PENNINGTON, Minn. (KVRR-KNOX) – A Pennington, Minnesota man is dead after a head-on crash in Beltrami County. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says 44-year-old Neil Cutbank was driving an SUV the wrong way on Scenic Highway Southeast when his vehicle crashed into another SUV that was southbound. The crash happened Wednesday morning near Pennington. The other driver, 59-year-old Jeffrey Imhoff…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A lucky lottery ticket buyer in Moorhead is now $56,000 richer. A Northstar Cash ticket matched all five numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing to win the jackpot. It was purchased at Orton’s Moorhead Holiday on 30th Avenue South. The store will get a $562 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Whoever holds it will have to…
It’s back! The region’s biggest gathering of film creatives, movie buffs and more is back on again in person for the first time in three years. The fargo film festival has been all-virtual since the pandemic struck. It’s coming back to its original format next week. The festival attracts filmmaking professionals from around the world, as well as film students…
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. – 3M is joining the growing list of multinational companies that have suspended business operations in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The Maplewood-based company has a corporate office in Moscow and two production plants in Russia. 3M’s announcement comes as companies across a variety of industries have suspended some or all of their Russian operations in recent…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Dean of Concordia’s German Language Village Dr. Dan Hamilton believes Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to build a new Russian Empire that could include Belarus. He adds Putin has never reconciled the end of The Cold War and Soviet Union and the borders that existed at that time. Hamilton says this does not make for a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- – United Way of Cass-Clay continues to help people who are homeless in the F-M metro. They are creating “Home for Good” baskets to provide basic essential household needs to families transitioning out of homelessness. The goal is to help 120 local families by rallying the community from now until April 4th to provide essentials to families…
Minneapolis teachers on strike (Fox 9)MINNEAPOLIS – Teachers have hit the picket lines at public schools across Minneapolis, calling their strike a fight to ensure “safe and stable schools” for students and for better wages for the lowest-paid support staff. Many families of the 29,000 students in the district are worried. They fear an extended walkout by the nearly 3,300 teachers…
Minneapolis 3rd Precinct burns. May, 2020 MINNEAPOLIS – A report on how Minneapolis police, fire and other agencies responded to the riots that erupted following the killing of George Floyd paints a picture of miscommunication and a lack of planning. The report by the risk management firm Hillard Heintze describes a breakdown of critical communication among government agencies that left…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Metro Flood Diversion Authority has put out a new video to explain the massive engineering work being done to create the FM Area Flood Diversion. It will provide permanent flood protection to around 235,000 people when it’s finished in 2027. Greg Thompson with Houston Engineering narrates the video and explains how the different components will work…
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Police responding to a report of a weapon at a suburban Minneapolis high school gave the all-clear after a three-hour search found nothing suspicious. A lockdown was put in place at Burnsville High School about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday when the search began. Authorities said no weapon was discovered and there were no injuries. All after-school activities were…
