ROSEMOUNT, Minn. – A Twin Cities area priest has been struck and killed while riding his bike in Rosemount. Risen Savior Church in Burnsville announced Tuesday that the Rev. Dennis Dempsey was the bicyclist who died Monday afternoon after he was hit by a car on County Road 42. The 26-year-old Minneapolis driver who struck Dempsey was arrested at the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Superheroes, princesses, and even a couple of mad scientists are in town. Fargo VA Hospital held its first-ever “trunk or treat” event Tuesday evening to help get the word out about its services and gather people in a safe and socially-distanced way. Employees from more than a dozen VA programs including homelessness, healthcare, suicide prevention and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Volunteers are needed to help clean up trash in and around the Red River before snowfall. The river may look fairly clean but look a little harder in some parts of Fargo-Moorhead and you can see a different story. “It’s interesting because you can tell where the last group left off,” said Shannon Thompson on Tuesday….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — There’s New bragging rights for the city of Moorhead. It’s southside water tower has been named the 2021 Tank of the Year by the Tnemec Company. They specialize in protecting surfaces and structures from corrosion. Moorhead’s tank won out of nearly 300 nominations. The artwork on the tower was designed by local artists Stephen Dorsey and…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Dairy Queen is bringing back its Miracle Treat Day Thursday to help Sanford Children’s Hospital. For each Blizzard treat bought, $1 or more will be donated to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Since 1984, Dairy Queen has raised over $72 million for the hospitals through Miracle Treat Day and similar campaigns. The money will be used…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Frito-Lay is looking for employees to help staff its new Fargo distribution center. It will be the first of its kind for the company that will be able to supply most of North Dakota and Minnesota. Frito Lay is offering a wage of $21.58 per hour with a $5,000 on bonus to new warehouse handlers. The…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, moving the U.S. closer to beginning vaccinations in children ages 5 to 11. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously with one abstention that the vaccine’s benefits in preventing COVID-19 in that age group outweigh any potential risks — including…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Four additional COVID-19-related deaths occurred over the weekend in North Dakota, but state health officials say the number of active coronavirus cases continues a downward trend. Health officials reported fewer than 200 news cases sending the number of active cases to 3,030, the lowest level in more than a month. Cases statewide have been trending downward after…
MINNEAPOLIS – Xcel Energy wants to increase electric rates by about 20% over the next three years, adding an average $15 to $21 per month cumulatively to residential customers’ bills. Minneapolis-based Xcel filed its request with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, which must approve any increase. The rate hike would generate about $677 million over the three years with a…
WAUBUN, Minn. (KVRR/(KFGO) – The Callaway, Minnesota police chief is hospitalized at Sanford Health in Fargo with serious injuries in an accident at his rural Waubun, Minnesota home. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther says his office received a call about 6:30 p.m. Monday from the Mahnomen Hospital to report Tim Haverkamp had arrived there with head injuries. Guenther says initially…
