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Big, Beautiful Bill passes in the House; Sen. Hoeven says it will “make our nation more prosperous and more secure”

July 3, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The House of Representatives passes the One Big, Beautiful Bill and it now goes to the desk of President Donald Trump. Senator John Hoeven, of North Dakota, says it will provide permanent tax relief for American families and small businesses, secure the border, rebuild our military, support farmers and ranchers by passing the heart and soul…

Second “Safe City Nights” brings together community and first responders in Moorhead

The first was held at Robert Asp Elementary, while the third will be held in Queens Park.

July 2, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead saw its second “Safe City Nights” celebration of the summer. The series is coordinated by Moorhead Police Athletics and Activities League, who help to bring in all the public agencies in the city. The department says that for the first Safe City Nights event at Robert Asp Elementary, they beat their attendance projection by over…

City of Moorhead and the City of Zakho unite together with a friendship proclamation

July 2, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A year and a half in the making, the city of Moorhead has brought together a friendship proclamation between the city of Moorhead and Zakho, more than 6,000 miles away. “When you have something that’s more intentional in a way that writes it on a piece of paper that we’re both signing it, both of the…

Christian Rasmussen, Founder, Minnesota Nice Ethnobotanicals

Local advocate talks about growing support for psychedelic treatments

July 2, 2025

Alex Bertsch,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With more and more data showing the efficacy of psychedelic treatments for PTSD and other mental health conditions, there has been growing support for their availability. Studies like one at Emery University have shown that psychedelics such as psilocybin could be effective for patients with treatment-resistant depression, and in Minnesota, the Psychedelic Drug Task Force…

Minnesota State Patrol trooper drowns in South Dakota lake

July 1, 2025

TJ Nelson,

WEBSTER, S.D. (KVRR: UPDATE 07/02/25) — Day County Sheriff’s Office is providing new details on what happened to a Minnesota State Trooper that drowned on Waubay Lake. They responded to the lake late Sunday night on a report of a female who had been boating and had gone into the water and was no longer seen. A number of agencies…

Cirrus announces expansion to its Grand Forks manufacturing facility

July 1, 2025

Jim Monk,

Cirrus SR G7+GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Cirrus will invest $13 million to add 30,000 square feet to its aircraft manufacturing facility in Grand Forks. The expansion involves the manufacture of the single-engine SR Series and the Vision Jet. New jobs are also expected to be added over the next five years. “We have worked closely with the Grand Forks…

Minnesota law allowing lane splitting, filtering by motorcyclists to go into effect

June 30, 2025

Eric Bolin,

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Starting Tuesday, July 1, a new Minnesota law will go into effect that allows motorcycles to perform lane splitting and lane filtering. Lane splitting is where a motorcycle drives between lanes of traffic that are moving in the same direction when they are moving slowly or stopped. Lane filtering is similar and is where motorcyclists can…

Benefit for Meredith Olafson Shows Support

The registered nurse says the hardest adjustment has been staying sedentary after living such an active lifestyle.

June 29, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Meredith Olafson was convinced she just had the flu. At first, she tried to work through it, but her supervisor sent her home. The next time she showed up, those superiors at Sanford Medical Center, where she’s a registered nurse, overrode her objections and forced her to get herself checked out. The test results were devastating:…

National Weather Service says microburst was to blame for storm damage in Bemidji and Beltrami County

June 29, 2025

KVRR Staff,

BELTRAMI CO, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) National Weather Service confirms the Bemidji area was hit by a microburst with winds that reached up to 120 miles per hour last Saturday. The survey summary states a severe thunderstorm created “a 10-mile-wide swath of destructive straight-line winds”. It hit downtown Bemidji and through the southern and eastern areas of Lake Bemidji. Homes and vehicles…

Boelter Makes First Court Appearance

The alleged shooter of multiple Minnesota lawmakers could possibly face the death penalty if convicted.

June 28, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

ST. PAUL, MN (KVRR) – The alleged gunman in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings appeared in federal court Friday, June 27. Vance Boelter is accused of killing Minnesota’s former Speaker of the House and her spouse and seriously injuring another state lawmaker and his wife. Boelter’s attorney requested a delay in proceedings, saying her client’s sleep deprivation due to jail conditions…