ST. PAUL (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz had the legal authority to mandate face masks when he declared a public health emergency in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday. Walz declared a peacetime emergency in March 2020 and mandated masking in most indoor public spaces in July 2020. The conservative Upper Midwest…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Marathon has become a staple, a marquee event in the region. The man who brought it to life, Mark Knutson, became an icon in the running community. Unfortunately, the 53-year-old died on Sunday after he was hit by vehicle while riding his bike in Detroit Lakes, Minn. “We’re just heart broken. He was a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A man who pulled a knife on a driver and took his vehicle in Moorhead on Saturday has been identified. Police say a warrant has been issued for 32-year-old Nikolas Pigozzo. The stolen vehicle was found in Minneapolis. It was taken by force around 9:40 Saturday morning in the 100 block of 4th Street South. Pigozzo…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A sprinkler system saves an apartment building from burning down in Fargo. Firefighters responded to fire alarms at 4462 30th Avenue south around 11 a.m. Saturday. They found water coming from under a doorway midway down the hall. A small fire in the bedroom of the unit had activated a sprinkler, which put the fire out….
GLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR) – Out at the Interstate Raceway in Glyndon, numerous drivers took to the track to show off their skills in the art of drifting. ND Drift puts on multiple shows throughout the summer, with each year getting bigger and bigger. And those cars are loud, as they make the turns, burning through rubber and causing smoke to…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – There are a plethora of reasons why people go to the Red River Valley Fair. Maybe it’s for the music, the carnival rides or the food, but now people can go there for local small businesses. “It’s a great opportunity to meet more people and kind of branch out my business a little bit.” said…
UPDATE: Victim identified as 24-year-old Logan Barcia of Old Town, Florida. CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Florida man is dead after rolling his pickup, getting thrown onto I-29 and then hit by an oncoming semi. The crash happened around 2:45 Sunday morning about 20 miles north of Fargo. Highway Patrol says the 24-year-old man from Old Town, Florida died…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — A crash on South Shore Drive in Detroit Lakes has killed 53-year-old Mark Knutson. Knutson was riding his bike just after 7 a.m. when he was hit by a pickup towing a boat. Life saving measures were performed on Knutson at the scene. He was flown by helicopter to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo where…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police seeking the public’s help in finding a man who allegedly stole a vehicle. They say just after 9:40 a.m. Saturday morning, they were called to the 100 block of 4th St. S where a woman was going to her car and told police a man displayed a knife then demanded her keys. The woman…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The F-M community enjoying a car show while supporting its veterans at the Fargo Air Museum. The museum teams up with Twisted Royalty for Wings and Wheels in its fourth year behind the event. In previous years, the organization has raised hundreds of thousands for ALS research, addiction awareness and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. This year,…
