DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — People are opening up their wallets and raising thousands of dollars for a Detroit Lakes family that last week lost their home to a lightning strike. A GoFundMe account started for Mike and Lori Danner’s family surged past the initial goal of $10,000 and is nearing $14,000. The Danner’s home in the Timber Creek neighborhood…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Wealthy former software executive and North Dakota GOP Gov. Doug Burgum has personally shelled out nearly $1 million ahead of the state’s primary election in campaign contributions. Most of the money has gone to political action campaign that historically has focused on defeating Republican far-right candidates, or those who do not agree with Burgum’s spending and…
It’s your chance to get up-close and personal with some of the folks on the front lines of lifesaving in the region. It’s EMS Week, and to celebrate, the folks at Sanford Ambulance are holding an open house tonight to introduce you to their work and that of the other first responders in the region. You can check out their…
FARGO (KVRR) – Police say a man was arrested in Fargo Monday morning after he caused extensive damage to a Fargo bank. Shortly before 8:30 a.m., police were called to Bell Bank at 3100 13th Ave. S. on a report of someone throwing rocks at the bank’s windows. Forty-one-year-old Jeremy Wayne Peterson is being held for terrorizing, criminal mischief, reckless…
FARGO (KVRR) – Minnesota governor candidate Cory Hepola has chosen Fargo Public Schools’ Director of Equity and Inclusion Dr. Tamara Uselman as his running mate. Hepola and Uselman are running as members of the Forward Party. “Dr. Uselman has an impressive career in education that spans nearly four decades in both Minnesota and North Dakota, as a Teacher, Principal, Superintendent,…
GRAND FORKS, ND (KVRR) – 8 time Grammy winner and 3 time ACM Entertainer of the Year, Carrie Underwood announced she will perform in Grand Forks. The Denim & Rhinestones Tour will make a stop at Alerus Center on October 27, 2022. Tickets for the concerts go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, May 20 at 10am central…
UKRAINE (KVRR) — The Moorhead man who stopped his political campaign to help people in Ukraine has been in the country for over 40 days. Mark Lindquist tells us he’s meeting with Ukrainian military leaders on the front lines in the eastern part of the country, his group is bringing them medical supplies, like burn bandages and chest seals. Lindquist…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Hundreds of thousands of people across the United States made a “day of action” for abortion rights. Many people in the F-M region shared their thoughts during the ”Bans Off Our Bodies” rally. “Our bodies hands off, our bodies hands off.” Hundreds of pro choice supporters could be heard and seen chanting and marching through downtown…
OSLO, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Tim Walz travels to northwest Minnesota to get a first hand look at how the spring flooding is impacting farmers and the planting season. Walz stopped by Jim Nelson’s farm in Oslo. This time last year, Nelson and his sons were completely done with planting. This year, their fields are flooded. Walz says the delay…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Fergus Falls Police release the name of the man pulled from the Otter Tail River on Saturday morning. He is 46-year-old Alex Rodriguez of Newburgh, New York. They say he had lived in Fergus Falls for a few months and told friends earlier this spring that he thought of moving back east. Final autopsy results…
