FARGO, ND — The next Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota is set! The flight will depart Hector International Airport on Sunday morning May 19 and return Monday night on May 20. Around 90 veterans will be included in this next trip to see the memorials in their honor in Washington, D.C. They are still taking applications from veterans who have…
“Donald Trump”JACKSON COUNTY, MN — A dog named Donald Trump was not shot and killed over a political rivalry. That’s according to the sheriff in Jackson County, Minnesota who says false claims circulating on social media have spurred “violent threats” against some people in the county. The sheriff’s office concluded the person who shot Donald Trump the dog Sunday was “legally…
MINNEAPOLIS — The former Ashby elevator manager pleads guilty after he was accused of embezzling over $5 million to fund exotic hunting trips. 56-year-old Jerry Hennessey appeared in federal court in Minneapolis to plead guilty to federal mail fraud and tax evasion charges. He’s accused of stealing the money from the Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator over 15 years. Hennessey recently listed…
If you’re looking for someone to spice up your day, you can’t do better than Pepper. The Lhasa Apso mix lost his home when his owner had to move to a care facility, and he was surrendered to the Homeward Animal Shelter. Homeward’s Heather Klefstad brought Pepper in for a visit with the Morning Show’s Emily Welker live in studio,…
MENAHGA, MN (KFGO) – One person is dead after a house fire in Menahga late Wed. night. The house was fully involved when fire crews arrived. Departments from Menahga and Sebeka spent about three hours putting out the blaze. The 911 call into Wadena County dispatch came in at around 10:30 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation….
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — There is a major break in a nearly 50-year-old cold case in Mille Lacs, Minnesota thanks to DNA. A burned body found in an abandoned home 49 years ago has been identified as 18-year-old Gloria Rieken of Minneapolis. The BCA matched her DNA to family members. Gloria was a freshman student at the University of Minnesota at the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is firing back at President Trump after he called on her to resign over tweets seen as anti-semitic. The Minneapolis Democrat tweeting that Mr. Trump has “trafficked in hate” his whole life. She also asked when he plans to resign. In a pair of tweets over the weekend, Omar criticized the American Israel Public…
Two girls who KVRR news has featured for their cultural and fundraising efforts are getting some national attention. Olivia Allen and Ishika Gupta have been recognized as North Dakota’s top youth volunteers of 2019 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Award program. Olivia is a sixth grader at Cheney Middle School. Ishika is a senior at Davies High School. Olivia…
ECKLES TOWNSHIP, MN – A Bemidji man could soon be charged for allegedly causing the death of two men after their bodies were found in a fire pit in Beltrami County earlier this month. Darren Stebe of Bemidji was arrested on February 5th for probation violations. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says he’s expected to be arraigned on charges relating…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D – Lewis Drug says it has purchased pharmacy assets from Shopko Stores in six communities in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. The company said Wednesday it bought prescription files and records from Shopko pharmacies in Madison, Mitchell and Sisseton, South Dakota; Luverne and St. James, Minnesota and Ida Grove, Iowa. Lewis Drug currently operates in four of…
