ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is planning to announce new COVID-19 restrictions that will shut down indoor dining at bars and restaurants, close gyms and fitness centers, and put organized indoor youth sports on hold for four weeks. Bars and restaurants will still be allowed to offer takeout during the four-week pause. Walz is scheduled to make…
MINNEAPOLIS – Prosecutors in the upcoming trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd want to introduce evidence of a 2017 arrest in which they say the officer held his knee on the back of a 14-year-old boy and ignored his pleas that he couldn’t breathe. Prosecutors say body camera video that captured the boy’s arrest…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – The Twins Winter Caravan, an annual Minnesota tradition for the past 60 years, has been canceled for 2021. “An offseason without our longstanding and beloved fan events is certainly tough to digest, but our top priority is, and always will be, the health and safety of Twins Territory,” according to President & CEO Dave St. Peter. “With…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz says he will announce restrictions on sports in Minnesota on Wednesday. Walz expects to pause all high school and club games for fall and winter seasons. That would mean football and volleyball, which are in the playoffs, could see an early end to their seasons. Walz says he’s seen the same spread of…
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Marwan AsaadMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police are asking for help in locating a man who’s been missing since last week. Marwan Asaad was last seen by his family Nov. 12. He also has not reported to work during this time. He has no known medical conditions. Asaad speaks very little English. He is from Kurdistan and has been in…
FARGO (KVRR) – The U.S. Marshals Service says 26 people in North Dakota and Minnesota were taken into custody during a one-month enforcement operation targeting domestic violence and abuse fugitives. “Operation Sanctuary” focused on fugitives with arrest warrants for crimes such as child neglect, aggravated domestic assault, and violation of court orders related to domestic violence offenses. Studies conducted by…
MINNESOTA – The Minnesota Department of Health is trying a new method for COVID-19 contact tracing and case investigation. It will send a text to those who have tested positive and their close contacts. Itwill say a case worker from a state, local or tribal health department will be calling to discuss COVID test results or potential exposure. It will…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — 2021 is being marked as the year for the return of concerts and now WE Fest can be added to the list. The long time country music festival in Detroit Lakes is set for August 5 – 7, 2021. The 3-day festival was last held in 2019. Before the pandemic, it had already been decided that…
Amid national controversy and unfounded claims of election fraud, Minnesota’s Secretary of State calls his state’s election process “a model for the nation”. Steve Simon joined KVRR’s morning show Monday. He says just a hair under 80 percent of eligible voters cast ballots this month, the highest voter turnout in the country. He credits elections workers in each of…
