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Masks recommended, five days of in-person learning approved for Moorhead schools

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Moorhead School Board has approved the district’s Safe Return to In-Person Learning Plan for the upcoming school year which includes an indoor mask recommendation and five days a week in-person learning. The plan was passed during a special meeting Wednesday. Face coverings will be required on buses to comply with federal mass transit mandates. The…

Fargo mayor: CDC response to rise in local COVID-19 cases may be premature

Mayor Tim MahoneyFARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney says despite a recent rise in area COVID-19 cases, he’s not getting concerned just yet. The CDC recently designated Cass County as having a “substantial COVID-19 transmission rate.”  As a result, Fargo-Cass Public Health is again recommending that masks be worn in indoor public places. Mahoney says when Cass County cases spiked…

Breckenridge, Minn. pilot walks away from Ohio airplane crash

Cropduster crash 8/4/2021WOOSTER, Ohio – A Breckenridge, Minn. man sustained minor injuries when the crop-dusting airplane he was flying struck some power lines and trees before it crashed in the front yard of a home in northeastern Ohio. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says 24-year-old Tyler James Vold of Breckenridge was able to walk away from the wreck. The crash…

Face coverings, vaccinations not required, but encouraged at MSUM

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota State University Moorhead says there are no plans to require face coverings when students return for the new academic year.  The policy is different from the University of Minnesota, which has an indoor mask requirement, regardless of vaccination status. In an email to students, MSUM says its policy is subject to change if new guidelines…

Sanford Health dealing with attempted cyber security incident

Sanford Health says at this time, no known patient, resident or employee personal or financial information has been compromised.

FARGO, ND (KVRR) – Sanford Health, including the Fargo facilities, are dealing with an attempted cyber security incident. In a statement from Sanford Health President and CEO Bill Gassen, he says Sanford Health has experienced an attempted cyber security incident, and we are taking aggressive measures to contain the impact. Gassen goes on to say providing patients with exceptional care…

Murder Suspect Arrested After Weeks-Long Manhunt

Eric Reinbold Accused Of Stabbing His Wife To Death

RED LAKE COUNTY, Minn. — The Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect in the murder of his wife who’s been the subject of a manhunt for several weeks is in custody this morning. Forty-four-year-old Eric Reinbold was arrested without incident at 12:30 Wednesday morning on a wooded rural property north of Oklee and is being held in the…

We Fest set to begin Thursday near Detroit Lakes

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – As thousands of people arrive in Detroit Lakes for WE Fest, travel in the area is expected to be congested. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office is advising motorists to slow down and plan for delays.  County Highway 22 will be closed to northbound traffic beginning Thursday at 10:00 a.m. The Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of…