MINNEAPOLIS – A Robbinsdale, Minn. City Council member has been charged with driving drunk the wrong way on a Hennepin County highway, causing a crash and then fleeing from police. A criminal complaint says 38-year-old Tyler Kline was going the wrong way on Highway 100 in Brooklyn Center about 12:30 a.m. Monday when he caused a crash and fled. Crystal…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Choice Bank’s Wishing Well Program helps a struggling family and their premature baby. “Briella ended up in the NICU born at 28 weeks and one day we spent 82 days there. We got through it I guess by taking it day by day,” Briella’s mother Crystal Heimark said. She was born 12 weeks early. At…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Democrats are committed pass the Build Back Better Act this month. They say they will do whatever it takes including constant revisions until something gets done. Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota is confident the bill will pass because of incentives that include early childhood education, clean energy technology and higher quality care for the elderly and disabled. An…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It was the first of its kind in Fargo and now it’s closing. In a post to Facebook, the owner of Rocket Dogs K-9 Aquatics and Wellness Center says they are forced to close their doors. The building is being sold and the owner says reopening is not financially doable. The aquatics center for dogs opened…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A Fargo man, who describes himself as a community activist, is in the race for mayor. Hukun Dabar, A Somali-American who moved to Fargo in 2014, who is also a small business owner, announced his candidacy for mayor on Tuesday. “What I see in the mayor’s office is a way to bring hope and help to…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR)- Polar Fest has been around since 1996 and this year organizers say it will be better than ever with bigger ice castles. This year they will celebrate Detroit Lakes’ 150th anniversary. The main attractions are the Polar Fest Plunge into the Little Detroit Lake and the frozen fireworks with thousands are expected to attend. Other events…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski says he has no intention of going anywhere. Zibolski was recently placed under extra scrutiny after city documents revealed that more than 30 police officers and support staff left the department since he was named to the post in August, 2020. Some of them allege a lack of leadership, low morale,…
Terin LuceroFARGO (KVRR/WNAX) – A Williston, North Dakota native and North Dakota State University graduate is the new executive director of the South Dakota Republican party. Terin Lucero was most recently the Director of Data Analytics for newly-elected Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Lucero says one of his main goals is to achieve 100% Republican membership in the South Dakota Legislature….
Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) – The Monster trucks are rolling back into the Fargodome after a two year break. Monster Jam returns February 5th with two shows. It’s the first show in Fargo since the pandemic forced the trucks to sit idle. You can expect all the racing, flips and stunts you’ve come to expect. But young fans might also…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- Fargo Police is filling some of the open positions on their staff with five new officers. Chief Dave Zibolski welcomed the new officers during a swearing-in ceremony. Their families celebrated with them and placed pins on the new officers. Three new crime analysts and three police support personnel have also been hired. With the new officers, Fargo…
