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Prepared meal listeria outbreak includes one illness in Minnesota

ATLANTA (KVRR/AP) — Four people have died and at least twenty have reported becoming sick, including one person in Minnesota, in a listeria outbreak tied to prepared meals sold nationwide at Trader Joe’s, Kroger and Walmart. FreshRealm held beef meatball marinara linguine meals after they tested positive for the outbreak strain were just added. Trader Joe’s Cajun Style Blackened Chicken…

Find Your Way to Oktoberfest

HANKINSON, N.D.  — It’s time to get your German on. setup is already starting in the southern valley for the 23rd annual Oktoberfest celebration in Hankinson, North Dakota. Every year, it attracts visitors from all over the the tri-state area to sample traditional German and Bavarian delights like traditional polka music, beer, sausage and more. They have multiple bands that…

Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven…

Organic food prices could soar as US imposes import restrictions and new tariffs on specialty sugar

All different kinds of organic sugars are displayed on shelves at a grocery store in Deerfield, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The price of most organic food could jump this fall due to new policies and tariffs on imported organic sugar, frustrating manufacturers who say the actions won’t help sugar growers but…

KVRR is back on DirecTV after new agreement is reached

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Good news for people who catch KVRR on DirecTV: we are back! After months of an impasse on negotiations that would allow DirecTV to retransmit the station’s signal, an agreement was reached Friday. KVRR is now back in the lineup on the satellite tv provider. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota News, South Dakota News…

Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Minnesota and other Democratic states

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is launching Medicaid spending probes in Minnesota and at least five other Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is scouring payments covering health care for immigrants without legal status to ensure there…

No Powerball jackpot winner but five tickets sold in MN are worth $50,000 each

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — While nobody won the billion dollar Powerball jackpot on Monday night, six lucky players in Minnesota have tickets worth $50,000 each. They were sold in Anoka at Holiday Stationstore, Blaine at Speedway, Coon Rapids at Joe’s Kwik Marts, Elk River at Holiday Stationstore, West St. Paul at Holiday Stationstore and Woodbury at Seasons Market Holiday. There…

Two $50,000 Powerball tickets sold in MN, jackpot rises to $950 million for Saturday

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — While nobody won last night’s $861 million Powerball jackpot, there were some big winners. Two tickets in Minnesota are each worth $50,000. They were sold at Forest Lake Moto Mart in Forest Lake and at Kwik Trip in Cambridge. A North 5 player hit the jackpot to win a nearly $125,000 prize. That ticket was bought…

Four people in Minnesota linked to nationwide Salmonella outbreak tied to Country Eggs

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Nearly 100 people are sick from a Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs from Country Eggs. On Wednesday, the company recalled its Large Brown Cage Free “Sunshine Yolks” eggs. 95 people in 14 states have gotten sick from the same strain of Salmonella. There are four cases in Minnesota. 18 people have been hospitalized and no…

Two big Powerball winners in the region including $2 million ticket sold in South Dakota

Powerball keeps growing and now has the 10th largest jackpot in the game's history at $750 million

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There were two big winners in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing in our region. One ticket sold at Gas N More in Mobridge, South Dakota is a $2 million winner. The winning ticket matched five of the six numbers, missing the Powerball. The player doubled their prize by purchasing the Power Play add on for an additional…