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Police investigating teen’s death in Crookston

September 20, 2021

Jim Monk,

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Crookston are investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl. Shortly after 6:00 a.m. Monday, police responded to the 400-block of Summit Ave. on a report of an unconscious female possibly deceased. Police say the teen’s death appears to be an isolated incident. They say no other people were involved and there is no risk…

Folkway’s 4th Annual Red River Water Pageant Brings Creativity to the Red River

Community members gather by the water to show off their decorated vessels.

September 19, 2021

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Fargo’s Folkways Organization hosted its 4th Annual Red River Water Pageant. Participants gathered by the Hjemkomst Center to decorate their watercrafts and set sail onto the Red River. Lesley Anne Buegel, Folkways Project Coordinator, helped bring this event to fruition. She says that the canoe parade grows every year and that she is excited to see…

Suspect in deaths of 4 Minnesotans found in SUV surrenders in Arizona

September 18, 2021

Site Staff,

MENOMONIE, Wis. – A suspect in the shooting deaths of four Minnesotans who were found in an abandoned SUV in Wisconsin has surrendered to authorities in Arizona. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that 38-year-old Antoine Darnique Suggs turned himself in to police in Gilbert, Arizona. The sheriff’s statement says Suggs had been living in the Phoenix area recently…

Red Cross volunteer describes Hurricane Ida mission

Hurricane Ida had a sufficient impact on thousands in the gulf coast.

September 17, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, ND (KVRR) – Sandra Heggeness has been with the Red Cross for four years and went to the Gulf Coast in the emergency rescue vehicle to help out with victims from the storm. “Damage was unbelievable. Every powerline you drove by was down, broken. There were roofs up in trees,” said Sandra Heggeness. Heggeness said that she was surprised…

Moorhead company’s work vehicle vandalized and robbed

"We're going to have to invest in cameras, make sure we take the time to part the things away in the shop and just not be complacent."

September 17, 2021

Aaron Walling,

MOORHEAD, Minn, (KVRR) — A Moorhead business is asking the community for help after it was vandalized and robbed. In the overnight hours of late Tuesday to early morning Wednesday, flooring company ‘Hands Down Flooring and Tile’ was robbed of about $4000 dollars worth of equipment. “Our new hire went out to load tools up in the van and there…

Federal panel rejects COVID-19 booster shots for most Americans

September 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON (AP) – An influential federal advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, dealing a heavy blow to the Biden administration’s effort to shore up people’s protection amid the highly contagious delta variant. The vote by the committee of outside experts assembled by the Food and Drug Administration was 16-2,…

LIVE: Scarecrows in the Garden

We don't mean to scare you, but we're almost out of time in the garden.

September 17, 2021

Emily Welker,

Scary thought indeed: your green, gorgeous, and growing garden is probably weeks, if not days, away from the first frost (and maybe freeze) of the season. But this weekend you can scare off the end-of-summer sadness with a bunch of other gardening folks, and a great cause. “Scarecrows in the Garden” launches for its very first year on Saturday morning…

Enbridge ordered to pay $3 million fine for piercing aquifer during Line 3 construction

DNR SAYS INCIDENT CAUSED A 24 MILLION GALLON GROUNDWATER LEAK

September 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota regulators say Enbridge Energy violated state environmental laws and must pay more than $3 million for piercing a groundwater aquifer during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline. The state Department of Natural Resources said Enbridge, while working near Clearbrook last January, dug too deeply into the ground and pierced an artesian aquifer which…

Photo gallery: See inside Amazon’s Fargo Fulfillment Center

September 16, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – After more than a year of construction and planning, final preparations are being made for Amazon’s Fargo Fulfillment Center to officially open Sunday, Sept. 19. The 1.1 million square foot building has 1.3 million square feet of floor space. In addition to the warehouse, the building includes several offices, prayer rooms and a medical clinic. The structure…

Derek Chauvin pleads not guilty to federal charges alleging he violated teen’s civil rights

September 16, 2021

Site Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS – A former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death has pleaded not guilty to violating a teenager’s civil rights in a separate case that involved a restraint similar to the one used on Floyd. Derek Chauvin was convicted this year on state charges of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s 2020 death. He’s also charged in…