MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/KMSP) – Customs agents at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport seized thousands of syringes of what they call a “dangerous” and unapproved vaginal tightening gel. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they found 2,536 syringes in a shipment from Hong Kong that was heading for a Woodbury, Minnesota home on November 20. The syringes were wrapped in “pink…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Infectious Disease doctors are saying virus season is really heating up in the region. They’re starting to see flu cases in the adult population ramping up, as well as, RSV in children. However, Covid cases seem to be holding steady. The stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be a rich petri dish for virus transmission….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild fired coach Dean Evason and assistant Bob Woods on Monday after a disappointing start to the NHL season. General manager Bill Guerin announced the moves and did not say who would be replacing Evason on an interim basis. The Wild have lost 14 of their first 19 games and seven in a…
Hector International AirportFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Commercial air travel in North Dakota continues to climb. The state saw over 101,000 passengers take to the skies in October, according to the state aeronautic commission. That was a seven percent increase over a year ago. The last time that North Dakota surpassed 100,000 passengers during October was in 2019. Fargo’s Hector International…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – 25 different non-profits are joining with the FM Area Foundation for a major charity push this holiday season. The Foundation’s 6th annual Caring Catalog launched today. They’re helping non-profits in a variety of different fields raise money through December 8th. The FM Area Foundation covers all administrative costs of putting the catalog out and even…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) – A Jamestown professor who’s running for North Dakota’s Democratic U.S. Senate seat announced on social media that she and her family were involved in a crash over the weekend in South Dakota. Katrina Christiansen says the crash happened Saturday near Plankinton. “My family was in a car crash as another car was attempting to pass a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN announces a first: they will charter two planes out of Fargo at the same time this fall. That is in addition to a flight planned for the spring. They have more than 700 veterans on the waiting list to see the memorials in their honor in Washington, D.C. The spring flight…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Concordia College has been preparing for its annual Christmas concerts. The 97th annual Christmas concert will be performed four times in Moorhead. Then they’ll hit the road for two shows in Minneapolis. Physical preparations are going on right now, but the planning for this show has been going on all year. Wyatt Steinke, Executive Producer of…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A family was forced from their home in Grand Forks after a fire started in the kitchen on Saturday. Grand Forks Fire Department arrived around 5 p.m. to light smoke coming from the house. They quickly put the fire out on the stove, which had extended to the nearby cabinets. The family was displaced due…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Lisbon, North Dakota man is dead after a head-on crash in Cass County. It happened Saturday in the noon hour on Cass County Road 38 entering Alice. Highway Patrol says 71-year-old Duane Krivarchka crossed the center line and crashed into an ongoing semi. Krivarchka was treated at the scene but died of his injuries…
