Fargo and West Fargo public schools today in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the nation on Friday, Dec. 17. The social media threats had many educators on edge as they circulated in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Michigan which has…

Santa makes an early stop at Micah’s Mission Shelter and Community Center

"I love seeing what the kids are getting as much as they probably do," says Hannah Young

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — “It’s always kids at Christmas. It’s always a great time. I love seeing what the kids are getting as much as they probably do. It’s just, it’s just always so much fun. The kids are always happy to see Santa and they always light up when they see what they get. And especially because they don’t…

MN & ND among least safest states during pandemic

UNITED STATES (KVRR) – States in our region are among the most dangerous to live in during the Covid-19 pandemic according to WalletHub. North Dakota comes in 44th and Minnesota is 40th. The website compared all states and the District of Columbia for rates of transmission, positive testing, hospitalizations and deaths and the amount of eligible people getting vaccinated. WalletHub…

Hennepin County Sheriff pleads guilty to DWI

Douglas County Attorney Chad Larson says terms of the agreement are the same that would apply to anyone convicted of a first time DWI.

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) – Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson has pleaded guilty to a drunken driving-related charge in connection with a rollover crash on I-94 near Alexandria. Under a plea agreement, Hutchinson pleaded guilty to fourth-degree DWI.  He originally faced three other charges. Douglas County Attorney Chad Larson says terms of the agreement are the same that would apply to…