ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Tim Walz presented Minnesota’s Thanksgiving turkey at the Capitol. With over 600 turkey farms statewide, Minnesota is the top turkey producer in the country Gov. Walz said, “Our farmers and growers feed the world while driving Minnesota’s agricultural economy. I am grateful for their work to ensure we can enjoy our favorite foods this…
FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — Fosston City Council has unanimously voted to terminate the 2009 agreement between the city, First Care Medical Services and Essentia Health. In September, an arbitration panel ruled in favor of Essentia in a dispute over its closure of labor and delivery services in 2022. Essentia has run the hospital for the past 15 years. In a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Local students collect nearly 120,000 pounds of food and around $30,000 in donations for the 18th annual Fill the Dome. That is enough to provide more than 99,600 meals for those in need. Fill the Dome has united more than 50 schools to collect food and funds to support food pantries and soup kitchens in the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For 60 years, Steve Scheel has been part of a long line of generations who have worked in the family-owned business. Currently, with 34 stores across 16 states, Scheel has put his heart into his work and with his employees. “I’ve always thought of myself not as a president or as CEO or a board chair,…
PENNINGTON CO., Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol has released the names of two people killed in a rollover Monday morning near Thief River Falls. They say 68-year-old Tina Klein and her passenger, 62-year-old Charles Hill, died in the crash. Pennington County Sheriff Seth Vettleson says his office got a report of a vehicle rollover on Center Street, west…
Gov. Doug Burgum, Grace the Turkey And Ag Commissioner Doug GoehringBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum pardoned Grace the turkey in one of his last acts in office. Burgum says Grace definitely wins the Best Behaved Award from the past eight years! He was joined by Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring. North Dakota Turkey Federation donated 16 frozen…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Mayor Tim Mahoney says there’s little the city can do to prevent a sex offender treatment center from moving into a former bank in south Fargo. Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment North Dakota (STAND) has purchased the empty Cornerstone Bank branch at 27th Avenue and S. University Drive. The building is not owned by the bank….
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — The original lead guitarist and a founding member of KISS is getting ready to rock Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen. Ace Frehley, the Spaceman himself, will touch down on Friday, February 7. Expect to hear songs from his solo work and songs from his time in KISS. Tickets are priced at $30 and $60. They go…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A court hearing tomorrow for a Grand Forks teen charged with murder has been canceled. 18-year-old Cazmere Haskins is now expected to plead guilty at a change of plea hearing on December 9. Haskins is charged with AA felony murder for the stabbing death of 24-year-old Anfernee Economy of Grand Forks. It happened during a…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police say an oversight by Red River Regional Dispatch Center led to people around the region receiving a shelter in place cancellation notice Sunday morning. The cancellation was meant for people in the area of the 1800 block of 3rd and 4th Streets N. who earlier received an alert due to a man making threats with a gun….
