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Minnesota DNR Asking People To Clean Up Around Ice Houses Before Leaving For The Season

If You Are Fishing North Of The Highway 10 State 34 Line You Have Until March 16th To Get Your Ice Houses Off The Ice

February 29, 2020

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MINNESOTA, — Tomorrow marks the beginning of March — the last month to go ice fishing for the season. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking people to make sure they have their sites cleaned up when they leave. They say the garbage that can get left at ice houses causes harmful pollution for the lakes and wildlife. “Fortunately…

Minnesota Man Claims He was Removed from Train for Being Black

The incident occurred on May 29, 2019.

February 28, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS–A Mahnomen, Minn. man is suing Amtrak, claiming he was kicked off a train for being black. The incident occurred on May 29, 2019. Court documents say Xavier Edison was traveling from Detroit Lakes to the Twin Cities when he moved seats to get away from a passenger who smelled of alcohol. Edison says he was ordered by the conductor…

Minnesota House Passes Red Flag, Background Check Bills

A few hundred gun control advocates rallied outside the House chambers.

February 28, 2020

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9)–Two gun control bills are headed to the Minnesota Senate after close votes in the House Thursday night. On the floor, Minnesota lawmakers squared off over background checks and red flag laws. “They’re criminals,” said Kurt Daudt (R-Crown). “They’re not following the laws right now and they’re not going to follow them if you pass this….

Staff in place at Bloomberg Fargo campaign office

The presidential candidate is trying to drum up support before Minnesota's Super Tuesday and North Dakota's caucuses

February 27, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is getting his field staff in place ahead of Minnesota’s primary on Tuesday and North Dakota’s caucuses on March 10th. The downtown Fargo campaign office houses 11 field organizers for North Dakota and western Minnesota. Staff members say voters are looking to elect a strong leader with a proven success record. They…

Minnesota Projected to Have Over $1.5 Billion Budget Surplus

February 27, 2020

KVRR Staff,

Minnesota State CapitolST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9)–Minnesota budget officials are predicting a $1.513 billion budget surplus over the next two years. Minnesota Management and Budget released its 2020 February Budget and Economic Forecast on Thursday, saying the state’s budget and economic outlook remains stable. The projected $1.513 budget surplus for the 2020-21 biennium is $181 million larger than the estimate…

Weather Service: Risk of Red River Flooding Down Slightly

There's a 5 percent chance the river could top 39 feet.

February 27, 2020

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D.–The risk of spring flooding in the Red River Valley has been reduced slightly because of limited precipitation in the last few weeks, although National Weather Service forecasters say there’s still a lot of moisture in the system. The latest outlook released Thursday shows a 50 percent chance that the Red River in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, area…

T-shirt Sales Raise $16,000 for Officer Hurt in Shooting

Waseca Officer Arik Matson is making steady progress.

February 27, 2020

KVRR Staff,

WASECA, Minn.–An effort to sell T-shirts for a Minnesota police officer injured in a shooting has raised nearly $16,000. Waseca Officer Arik Matson was shot in the head in an exchange of gunfire in January. A group of people representing various businesses on Wednesday presented Matson’s wife, Megan, with the money gained from the sale of about 1,200 T-shirts. Megan…

Fargo Woman Arrested after Early Morning Police Pursuit

Two passengers in the vehicle were released at the scene.

February 27, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–A woman was arrested Thursday after fleeing from police during an early morning pursuit. A Clay County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for a registration violation on 8th Street in Moorhead at approximately 1:30 a.m. when the driver fled southbound to I-94. The driver entered I-94 westbound where another deputy was able to successfully deploy stop sticks…

Barnesville, MN – Town of the Week 2/26/20

February 26, 2020

Max Mueller,

Barnesville is our second Town of the Week this week coming off the tie with Horace. Categories: Minnesota News, Town Of The Week Tags: BARNESVILLE, Barnesville Trojans, TOWN OF THE WEEK

Moorhead Dairy Queen, Tastee Freez prepare for season opening

Both locations will open for the new season on March 1st

February 26, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — March 1st is a day many around the city of Moorhead look forward to all winter. It marks the season opening of the Moorhead Dairy Queen. For the past two weeks, staff has been hard at work prepping for Sunday’s opening. “We start with making all the dilly bars and the novelty treats – dilly bars, buster…