ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has launched his campaign for a second term in an increasingly divided state, saying he made the tough calls necessary beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and revive the economy. The former high school football coach made the announcement in a YouTube video posted Tuesday that shows him standing on a football…
HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Hope Inc. brings adaptive sports to Hawley Elementary School to show children the challenges of those who are differently abled. Six-year-old Kyler Kolbinger has Spina Bifida and is part of the organization’s sled hockey and wheelchair basketball and soccer teams. It’s his first year in school, so his parents and Hope Inc. decided playing adaptive soccer…
MARSHALL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Marshall County man who was reported missing earlier this month has been found and is safe according to the sheriff’s office. They also say they are not releasing any other information on Keith Donarski at this time. Donarski was last seen at his parents home weeks ago and his cell phone was used days…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo couple’s love for hockey took center stage when they got married over the weekend. Katie and John Fugle were married Saturday at the H.A. Thompson & Sons Arena in north Fargo. Some members of the wedding party, including John, wore skates during the ceremony. The couple’s nephew, Kyle Tekautz, performed the ceremony while wearing a…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – Officers responded to “numerous” vehicle break-ins and thefts over the weekend in Dilworth. Police say three vehicles were reported stolen. Items including a shotgun, a safe and money were taken from other vehicles. On Oct. 13, a car was stolen from a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver in Dilworth. Police are urging residents not to leave items…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting has released the names of the drivers in an Oct. 14 crash involving a school bus and a pickup north of Moorhead. Four students and the driver of the pickup, 30-year-old Joel Shipley, of Fargo were injured. Sixty-one-year-old Todd Kappes, of Ada was the driver of the school bus. Empting says…
Ace BrandtFARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The owner of the Fargo Force Hockey team has died. Ace Brandt died after a long battle with brain cancer. An obituary notice says Brandt was surrounded by family when he died Saturday morning at the age of 60. Brandt developed Urban Plains development near Scheel’s Arena and was also involved in a number of other…
Bishop Andrew CozzensCROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – The Diocese of Crookston has a new bishop. Pope Francis has appointed the Most Rev. Andrew Cozzens of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis as the 8th bishop of the Diocese of Crookston. “I am humbled and honored to be asked by the Holy Father to be the next Shepherd of the Diocese…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Concordia’s 2021 Honor String Orchestra Concert is held at the Memorial Auditorium. The group invited world-renowned guest conductor, Dr. Carolyn Watson, to help run the concert. The Honor Strings Orchestra also nominated over 40 high school students from 6 different states to participate in this joint concert. After 2 years of not being able to play…
Willow River/Honor the EarthMINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Enbridge has failed to meet a deadline set by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for cleaning up a site where an aquifer ruptured during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline. The DNR had given the company until Friday to repair the damage to the artesian aquifer near Clearbrook. Regulators will require compensation…
