Becker County Reveals New Jail
With an increase in population size and a need to better serve both inmates and correctional officers, a new jail for Becker County has been in the works since August of 2017. In December,…
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Gov.'s Budget Includes 20 Cent Gas Tax Hike, Republican Says Plan's Bad For Rural MN
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz releases his budget proposal. It includes a 20 cent gas tax hike to pay for road and bridge projects. A car with a 15 gallon…
Gas Prices Start Rising In The FM Metro Following Hike In Oil Prices
FARGO, ND -- You've probably noticed that gas prices are starting to rise in the metro. AAA says the average for a gallon of gas in the FM metro is $2.11. The statewide average is $2.20. The hikes follow a jump…
Fire At Hillside Apartments in Pelican Rapids
PELICAN RAPIDS, MN -- Fire has heavily damaged the Hillside Apartments in Pelican Rapids. Firefighters from Pelican Rapids and Vergas were called to the fire Monday morning. No one was hurt. The state fire marshal's office is investigating the cause.
MN Gov. Walz's Budget Proposal Includes 20 Cent Per Gallon Gas Tax Hike
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday proposed hiking Minnesota’s gas tax by 20 cents per gallon to pay for road and bridge projects. Under the governor’s spending proposal, the state’s gas tax would increase by 70 percent…
LIVE: Unglued Craft Fest
For almost a decade now, Ashley Morken has been the mover and shaker behind one of the region's biggest maker events: the Unglued Craft Fest. It's grown from a small venue to now fill…
Chase, Crash and Arrest From Moorhead Into Fargo
Fargo, N.D. (KFGO) - A Fargo man was arrested after backing a stolen vehicle into a Moorhead police squad and fleeing Moorhead and Fargo authorities early Tuesday morning. The Moorhead Police Department says around 1:30 a.m., an officer spotted…
MN Sen. Klobuchar Says Doctors Need to Change Opioid Prescribing Habits in CNN Town Hall
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar referenced the late singer Prince in saying that doctors need to change the prescribing habits of opioids in the United States. At a CNN town hall in New Hampshire on Monday night, Klobuchar says…
Data Breach Impacts Local Customers of Dunn Brothers Coffee And Others
BEMIDJI, MN -- A new data breach to tell you about that is impacting local customers of Dunn Brothers Coffee, Tacos Trompo, the VFW in West Fargo and Vinyl Taco of Grand Forks. North Country Business Products says customers at these…
Rebuilding Together Calling All Contractors, Designers for Little, Free Library Competition
FARGO, N.D. -- There are more than 35 free, little libraries in the metro but Rebuilding Together is hoping to raise that number with some help from a competition. They are calling on all…
MN AG Keith Ellison Joins Lawsuit Against President Trump's Border Emergency Declaration
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a 16 state lawsuit led by California to fight President Trump's emergency declaration to fund his border wall. “President Trump, who has been unable to persuade Congress and the…
UPDATE: Deputies in Officer-Involved Shooting in Nevis Identified
UPDATE: The Minnesota Bureau Department of Public safety identifies the Hubbard County Deputy who was shot and injured and the deputy who shot at a suspect in Nevis on Saturday. DPS says Deputy Erick Rypkema was shot by Bryce Bellomo…
25 Year Old Murder Case Results In Charges
MINNEAPOLIS - A businessman is charged with fatally stabbing a Minneapolis woman in 1993 after investigators ran DNA evidence from the murder scene through a genealogy website and obtained his DNA from a discarded napkin. Jerry Westrom is charged…
A Foundation of Love: Moorhead's Usher's House
Aaron Duma strolls through the building, a year after closing it up as Usher's House for the last time. "I love the stone -- I absolutely love the stone," he said. "We did our…
Fargo Family Loses Son, Now Helping Others Get Through Loss of Child
FARGO, N.D. -- A Fargo couple was expecting to welcome a healthy baby boy into the world on Christmas Eve, but he was instead taken from them too soon. KVRR's Danielle Church tells us how…
GoFundMe Account Started For Family Members Killed In Nevis, Minnesota
NEVIS, MN -- The family of sisters killed in a double murder-suicide on Valentine's Day in Nevis, Minnesota has started a GoFundMe account to raise money for their funerals and family. The BCA identified the dead as 40-year-old Heidi Pierce and…
Vehicles of Two Employees Found With Bullet Holes At Fosston Essentia Hospital
FOSSTON, MN -- A Polk County deputy heard what was believed to be two gunshots just before 1 a.m. Sunday in Fosston. Nearly four hours later, EMS staff at Fosston Essentia Hospital reported finding a bullet casing in the parking lot.…
Natural Gas Service Restored To All Moorhead Xcel Energy Customers
MOORHEAD, MN -- Natural gas service has been restored to all customers of Xcel Energy in Moorhead. Gas equipment was hit by a snow plow at 8th Street and 16th Avenue South on Thursday night cutting off the gas to nearly…
Crookston Inn Contacting Former Guests After Suspected Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak
CROOKSTON, MN -- Minnesota's Department of Health is investigating four recent cases of Legionnaires' disease tied to the Crookston Inn and Convention Center. The department reports that four people became ill between January 22 and 27 after visiting the hotel. Investigators…
West Fargo Shop is the Store That Keeps on Giving With a Twist
WEST FARGO, N.D. -- West Fargo gift shop Aquablue is giving back to six local charities with a little bit of a twist. In addition to helping Ms. Preteen Prairie Rose International 2019 make blankets for the Ronald McDonald House,…
Bowling for Pudge: Ice Bowling Tournament Honors Fallen Friend
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- On a chilly winter day in Fergus Falls, the memories of Isaiah Anderson, known by his closest friends as Pudge, are enough to warm up their hearts. "He's one of those…
Three People Dead, One Deputy Injured in Nevis Shootings
NEVIS, Minn. -- Three people are dead after shootings across multiple locations in Nevis. Thursday night before 8, Hubbard County deputies responded to a shooting at a home, which is also a daycare, on…
Three People Dead & Deputy Injured After Shootings in Hubbard County, Minn.
UPDATE, NEVIS, Minn. - Three people are dead and a Hubbard County Sheriff's Deputy is hurt after a shooting in Nevis, Minnesota Thursday night. Deputies responded to a 911 call of a shooting…
Former Moorhead School Superintendent Lynne Kovash Dies
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO) - Lynne Kovash, former Moorhead school superintendent, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was diagnosed with the cancer two years ago and retired in November of 2017. A post by a family member on…
President Trump Declares National Emergency To Pay For Border Wall
WASHINGTON, DC -- President Donald Trump says he expects legal challenges to his decision to declare a national emergency to erect barriers between the U.S. and Mexico but says he'll be vindicated. Trump announced Friday that he has signed the…
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