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Kupec wins DFL District 4 Senate endorsement

April 30, 2022

Jim Monk,

Rob KupecGLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota DFLers have endorsed KVRR-TV Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec to run for the District 4 seat in the Minnesota Senate. Kupec won the endorsement during a meeting of District 4 delegates Saturday in Glyndon. He’s running for the seat being vacated by longtime DFL State Senator Kent Eken. Kupec has been Chief Meteorologist at KVRR-TV…

Pickleball unites two states in the Spring Showdown Tournament in West Fargo

Rustad Recreation Center welcomes over one hundred athletes from North Dakota and Minnesota to compete in its second annual Spring Showdown Pickleball Tournament.

April 29, 2022

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- Rustad Recreation Center welcomes over 100 athletes from North Dakota and Minnesota to compete in its second annual Spring Showdown Pickleball Tournament. Pickleball is a sport that crosses between tennis, ping pong and badminton and played with paddles and plastic balls. You can play singles or doubles and there are inside and outside courts. Rustad Recreation…

LIVE: “Star Wars” At The Fargo Theatre

May the Fourth be with you.

April 29, 2022

Emily Welker,

It’s one of the biggest fandoms in pop culture right now, and next month, Star Wars fans get to celebrate at the film that started it all. “Star Wars: A New Hope” is playing at the Fargo Theatre as part of its Classic Film series. It’s part of their Classic Film Series, and it’s back in person for the first…

Oslo Mayor: Not The Worst Flood, But It’s In The Top 10

April 28, 2022

TJ Nelson,

OSLO, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Oslo, in northwestern Minnesota, is now an island surrounded by floodwaters. MnDOT has closed the last two highways to the east due to overland flooding. The Red River borders the town to the west. Mayor Erika Martins said this is not the worst flood the town has dealt with but it will be in the top…

FDA issues plan to ban menthol cigarettes, cigars

April 28, 2022

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON – The U.S. government has released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The Food and Drug Administration said phasing out menthol cigarettes would save hundreds of thousands of lives by helping adult smokers quit. Menthol is the only cigarette flavor that was not banned under the 2009 law that gave the FDA authority over tobacco…

Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd

April 28, 2022

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his conviction for murder in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that jurors were intimidated by the protests that followed and prejudiced by heavy pretrial publicity. Chauvin asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals in a court filing this week to reverse his conviction, reverse and remand for a new trial…

Pet Connection: Meet Camper

Make this Camper extra-happy with a furever home.

April 28, 2022

Emily Welker,

Swoon. That’s the sound the collective staff of KVRR-TV made when Camper came in to the station this morning. The one-year-old buff domestic shorthair has one of the sweetest personalities we’ve seen in a long time. He was scooped up from the Wahpeton area by rescue workers at Homeward Animal Shelter, where he’d possibly been living on the street, given…

American Crystal Sugar, union set contract negotiations for June and July

April 28, 2022

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – American Crystal Sugar Co. and a union representing production employees at its processing plants are preparing for contract negotiations. The current deal, approved in 2017, expires August 1. The Moorhead-based cooperative says talks are set for June and July. Bakery, Confection, Tobacco and Grain Millers Local 167G Union President John Riskey says he’s hopeful a fair…

Moorhead church hosts first lunch since 2019 roof collapse

April 27, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The St. Francis de Sales Church hosts its first salad lunch since a roof collapse in March of 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Moorhead church continues the “return to normal” procedure as each member had to pay $10 for the buffet. Churchgoers and friends stopped by to enjoy their lunches in a festival of…

Mega Millions Jackpot Winners in Minnesota Come Forward…Sort of

April 27, 2022

TJ Nelson,

RAMSEY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two weeks after the ticket was sold at this Holiday station store in Ramsey, north of St. Paul, the winners of Minnesota’s first Mega Millions jackpot have claimed their prize. A married couple, who have chosen to stay anonymous, wins the jackpot worth $110 million. They have selected the cash option worth around $66 million before…