Minnesota News

Man reported missing from Moorhead care facility found safe

MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – A man who was reported missing from a Moorhead care facility has been found safe. An alert was sent to residents around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after 60-year-old Kevin Linn Johnson walked away from Eventide on 8th earlier in the evening. Johnson has dementia-like symptoms. A Moorhead Police sergeant says Johnson was found in Fargo about a half…

Gov. Walz Visits New Fire Station in Dilworth

The governor became convinced of the need for a new facility after visiting the old one in 2021.

DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – The atmosphere was positive inside the nearly-complete fire station in Dilworth on April 16. State senators such as Rob Kupec and Erin Murphy joined Governor Tim Walz in celebrating the project’s progress and impending completion. Dilworth’s old fire station had been built in 1980, and Walz saw for himself in 2021 just how badly it needed…

DFL Leadership Holds Town Hall at Concordia

The event was part of a statewide tour aiming to spark conversations regarding the impacts the Trump administration's cutbacks will have on the lives of Minnesotans.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR – Governor Tim Walz didn’t just stop by Dilworth during his visit to Clay County – he also spoke at a town hall meeting on the Concordia College campus. It was hosted by Sen. Rob Kupec and Majority Leader Sen. Erin Murphy. It’s part of a string of events put on by the DFL to discuss how…

AmeriCorps Members Who Respond to Disasters and Help Nonprofits Cut By DOGE

FILE – As President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton mark the 20th anniversary of the AmeriCorps national service program, hundreds of new volunteers are sworn in for duty at a ceremony, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP/KVRR) — Young volunteers who respond…

Commissioners invite White Earth Nation to discuss proposed casino near Moorhead

A DRAFT LETTER OF SUPPORT SAYS A TRIBAL CASINO "would be an economic and social benefit to the City of Moorhead"

Proposed casino location near I-94 & Highway 336 MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Clay County Commission has invited representatives from the White Earth Nation to attend a meeting next week to discuss plans for the tribe’s recent land purchase near Moorhead. The tribe recently acquired about 280 acres near the junction of I-94 and State Highway 336. Tribal officials have…