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Vaccinations for younger children begin in Minnesota this week

November 3, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Tim Walz says health care providers and others will begin vaccinating 5- to 11-year-old children this week, now that the Pfizer coronavirus shot has received federal approval for that age group. Walz says the vaccine will arrive in waves this week and that Minnesota providers have ordered as many doses as possible from the federal…

LIVE: 40 Years of Helping Families Stay Together

At a time when we're finding out just how important being together is, they're celebrating 40 years of making it happen.

November 3, 2021

Emily Welker,

If this pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that being together with the family members you love can make all the difference in the world. Hospice of the Red River Valley has known that all along, and that’s why they’re celebrating 40 years in operation. They’ve been there for countless families in our community, helping them in one of the…

Highway signs altered with anti-Biden slogan in Brandon, Minnesota

November 3, 2021

Jim Monk,

BRANDON, Minn. (KVRR) – City officials in Brandon aren’t amused with whoever defaced the west-central Minnesota city’s welcome signs on the edge of town. Brandon City Clerk Deb Grommesh says someone added the words “Let’s Go” to the welcome signs, which were discovered Monday. “We understand and embrace freedom of speech,” Grommesh said. “But we will not tolerate damage or…

Minneapolis voters decide to keep police department

November 3, 2021

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS – Minneapolis voters have rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety. The initiative would have changed the city charter to remove a requirement that the city have a police department with a minimum number of officers. Supporters of the proposal said a complete overhaul of policing was necessary to stop…

Detroit Lakes Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Robbery of Convenience Store

November 2, 2021

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Detroit Lakes man pleads guilty to robbing a convenience store on the White Earth Indian Reservation. According to court documents, 33-year-old Levi Jerome entered the store last November with a rifle. Jerome pointed it at the store clerk and demanded she open the cash register. He got away with around $2,250 in cash from the register and…

Votes Are Cast In $23 Million Referendum for Lake Park Audubon Schools

November 2, 2021

TJ Nelson,

LAKE PARK, Minn. (KVRR) — People in the Lake Park Audubon Public Schools district are voting on a nearly $23 million bond referendum. There are two questions on the ballot: the first would use over $21 million to improve the elementary school. The second question is for $1.3 million to provide more space for Career and Technical Education. It is…

Media renew plea for access to ex-cop’s trial

November 2, 2021

Jim Monk,

Kim PotterMINNEAPOLIS – News organizations are renewing their request to the judge overseeing the case of a former police officer charged in the death of Daunte Wright. They’re asking her to allow live video coverage of former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter’s trial because of the continuing threat of COVID-19 and the strong public interest. Judge Regina Chu has barred…

UPDATE: Detroit Lakes School Threat Individuals Identified, “Dealt With”

November 2, 2021

Jim Monk,

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — Threats made against schools in Detroit Lakes have been resolved according to Superintendent Mark Jenson and Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd. The first threat was phoned in to a Fargo news outlet’s tip line. The second was noticed by a student at another school in the district that a student had posted on social…

LIVE: Stick It To Cancer

Stick up for the folks in our community who are struggling with medical issues.

November 2, 2021

Emily Welker,

Young hockey players in the region are struggling through tryouts right about now, and they’ve taken a lot of time and effort to get to this point. And so have their parents. That’s why one of the region’s long-running fundraisers is getting going again this year at just the right time. Stick it to Cancer got started in 2010 by…

Minneapolis voters deciding whether to abolish police department

November 2, 2021

Jim Monk,

Police Chief Medaria ArradondoMINNEAPOLIS – Voters in Minneapolis are deciding whether to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety. The election comes more than a year after George Floyd’s death launched a movement to defund or abolish police across the country. Mayor Jacob Frey is also in a tough fight for a second term. He’s…