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Park Rapids Pilot Not Injured After Emergency Landing of Ultra-lite Airplane in Hubbard County

May 6, 2025

TJ Nelson,

(Hubbard Co. Sheriff’s Office)HUBBARD CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office responds to a report of a small plane crashing in a field on the north side of Potato Lake in Arago Township on Sunday evening. The pilot of the 1-seat ultra-lite airplane, 65-year-old Dennis Sleen of Park Rapids, told deputies he took off from Park Rapids airport and…

Pulse of Crime Panel Discussion

Each police chief in attendance said that overall crime statistics were down, but calls for service continued to increase.

May 6, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The FMWF Chamber gathered industry leaders at Microsoft Commons this year for The Pulse of Crime: Safety, Perception and Business Impact panel discussion. Present were two familiar faces – Chiefs David Zibolski and Peter Nielsen of the Fargo and West Fargo Police Departments, respectively; plus, the newest attendee of the party – recently hired Chief of…

Woman Raises Over $700,000 After Viral Racist Rant in Rochester, Minnesota

May 6, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Courtesy: GiveSendGoROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A woman who called a young Somali child the “N” word repeatedly at a Rochester, Minnesota park, all of which was captured in a now-viral video, may be criminally charged. Identifying herself as Shiloh Hendrix on a crowdfunding website, she has raised over $700,000 with a goal of $1 million citing the need for security…

LIVE: Weight On Your Mind? This Study Might Want You

May 6, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — Your weight and fitness might be on your mind with summer activities coming into focus soon. And the connection between weight, the human mind and the new class of weight-loss drugs on the market is on Concordia researchers’ minds, too. Dr. Betsy Cogan is looking for volunteers in their 50s to 70s, both weight-loss users and non-users alike,…

Teenager arrested in connection with shots-fired call in Moorhead

May 6, 2025

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Moorhead police arrested a suspect in connection with a shots-fired call in the Romkey Park neighborhood that happened just after midnight Monday. Suspect information was developed while detectives continued to investigate the original call. A 16-year-old juvenile was taken into custody and is being held at the West Central Juvenile Center on charges of negligent discharge…

Longtime Veteran Talks About Serving In Vietnam As He Tours D.C. on the Honor Flight

May 5, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota is already on trip number 20 with 100 veterans. KVRR’s Juliana Pelaez and Photographer Eric Bolin are with the veterans in Washington, D.C. on day two. July 4, 1776 the United States of America was officially founded. And today, veterans were able to see those documents first hand. “It’s really…

Interstate Speed Limit Jumps to 80 MPH Starting In August In North Dakota

May 5, 2025

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Interstate speeds are going up across North Dakota on August 1. Gov. Kelly Armstrong has signed a bill raising the speed limit from 75 to 80-miles-per-hour. The legislation also raises fines for speeding. Armstrong says he believes that the speed limit increase strikes a reasonable balance with neighboring states and raising fines should act as a…

Ethics Complaint Hearing Held For Sen. Bobby Joe Champion in St. Paul

May 5, 2025

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion is the focus of a hearing of the Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct. Last month, Republicans filed an ethics complaint against the Democrat accusing him of violating Senate rules. They claim Champion authored legislation in 2023 and 2025 directing $3 million to his client who runs the violence prevention organization 21…

LIVE: How to Hack Your World If You’re an Introvert (and it’s Stacked Against You)

May 5, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — If you think you’re an introvert and the world is sort of stacked against you… it might not be your imagination. But counselors say you can take on the world and hack your personality traits to help you flourish in a world geared toward extroverts. That’s the focus of a new, in-person workshop coming up at Concordia College….

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. And H.H.S. Sued Over Cuts By Minnesota and 17 Other States

May 5, 2025

TJ Nelson,

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr./HHSST. PAUL (KVRR) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Department of Health and Human Services are being sued by 18 states including Minnesota. Attorney General Keith Ellison says he and attorneys general in 17 other states are suing to stop the dismantling of Health and Human Services. Ellison says thousands of federal health workers have…