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Building crews on Lower Sioux Reservation using industrial hemp

MORTON, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Crews on the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation are using industrial hemp to build new housing. Project manager Danny Desjarlais said a product called “hempcrete” replaces insulation and drywall during construction. “It is just a lime-based binder mixed with some hemp hurd,” Desjarlais said. “The inside woody core of the stock looks like little pieces of wood…

Minnesota Supreme Court says Trump cannot intervene in ballot lawsuit

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Minnesota Supreme Court says former President Donald Trump’s campaign did not follow proper procedure and cannot intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to keep him off next year’s ballot because of his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. An activist group called “Free Speech for People” led in Minnesota…

Cass County Highway 17 to Reopen After Five Months

FARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Highway Department says County Highway 17 between 52nd Avenue South and 64th Avenue South near Horace is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday. The road will be reopened after five months of construction. Phase one of the project involved building a roundabout at the intersection of 64th Avenue South and County Highway 17, which was completed…

Search Underway For Vehicle That Drove Into River In Crookston

A dive team is looking for a vehicle that reportedly drove into a river in Polk County, Minnesota early Friday morning

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – A dive team is looking for a vehicle that reportedly drove into a river in Polk County, Minnesota early Friday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies and Crookston Police responded to the intersection of Houston Avenue and South Broadway in Crookston around 2:20 a.m. A witness told them a vehicle drove off the road near the…

Public Helps Find Suspect In Hit-And-Run Crash That Left Woman With Life-Threatening Injuries

North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 7:40 Thursday night in the 400 block of 11th Avenue South in Wahpeton

WHAPETON, N.D. (KVRR) – The public helps authorities find a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that left a woman with life-threatening injuries. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 7:40 Thursday night in the 400 block of 11th Avenue South in Wahpeton. A pickup hit a 20-year-old woman walking on the south side of the road. The driver…

Concordia College unveils its new state of the art Heimarck Center

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The center is named after long time professor in the health science department, Dr. Ted Heimarck. Concordia Colleges President Colin Irvine said, “Behind me is a building that exists because he existed and that speaks to the impact he had on people that was so profound and so powerful that they’re willing to give their resources there…