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USL W League bringing women’s soccer franchise to MN

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Officials with the USL W League, a women’s pre-professional soccer league starting in May 2022, will have Minnesota as one of eight inaugural franchises. The league will serve as the nation’s top pre-professional league, developing top women’s soccer talent across the country. Minnesota’s franchise was created over the last year, and will include a community ownership…

Police trying to find person who placed ‘hate speech’ stickers at MSUM

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police are asking for help in identifying the person who placed several stickers at Minnesota State University Moorhead in March. Decals promoting a white supremacist group were found on campus March 22.  Earlier, stickers linked to a hate group were found on the NDSU campus in Fargo. “The items distributed have been identified as hate…

LIVE: Rescued Reptile Heads Home After Wild Minnesota Adventure

This may be their craziest rescue yet.

A lost Texan is on his way back to his home state this morning, thanks to the tireless work of some of the region’s most dedicated animal rescuers. It all started when a company right here in the Fargo metro area discovered him cuddled up in a comfy spot inside their masonry delivery — and promptly called for help from…

Dead boy’s stepfather opened fire at graduation party

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Prosecutors say the stepfather of a 14-year-old boy shot to death at a graduation party opened fire on partygoers he thought were harassing the boy and his brother. Keith Dawson of St. Paul was charged Monday with drive-by shooting, assault with a dangerous weapon and illegal possession of a gun in connection with his alleged role…

Power Restored For Some Moorhead Residents After Lighting Hits Substation

Power Restored After About 5 Hours For Residents

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Power is back on Tuesday morning after being out for much of the night for part of Moorhead. Moorhead Public Service says in a Facebook post that lightning hit equipment at a substation and caused damage that was worse than expected. Power went out for residents around 10:30 Monday night. There’s no word on exactly how many…

Hundreds Block Line 3 Pipeline Work Station

Indigenous leaders, actress Jane Fonda and more than one thousand water protectors march to the headwaters of the Mississippi River

SOLWAY, Minn. (KVRR) – Indigenous leaders, actress Jane Fonda and more than one thousand water protectors march to the headwaters of the Mississippi River where the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline is proposed to cross the water. They were so determined to stop it, they chained themselves to equipment. Hundreds of protesters led by the Treaty People Gathering rallied and marched…

Tickets Go On Sale For First Trollwood Summer Production Since 2019

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Trollwood is back with a big stage production this summer of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Tickets went on sale Monday morning for the performances scheduled for mid through late July. They run between $15 and $35 with special discount rates for groups of ten or more. The July 14 performance has already sold out! The production of…

Update: Oil pipeline foes protest Enbridge’s Line 3 in Minnesota

DHS/Border Patrol is using helicopter rotor wash to try to clear out activists out from an occupied #Line3 pump station north of Park Rapids. More than 24 activists are locked down to equipment inside. @MPRnews pic.twitter.com/ArTN6FAqwC — Evan Frost (@efrostee) June 7, 2021 SOLWAY, Minn. (AP) – Hundreds of protesters chanting “Stop Line 3!” and “Water is life!” gathered at…

Judge orders Staples man to prison, $12 million restitution for Minneapolis arson

Bryce WilliamsMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A Staples, Minn. man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for his role in the arsons at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building. Twenty-six-year-old Bryce Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury in August.  The fire was started on May 28, during the riots immediately following the death of George Floyd. Federal…

Charges pending against drunken driver in police crash

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Charges are pending against a suspected drunken driver who crashed head-long into a St. Cloud Police officer’s squad car. The crash occurred about 6:20 a.m. Sunday. Investigators said the officer was on traveling southbound on patrol and not using his emergency lights when he saw a minivan coming at him head-on. The officer swerved but the…