OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – Eastbound Interstate 94 is down to one lane near Fergus Falls as crews repair the buckled road at mile marker 56. MNDOT expects work to be finished around 12:00 Saturday morning. Categories: Construction & Traffic Updates, Local News, Minnesota News Tags: I-94, INTERSTATE 94, minnesota, MNDOT
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A group of protesters in Fargo are calling on Wells Fargo to cut ties with Enbridge Energy and end the Line 3 replacement pipeline. They gathered at Island Park as they marched their way to the downtown Wells Fargo location to deliver a letter to the bank manager. It expresses their concerns on what they call the…
Rep. Ilhan OmarWASHINGTON (AP) – Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar tried edging away Thursday from a bitter fight with Jewish Democratic lawmakers who’d accused her of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and Afghanistan’s Taliban, saying her remarks were “in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries.” A three-sentence statement by the Minnesota Democrat also said her comments were…
NEW YORK – The Pulitzer Prizes awarded a special citation to the teen who filmed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Darnella Frazier. The Star Tribune of Minneapolis won the breaking news award for its reporting following Floyd’s killing. The New York Times won the public service award Friday for its coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, while The…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Bemidji say alcohol was a factor in a fatal crash involving a car that collided with a tree. The crash was reported Thursday at 4:26 a.m. Firefighters removed the driver from the car and transported the victim to Sanford Medical Center, where the victim died. The name of the victim has not been released….
Concordia College President William CraftMOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia College President William Craft announcing a partnership with Sanford Health. Sanford is donating the land and building where the 8th Street clinic now stands to Concordia. The college’s School of Health Professions is also being renamed the Sanford Heimarck School of Health Professions. The renovated building will be named the Heimarck Center….
BECKER CO., Minn. — An Ogema, Minnesota man is found guilty in Becker County District Court of 2nd degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Jay Nelson. The former Lake Park police chief was hunting in November 2018 when he was shot while driving on the Yellowhead Trail in West Sugarbush Township by 56-year-old Morris Dodd Jr. Dodd previously pleaded…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) – Organizers of WE Fest in Detroit Lakes are making upgrades to the facility ahead of the festival in August. The event, owned by Live Nation announced that the general admission area will be larger and 200 feet closer to the main stage, which is being upgraded to improve sightlines. The Saloon will be open to…
It’s the first fully-vaccinated, CDC-guideline-approved, social-distancing-free live, in-studio event in more than a year for the Morning Show, and boy is it right up our alleys. One of our favorite returning guests, Unglued’s Ashley Morken, brought us crafts, beer, beer-related crafts, locally-produced candy, tequila, and more goodies to get us ready for this weekend’s Summer Craft Fest. It’s been on…
We’re pleased to report that last week’s Pet Connection pet, Bailey the palomino, is enjoying her forever home this morning. But Happy Acres horse rescue in Lakota, N.D. still has nearly twenty other horses who also need to find homes. Rescue founder Lesa Kadlec-Haase says about five or so are trained and rideable. But whether they’re rideable or not, all…
