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Update: Boil water advisory lifted for Barnesville

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) – The city of Barnesville says residents no longer need to boil water. The boil water advisory was lifted Monday morning.  A lightning strike Saturday night caused an outage for the water system. The city says that the the Minnesota Department of Health completed testing water samples and that “everything tested good.” Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…

Stauber: Minnesota National Guard members safe in Afghanistan

KABUL, AF – The more than 1,100 Minnesota National Guard members in Kabul, Afghanistan are reportedly safe. Eighth District Congressman Pete Stauber says he spoke with National Guard leaders shortly after the ISIS terrorist attacks and was relieved to learned Minnesota soldiers were not among those killed. The troops with Task Force 1-194 were at the Kabul airport at the…

Fans confused as Twitter declares Vikings’ great Alan Page ‘not notable’

  Not notable! Hmmm.! #notnotable ⁦@Twitter⁩ pic.twitter.com/NcfdzUglEN — Alan Page (@ACPage_77) August 26, 2021 FARGO (KVRR) – Minnesota Vikings fans are among those snapping back at Twitter after the social media giant denied a verification badge for former Purple People Eater and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page. Fans responded by informing Twitter that Page is a Pro Football…

Man pleads guilty after bragging about plans to kill officer at Trump rally

MINNEAPOLIS – An Owatonna, Minn. man has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a gun after he bragged about his illegal shotgun and plans to kill a police officer at a Donald Trump rally at the state Capitol. Twenty-two-year-old Dayton Sauke entered his plea in federal court in Minneapolis on Wednesday. According to a criminal complaint, Sauke had been offering to…

Update: Moorhead girls found safely in Minneapolis

Update: Moorhead Police say the two girls have been located safe in Minneapolis.  The case file will be forwarded to the County Attorney’s Office for appropriate charges. MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police need your help finding two girls the department says were taken by their biological father Thursday night. Moorhead Police say 40-year-old Arlow Johnson was last seen driving a…

Additions planned for Spirit of the Sandbagger public art piece

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A public art project was installed in Fargo last week but some additions to the sculpture are still on the way. The Spirit of the Sandbagger celebrates the determination of community members to come together in helping fight floods in Fargo-Moorhead. The Fargo Lions Club is celebrating its 100-year anniversary by commissioning the piece. Next steps…

Fargo man charged with killing inmate in Wisconsin jail

George TelfordWEST BEND, Wis. (KVRR/KFGO) – A Fargo man who is an inmate in a southeastern Wisconsin county jail, has been charged with killing another inmate in what the sheriff calls a “vicious, unprovoked attack.” A judge set bond at $750,0000 cash for 31-year-old George Telford of Fargo. Telford is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and battery to a prisoner….

7 hurt after 2 people exchange gunfire in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS – Police say seven people were injured after two people began shooting at each other on a busy street in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood. Police say the shootout happened at about 12:30 a.m. Thursday on the 3000 block of Lyndale Avenue South. Police arrived to find “a very chaotic scene.” Police said they found three people with gunshot wounds and…

Hunting images no longer required for federal duck stamp contest

ST. LOUIS – Artists will no longer have to incorporate hunting imagery to win a spot for their work on the federal duck stamp. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says eliminating the requirement from its annual Federal Duck Stamp contest will give artists more flexibility. Stamp sales help fund conservation efforts, and the Trump administration said requiring hunting imagery…

Moorhead Officer Given Lifesaving Award

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A Moorhead Police Officer is honored for helping save a woman’s life. On July 8th, Officer Brett Kvam was first to arrive on scene for a female in cardiac arrest in her apartment. He quickly moved her to the floor and started CPR. As other first responders arrived, she regained her pulse. Kvam was given the Moorhead…