ST. PAUL (KVRR) — As one of Minnesota’s first openly transgender lawmakers, State Representative Leigh Finke of St. Paul shares how she has been working to bring awareness to the LGBTQ community. Since taking office, Finke’s mission has been to provide equality laws and obtain gender affirming care for people within the state and outside of the state. As states…
WEST FARGO — Like all the best stylists, Dino the Indian ringneck has a gentle touch, a heart of gold and a patient nature. And with his sweet personality and affectionate hair-grooming, he made our Morning Show anchor’s hair look better than she ever has styling it herself. Dino is a Creamino Indian Ringneck, a genetic mutation that is missing…
FARGO — We just wrapped up National Moth Week, and if you haven’t gotten involved by now in a program that could improve the fate of these poorly understood little pollinators, there’s still a chance to help. Entomologists say their new scientific findings indicate moths are doing a lot of the heavy lifting in pollination the way butterflies and bees…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR 5PM Update) A nine-year-old Moorhead boy is dead after he was hit in the crosswalk on his bicycle by a Moorhead Public Works vehicle. Minnesota State Patrol says 64-year-old Victor Port of West Fargo was driving the Mack truck on 14th Street South when he hit the boy at the intersection with 40th Avenue. The crash happened…
UFCW Local 663 President Rena Wong announces a class action lawsuit against Hormel Foods for allegedly violating Minnesota’s earned sick and safe time law during a news conference in Austin on July 30, 2025. (Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer)AUSTIN, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — The union representing more than 1,600 Hormel workers in Austin announced a class action lawsuit on Wednesday…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) – A house is a total loss after an overnight fire in Dunn Township, northwest of Dent, Minnesota. Otter Tail County 911 got the call just after 4 a.m. Deputies responded along with fire departments from Vergas, Perham and Dent. They arrived to find the house engulfed in flames. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is…
Map of air quality from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The air quality in areas colored red are considered to be unhealthy, even for those without underlying conditions.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Air quality monitors on both sides of the Red River are reporting unhealthy air quality due to smoke drifting from wildfires burning in Canada. North Dakota Department of Environmental…
MOORHEAD — The very first Disability Pride Fest is coming to the metro Thursday, and you’re invited. It coincides with other Disability pride fest celebrations in major u-s cities across the nation, including one in Minneapolis-St. Paul, and it’s part of the commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Organizers say it’s a chance to see…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota State Patrol is bringing in an expert to assess security at the State Capitol in the wake of the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses last month and a break-in over the weekend. A man was found naked inside the Capitol Building on Friday night, and was found back on the grounds Saturday…
WILKIN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a man trapped in a grain bin near Campbell, Minnesota on Monday. They received a 911 call around 12:15 p.m. that the man had been stuck for about 30 minutes before calling for help. They arrived to find the man submerged in corn up to his…
