Minnesota News

Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell to participate in Roger Maris All-Star Week

FARGO (KVRR) – Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell is among those participating in the 2025 Roger Maris All-Star Week in Fargo. The event, which includes the annual Roger Maris Celebrity Golf Tournament, will be held June 16-20. Former Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway and sports broadcaster Marney Gellner are also slated to appear. Benefits from the event benefit Sanford…

Federal jury convicts two Moorhead defendants in meth trafficking case

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people from Moorhead are convicted for conspiracy to possess meth with intent to distribute. A federal jury convicted 58-year-old Alberto Lopez, Jr. and 46-year-old Terri Weideman. During the February trial, it was uncovered that law enforcement executed a search warrant on a suspicious package intercepted in North Dakota. Law enforcement found over nine pounds…

Area veterans prepare for half-century mark since Vietnam War

FARGO (KVRR) – It’s been fifty years since the Vietnam War and its profound effects on vets and families in the region are still reverberating. And you’re invited to help them commemorate its end this Saturday. It’s the kickoff of Vietnam Memorial Week at the Fargo Air Museum. They’ve got events scheduled daily, including a missing man ceremony, veteran resources,…

Man Involved In Deadly Hit-And-Run of Bicyclist in Downtown Fargo Appears in Court

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The man accused of hitting and running over a bicyclist in downtown Fargo last month appears in court for an arraignment. 42-year-old Jeremy Jorgenson of Hawley, Minnesota is charged with one count of duty in accident involving death. Bond was set at $7,500. Jorgenson is accused of hitting 61-year-old Bernd Scholz of Fargo while he was…

Secretary of Agriculture Visits North Dakota and Minnesota For Agriculture Tour

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In her first two and a half months since being in office, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins took part in an Agriculture tour. Her first stop took place in the heart of the Red River Valley at NDSU for a roundtable with AG producers and farmers. “We’re talking almost daily about all of this, so you…

Concert Series: Spend A “Wayward” Night With KANSAS And Eli Young Band at Bluestem

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another classic rock band from the 1970s will be bringing their hits to Bluestem Amphitheater in Moorhead. KANSAS will take the stage on Thursday, September 18 and they are brining some friends along for the ride. Country music hitmakers Eli Young Band will be the opening act. Tickets for the rain or shine concert run between…

AG Keith Ellison Sues Trump Administration Over Anti-Trans Executive Orders

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison files a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for repeated threats to cut federal funding to Minnesota schools if the state does not follow Trump’s attempts to deny civil rights of transgender people. Ellison alleges two of Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender children and adults violate U.S. Constitution and Title IX….