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Hygiene Kits Assembled at Moorhead Public Library

The driving force behind the Life Cares United is a trio of siblings who are the types to ask for charitable donations rather than birthday presents.

December 20, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – A nonprofit run by socially conscious students looking to make a difference in the community spent Saturday packing hygiene kits for the less fortunate. The Life Care Unites Foundation is spearheaded by three siblings – one in 11th grade, two in 8th – who hold events like the Hygiene Haul to gather supplies and pack them…

New Dilworth Firehouse Welcomes Santa for First Time

The building was unveiled in April, replacing a structure that had stood since 1980.

December 20, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

DILWORTH, MN (KVRR) – The newest firehouse in the F-M area got to celebrate its first holiday season by bringing in the big man from up North. The Dilworth Fire Station opened in April, replacing the deteriorating structure that had stood since 1980. The still sparkling-clean new building was decked out with holiday decorations for the festivities on Saturday, December…

19-Year-Old Shot to Death in Frazee

The Becker County Sheriff's Office has detained four people they believe are connected to the shooting.

December 20, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FRAZEE, MN (KVRR) – A young man is dead after an early-morning shooting in Frazee that appears to be an isolated, targeted attack. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says the incident took place just before 2:45 A.M. at 701 West Ash Avenue on December 20. Reports indicated that shots were fired, one person was hit, and four suspects fled the…

Still no suspects identified in drive-by shooting at Winona LaDuke home

The Minnesota BCA continues investigating

December 19, 2025

Jim Monk,

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – Indigenous rights activist Winona LaDuke says the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension collected “plenty” of evidence in the investigation of November’s drive-by shooting at her home in Becker County. But LaDuke says no one has been able to identify any suspects. LaDuke wasn’t home at the time, but three teenage grandchildren were there when several…

Man charged with second-degree murder for stabbing death outside a Mahnomen, MN bar

December 18, 2025

TJ Nelson,

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — A Bagley, Minnesota man is charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the stabbing death of 24-year-old Adam Webster. 23-year-old Dayami Clark is accused of stabbing Webster outside King’s Corner Bar in Mahnomen last Saturday night. A White Earth officer arrived to find Webster had multiple wounds to his chest and stomach and he was…

Blizzard Knocks Out Power In Some Regions, Brings Other Hazards

Blinding Blizzard Reduces Visibility, Knocks Out Power

Outage maps seem to indicate the communities hardest hit are to the north and the east of Fargo.

December 18, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Visibility on the roads in the Fargo-Moorhead area remained passable in the morning hours of December 18, but rapidly progressed to become heavily obscured as the day wore on. Perhaps the biggest impacts of this winter storm were to the electrical grid. Xcel Energy seemed to be hit the hardest, with a couple of transformers briefly…

Big winners in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, but no jackpot winner….prize hits $1.5 Billion for Saturday

December 18, 2025

TJ Nelson,

Another drawing and another night without a Powerball jackpot winner. The prize has now grown to $1.5 billion for the next drawing on Saturday night. The cash value is $686 million. There were a few big winners last night. Two Match 5 plus Power Play tickets sold in Arizona and Massachusetts are worth $2 million each. Match 5 tickets worth…

Prosecutor says 14 Minnesota programs are targeted for fraud and the state is swamped with crime

December 18, 2025

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 14 state-run programs in Minnesota have been flagged for fraud, a prosecutor said Thursday as he announced new charges in several schemes. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said during a news conference that federal officials suspect a significant portion of roughly $18 billion paid out by Medicaid to Minnesota programs was fraudulent. “What we…

Update: I-29 now open from Grand Forks to Canada

December 18, 2025

Jim Monk,

Courtesy, North Dakota Highway Patrol7:50 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have OPENED I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada. 5:45 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have CLOSED I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada due to blowing snow and areas of zero visibility. The highway is…

Local Radio Station May Return To Air After Being Off Air For Months

Local radio station may return to the airwaves after months off the air

December 17, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Ken’s FM or KNNZ was the operation under one man, Ken Bartz. Once a radio host in the 1990s for a show called Manchester Avenue, he took his own initiative in launching a radio station in his basement. “He had the whole control room with the console, and all these computer screens and all the equipment…