SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Federal regulators reached an agreement with Smithfield Foods to settle a contested citation of the company’s coronavirus safety measures during a massive outbreak last year at its South Dakota pork plant. The company will develop a plan to prevent infectious diseases at meatpacking plants nationwide and pay a $13,500 fine. The pork processing plant was one…
Supt. Mark JensonDETROIT LAKES (KVRR/KDLM) – Detroit Lakes Public Schools says they weren’t made aware of a potential threat to Rossman Elementary School until reading a news article about the situation. The Detroit Lakes Tribune on Nov. 12 reported that Jeffery Scott Gunderson, 27, of Detroit Lakes was charged in Becker County District Court with making violent threats after allegedly…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – You may have heard of Miss USA. But have you ever heard of Miss Agriculture USA? An NDSU graduate and three-time Miss Agriculture USA title holder for North Dakota has been actively involved in agriculture her whole life. “I grew up on a hobby farm in Hawley, Minnesota so that is kind of where it all…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – An area teen celebrates World Kindness Day at the New Horizon Manor. She brought a warm ray of sunshine to a cold winter day, bringing over 100 “kindness bags” filled with treats to residents at the New Horizons Manor. “I’m here to make them feel better and give them snacks and candy. They will look at…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office says clothes left next to a wood stove set off a fire that destroyed a detached storage shed and damaged a nearby vehicle. It was reported just before noon on Saturday at 40333 270th Street Southeast in Section 35 of Gully Township near the City of Gully. Gonvick Fire Department and Oklee…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man suffers non-life threatening injuries in a hunting accident this morning in Polk County. According to the sheriff’s office, it was after 10 a.m. when an officer responded to the area of Highway 2 and 380th Avenue SW for a report of a hunter with a gunshot wound. First responders arrived on scene and…
FRIDLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Opponents of the Line 3 pipeline in northern Minnesota showed up at a DFL campaign event in the Twin Cities to disrupt an appearance by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Klobuchar walked off the stage during her endorsement speech for State Representative Connie Bernardy while demonstrators carried colorful banners and chanted “Stop Line 3.” Line 3 opponents,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Wintry weather carrying strong winds, snow and icy conditions may have contributed to a highway crash in northeastern Minnesota that killed a woman and an 11-year-old boy. The Minnesota State Patrol cited snow and icy roads in a fatal crash Thursday afternoon on Highway 135 in St. Louis County. A Toyota Corolla carrying four people was westbound…
Wanted semi (Minnesota State Patrol)DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol is asking the public for help in locating a semi that hit a pedestrian east of Detroit Lakes. The pedestrian was hit at approximately 7:15 p.m. Thursday on Highway 34 near Height of Land Township in Becker County. The 42-year-old female victim suffered life-threatening injuries. The suspect…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol responded to several weather-related crashes after the first winter storm of the season moved through the region. Troopers were called to numerous crashes in west-central Minnesota, some of them involving injuries. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says a semi overturned just east of Moorhead Friday afternoon. The driver was not injured. Numerous vehicles slid…
