If you’ve spent the past pandemic year-plus sitting on the couch chewing on processed foods, there’s some good news this morning: there’s a new chance to get out today to get some goodies that will leave you feeling good, too. Tuesday marks the return of the Moorhead Farmer’s Market. It’s not just a great place to buy fresh, locally produced…
FOSSTON, Minn. – Sheriff’s officials say the operator of an all-terrain vehicle was killed and his wife, a passenger, was seriously injured in a crash in Polk County. The ATV entered a ditch near Fosston Monday and rolled over. Seventy-five-year-old Edward Halvorson was pronounced dead at the scene. Seventy-one-year-old Judith Halvorson was taken to a hospital in Fosston and later…
ABERCROMBIE, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site is kicking off Memorial Day weekend with its opening day. “Today is the opening of a season after COVID-19 season. It’s a great day, where things are back to normal and we have a great crowd out here today enjoying the local history,” Fort Abercrombie Site Supervisor, Lenny Krueger said….
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) – Family, friends and law enforcement officers were in Grand Rapids Friday to attend the funeral for Minnesota Conservation Officer Sarah Grell. Grell died in a two-vehicle crash near Grand Rapids while on duty Monday morning. She was traveling on an Itasca County road when a semi collided with the driver’s door of her pickup. Grell…
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – Brooklyn Park police said Friday they’ve made an arrest in the sexual assault of a 6-year-old boy in a portable toilet in a local park. Officials say the boy’s family was having a gathering in Willowstone Park Wednesday when the child disappeared. A family member then saw the boy coming out of a port-a-potty followed by…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A sergeant with the Moorhead Police Dept. has been named police chief in Barnesville. The Barnesville City Council has approved the hiring of Joel Voxland. Voxland will replace Dean Ernst, who retired after 31 years with the police department. Voxland’s first day on the job in Barnesville will be June 21. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…
MINNEAPOLIS – June will be a critical month for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline as the company resumes construction and opponents mobilize for large-scale protests and civil disobedience. One prominent opponent, Winona LaDuke, founder of the Indigenous-based environmental group Honor the Earth, said she expects thousands of people from across the state and country to join the protests…
ROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR) The Minnesota State Patrol closed westbound I-94 for several hours Friday morning after a semi rolled over near Rothsay. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says there were no injuries. Traffic was being detoured at exit 38. The crash is being in investigated. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: crash, I-94, Rothsay
MINNESOTA (KVRR) – A Minnesota artist teams up with the state’s Department of Health in order to reach some communities that may be getting left behind in the pandemic. For months on end, public health messages have surrounded us, but those in certain communities weren’t always getting reached. “A lot of it was disparities in the African American community,” said…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – With Memorial Day Monday, we’re coming up on the 100 deadliest days on the road. Minnesota State Patrol has a device called the seat belt protector to show the importance of getting buckled up. 2021 is turning out to be a deadly year on Minnesota roads. There have been 149 deaths compared to 107 at this…
