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Minnesota to give away prizes to people who get vaccinated

May 27, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Tim Walz says the state plans to offer up swag in an attempt to get more people vaccinated for the coronavirus. Walz is planning to announce incentives that include state park passes, fishing licenses and tickets to fairs and amusement parks. The first 100,000 people to get vaccinated between Memorial Day and the end of…

Big demand for homes as listings drops in Fargo-Moorhead

"Interest rates are at a phenomenal low rate right now, so it's really a great time to either build or remodel your home."

May 26, 2021

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Right now is the time for you to buy or sell a house. “Interest rates are at a phenomenal low rate right now, so it’s really a great time to either build or remodel your home,” Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead CEO Bryce Johnson said. Local mayors and the Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead have designated…

Cheap Trick to perform at Fargo Brewing Company

May 26, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Cheap Trick is coming to Fargo. The 2016 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will perform outdoors on July 7 at Fargo Brewing Company. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 28, at 10:00 a.m. A special presale takes place at the Fargo Brewing Co., Thursday, May 27, from 11:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. General admission tickets…

In death threat case, court nixes penalty Rep. Omar urged

May 26, 2021

Jim Monk,

Rep. Ilhan OmarNEW YORK – A federal appeals court says a man convicted of threatening the life of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota won’t have to participate after all in a program in which he’d hear stories about Muslim refugees. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that the unusual special condition in the sentence for Patrick Carlineo…

Duluth Police Arrest Second Suspect in Fatal Downtown Shooting

May 26, 2021

By Site Staff

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police announced Wednesday morning that a second suspect wanted in Saturday’s fatal downtown shooting has been arrested. According to police, Laurel Ladd, 26, was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday after investigators identified an address on East Village View Drive in the Harbor Highlands as a possible location for Ladd. Ladd was located at the address…

Moorhead Park Board votes to remove new frisbee golf nets at Woodland Park

The course was along the south side of the Red River.

May 25, 2021

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead Parks Board votes to remove new frisbee golf nets at Woodlawn Park after complaints from neighbors. The park has a beginners course for disc golfers. Park Program Director Jordan Clementson says there was a demand for a more difficult course. “The disc course community has been asking for additional holes and additional baskets. We just…

Ex-deputy who had fentanyl in his system plans to plead guilty in deadly crash

May 25, 2021

Jim Monk,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A former Otter Tail County deputy who was under the influence of fentanyl during a chase that ended in a deadly crash plans to plead guilty to misconduct of a public employee. Court documents show that Kelly Backman was in pursuit of a minivan driven by a man who was the subject of a drug…

Video: Gunshots heard near George Floyd square

May 25, 2021

Jim Monk,

Here’s the moment shots were fired near George Floyd Square earlier this morning. pic.twitter.com/NIWRBr6b9Y — Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) May 25, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police….

Moorhead denies 24-hour schedule request to complete underpass

May 25, 2021

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD. Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Additional cost and noise are reasons the Moorhead City Council turned down a contractor’s request to be allowed to work extra hours to wrap up the Main Avenue/20th Street South underpass yet this year. Ames Construction Company wanted to work a 24-hour, six-day-a-week schedule to complete the project that includes three railroad bridges. Two of the…

Festival to remember George Floyd

May 25, 2021

Jim Monk,

George Floyd memorial MINNEAPOLIS – The intersection where George Floyd took his final breaths was to be transformed Tuesday into an outdoor festival on the one-year anniversary of his death, with food, children’s activities and a long list of musical performers. Rapper Nur-D, one of the performers, tweeted that the event would be about “turning mourning into dancing.” The site of…