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Dilworth Police looking for help identifying person of interest in vehicle break-ins

They are trying to identify a male in a video.

DILWORTH, MN (KVRR) – Dilworth Police are using social media to ask the public for help investigating some vehicle break-ins. They are trying to identify a male in a video. He is considered a person of interest in some break-ins from Sunday night. If you can identify the male of the vehicle he left in, please contact Dilworth Police at…

LIVE: Freezing for a Good Reason

Wear your warm boots and cuddle up to a good cause.

It’s the awareness-raising event that gives new meaning to the word “intense.” And it’s literally in tents — for 44 hours, overnight, in the frigid February outdoors of the Fargo metro area. Volunteers and local notables are gathering once again for “Freezing for a Good Reason” this weekend, armed with all their toughest outdoor gear for a marathon session of…

Former judge announces run for Minnesota attorney general

Tad JudeMINNEAPOLIS – Former Washington County Judge Tad Jude on Monday became the latest Republican hoping to unseat Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison. Jude was a state lawmaker for nearly two decades and also served as a Hennepin County commissioner before being elected to the bench in 2010. He spent 10 years as a judge. Jude said in a statement…

Trial to resume for cops accused of violating Floyd’s rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Testimony will resume for a second week as the federal trial continues for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Prosecutors are trying to prove that Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao deprived Floyd of his rights when they failed to give him medical aid as Officer Derek Chauvin…

Hotdishes and a silent auction are raising money for Veterans

Every dollar raised goes to efforts to send 300 veterans to Washington

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — People gathered at Moorhead American Legion Post 21 to try some hotdishes and, supporters of the North Dakota and Minnesota Honor Flight are raising money to send veterans to Washington D.C. Judges have ten hotdishes to try and they range from sloppy joe tator tot, to crockpot lasagna. “Today is our second annual hot dish contest…

21 charged with trafficking drugs in northern Minnesota

DULUTH, Minn. – Members of a drug-trafficking organization have been charged with transporting and distributing fentanyl and heroin in northern Minnesota. Duluth police say that between June and December of 2021, traffickers brought large amounts of drugs from Illinois to midlevel dealers and consumers in Carlton and St. Louis counties. Fourteen people have been arrested and warrants have been issued…

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Introduced As New Vikings GM

Mark Wilf/Vikings President & Kwesi Adofo-Mensah/Vikings GM EAGAN, Minn. (KVRR) — A new era for the Minnesota Vikings begins as Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is introduced as the team’s new general manager. The 40-year-old coming to Minnesota on a 4-year deal, reportedly worth $12 million. The new GM got a little emotional talking about his family. “Sorry I didn’t think I was…

RCMP Identifies Four Bodies Found Near Emerson, Manitoba

EMERSON, MB (KVRR) — Royal Canadian Mounted Police release the identities of four people found frozen to death near Emerson, Manitoba last week. Members of the Patel family range in age from 3 to 39. Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel, a 39-year-old man, Vaishaliben Jagdishkumar Patel, a 37-year-old woman, Vihangi Jagdishkumar Patel, an 11-year-old girl, and Dharmik Jagdishkumar Patel, a three-year-old boy….