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Suspect in stolen vehicle crashes head-on into Beltrami County deputy’s vehicle during chase

BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Beltrami County deputy is hurt after a suspect in a stolen vehicle crashes into the deputy’s vehicle head-on. The deputy was taken to an area hospital and later released with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect, 26-year-old Jath Vincent, was taken to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries and remains there in-custody awaiting formal charges. The…

VIDEO: Police release body camera footage from officer-involved shooting in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A deadly and terrifying night of violence in Moorhead is all caught on police body-worn cameras and that footage is now being made public. Four, hour long clips from cameras worn by Moorhead Police officers show their response to the events on August 11. They have very graphic content and language. Police had responded to a…

Minnesota woman charged for using racial slur against Black child as her fundraising tops $800,000

FILE – An online fundraiser on GoFundMe organized by the NAACP raises money for a Rochester family on May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Tang, File)MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/AP) — Minnesota prosecutors filed misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges Tuesday against a woman accused of using a racist slur against a Black child at a playground — an incident the woman has since used to…

Women’s Equality Day

FARGO — We’re marking an important day today: 105 years of women’s right to vote in the United States. August 26th is proclaimed Women’s Equality Day through the metro, and in both North Dakota and Minnesota. It’s partly due to the work of the local League of Women Voters. The League’s Lyn Dockter-Pinnick says suffrage wasn’t achieved as long ago…

Moorhead Public School November referendum website launched: Vote152.org

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Area Public School District has launched a new website to promote its upcoming referendum. It comes after voters rejected a capital projects levy referendum last November. There will be two questions facing voters on November 4: one proposes an operating levy of $575 per pupil and the other is to approve a capital projects levy…

Primary election held for candidates vying to fill Nicole Mitchell’s state senate seat in District 47

Sen. Nicole Mitchell testifies during her trial.WOODBURY, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — A special primary is underway as candidates battle for the Minnesota Senate seat once held by Nicole Mitchell in Woodbury. The primary is for the DFL since there are two candidates: State Reps. Ethan Cha and Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger. There is only one Republican running for the Senate District 47 seat,…

Barnesville man killed in head-on crash east of Barnesville

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The state patrol says a Barnesville man died after a two-vehicle crash near Barnesville Tuesday morning. Sergeant Jesse Grabow says the head-on crash took place about 5 miles east of Barnesville on Highway 34. One of the drivers, Burton Swenson, 89 was killed in the crash. The other driver, 64-year-old Cary Zepper of Hawley was taken…

Sen. John Hoffman calls on Democrats to build trust in first speech since attempted assassination

State Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Champlin, gives a thumbs-up to Democratic National Committee members as he takes the stage in his first public appearance since he was shot nine times in June. (Photo by Madison McVan/Minnesota Reformer)MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — In Sen. John Hoffman’s first major public appearance since he and his family were the survivors of attempted political assassinations…

Minnesota State Moorhead reports record enrollment growth for first-year students

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Minnesota State Moorhead is celebrating a record year for enrollment of first year students. The university is seeing first-year enrollment growth at record levels this academic year. They are reporting that first-year enrollment has gone from 590 students last year to a projected 774 students joining the school this fall. That’s an over 32 percent increase. MSUM…