POPE CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The widow of Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Owen is thanking law enforcement and the community for their support in the wake of his death. Shannon Owen appeared before cameras but didn’t speak. Her husband and two other officers were shot Saturday in Cyrus, Minnesota while trying to make an arrest during a domestic violence…
AITKIN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Activist Winona LaDuke has had two counts of criminal trespass dismissed by a judge for “lack of probable cause”. LaDuke was arrested while protesting the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline project in December 2020 in Aitkin County, Minnesota. She testified during a court hearing that law enforcement had posted “no trespassing” signs during an Indigenous religious…
Jasper’s story is one he almost didn’t live to tell on Pet Connection. Homeward Animal Shelter’s Heather Klefstad says he came in as a stray, and severely underweight — only about six pounds on his full-grown, 13-year-old frame. Homeward workers also realized his back legs weren’t coordinating when he walked, and worked with the veterinarian to find out what the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police say a man found dead in a Moorhead apartment on Monday was the victim of a homicide. Police identified the victim as 60-year-old Terry Klevgaard. The cause of death was “multiple sharp force injuries.” Klevgaard was last seen on April 1, 2023. On Monday, officers were called to the 1800-block of 1st Ave. North to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Today is the day more than 100 people take the plunge for Special Olympics Minnesota. That’s KVRR’s Adam Ladwig doing his “Polar Plunge” live on the morning show Thursday. Special Olympics Minnesota is celebrating 50 years this year and 25 years of the Polar Plunge. Today’s plunge at MSUM was the first one ever in Moorhead….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law that imposes strict restrictions on transgender health care and certain types of gender-affirming care to people younger than 18. Gender-affirming care for minors has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade, but it has increasingly come under scrutiny in many conservative legislatures….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO/KNOX) – A fire started Wednesday afternoon when a vehicle ran into a transformer outside ICON Sports Center in south Grand Forks.According to officials, at about 3:45 p.m., the vehicle and transformer caught fire due to the crash. The transformer is about 20 feet from the arena. Police say the driver, 89-year-old Norma Haley of Grand Fork,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A small business owner in Moorhead addresses a growing number of complaints about the rising cost of vinyl records. Brady Bredell, the owner of Mother’s, says while record companies continue to raise prices for distributors, profits of local record shops are shrinking. “Universal, Sony and Warner are the three big companies that control 70% of the…
HARWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) –The spring melt has led to rising flood waters causing several roads closures across the F-M region. Rising waters have impacted some rural rivers in Cass County. “We have three rivers, which are all expected to crest at approximately the same time. We have the Rush, the Sheyenne River, and the Red River. The one we are…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Senate fails to override Gov. Doug Burgum’s veto of the approval voting ban. Fargo will be able to continue using the voting method in its city elections. Voters passed the voting method through a ballot measure in 2018. The House overrode the governor’s veto last week but the Senate fell four votes short of…
