WEST FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- It’s a unique way to lure blood donors: give them a free Sandy’s Donut after making a donation. Vitalant was in the parking lost and hosted a blood drive at Sandy’s Donuts in West Fargo. They even offered a free donut to all donors to sweeten the deal and increase the blood supply. All blood types…
MOORHEAD, Minn., (KVRR)- The future of Downtown Moorhead starts now with the demolition of Moorhead Center Mall. Crews are working on tearing down sections of the mall including the former Herberger’s location on the west side. That store opened in the mall in 1983 and was an anchor store until closing in 2018. The large parking ramp on that end…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO 8:10 PM Update) — First responders are on the scene of a crash involving two Moorhead Area Public School District school buses in Moorhead. The crash was reported around 4:15 p.m. this afternoon in the 2600 block of 34th Street near I-94. The collision was in front of Zip’s Car Wash, north of Holiday Stationstores. Moorhead Police…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Three people passing by a house on fire just north of Pelican Rapids help a couple escape the flames. The fire was reported just before noon at the Dennis and Rebecca Campbell residence. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says the couple smelled something electrical burning from a room behind them. 74-year-old Dennis Campbell was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The metro is welcoming around 100 soccer teams this weekend for the TC United Winter Classic, North Dakota’s largest winter soccer tournament. Clubs are coming from all across the Upper Midwest and Canada. The tournament begins Friday at 5 p.m. at TC United Indoor Facility in Fargo and the Rustad Recreation Center in West Fargo. Tri-City…
Republicans are challenging extended mail ballot deadlines in at least two states in a legal maneuver that could have widespread implications for mail voting before the presidential election in November. A lawsuit filed last week in Mississippi follows a similar one last year in North Dakota, both brought in heavily Republican states before conservative federal courts. Democratic and voting rights…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service says the nearly $1 billion in state tax rebates sent to more than 2 million Minnesotans last fall will be subject to federal income taxes, despite pleas from state officials. The federal tax bite out of the checks and direct deposits could cost taxpayers between $26 and $286 apiece, depending on income and…
It’s February, so we’re thinking about love. These two lovebirds would sure love to find a home together. Tia and Valentino join us from C.A.A.R.E. in West Fargo for this week’s Pet Connection. Tia is a female black-masked lovebird. She’s about 2 years old. Valentino is a lovebird mutation. He’s about 1 1/2 years old. Lovebirds like this can…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A 75-year-old man has died after a sheriff’s deputy in rural Minnesota shocked him with a Taser during an attempted eviction, officials announced Wednesday. The cause of Michael James Yanacheak’s death in Willmar is undetermined pending further investigation by the medical examiner, the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a statement. The BCA, which is…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man is dead after a head-on crash near Euclid in Polk County. Minnesota State Patrol says 59-year-old Michael Weiland of Euclid crashed with a vehicle driven by 65-year-old Margaret Rendulich of Thief River Falls. They collided on Center Street West just before 8 p.m. Tuesday night. Weiland, who was not wearing a seatbelt, died….
