Dragons Ready To Dance With March Madness On the Horizon
MOORHEAD, MN. -- The MSUM Dragon's men's basketball team has been among the best teams in the nation all year and have a great chance of making it to the national tournament…
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Fargo and Moorhead Mayors Issue Proclamation For Peace in Israel and Palestine
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- After weeks of citizens calling on local city governments to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney and Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson have issued a joint proclamation. In it they advocate for a…
Polk County Needs Help Identifying Person of Interest in Burglary Investigation
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- Polk County Sheriff's Office is asking for help identifying the man in these snapshots taken at a service station. They say he is a person of interest in a burglary investigation in Polk County.…
Fire Damages Foxhole Bar & Grill in Foxhome, MN
FOXHOME, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A lunchtime fire has heavily damaged the Foxhole Bar and Grill in Foxhome, Minnesota. It is located along Highway 210, between Wahpeton and Fergus Falls. Wilkin County Sheriff's…
Good news on business tax revenues boosts Minnesota's budget surplus to $3.7B
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's budget outlook has improved thanks to higher corporate profits, officials said Thursday as they projected a slightly bigger surplus that will give the Legislature a little bit more breathing room this session. Minnesota Management…
Red Lake Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) -- A Red Lake, Minnesota man is sentenced to over 6 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a minor. According to court documents, 63-year-old Ronald Pearson was visiting a home on Red Lake Indian Reservation in…
Three Fire Crews Respond to Garage And House Fire In Rural Fisher, MN
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- Fire crews from Crookston, Fisher and East Grand Forks respond to a house fire in rural Fisher on Wednesday. When Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrived, the garage was fully engulfed. Crews were able to stop…
Minnesota first responders are honored as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three Minnesota first responders who were gunned down while responding to a report of a domestic incident at a home with seven children inside were remembered at a memorial service Wednesday as heroes who made the ultimate…
University of Jamestown choir concert series to make stop in Fargo for Spring tour
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - The University of Jamestown Concert Choir and Men's Choir are kicking off their spring tour and are making a stop in Fargo on Sunday. This is a seven-city, four-day tour that…
A Giant Troll Invasion Is Coming This Summer
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) -- A troll invasion is about to take place in our region. Detroit Lakes will play host to international recycling artist Thomas Dambo and his crew for up to six weeks in May and June. Dambo…
LIVE: "Speed Dating" and "Turandot" Done Right by the Young Artists Program of the F-M Opera
FARGO -- They're some of the biggest voices coming out of the youngest singers in the country. And now, Fargo-Moorhead Opera is showcasing them in their Young Artists program in their spring season, starting…
Biden and Trump Easily Win Michigan Primaries
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won the Michigan primaries on Tuesday, further solidifying the all-but-certain rematch between the two men. Biden defeated Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, his one significant opponent left in the…
Golden Drive Homeless Kids shop for over $25,000 worth of food to help those in need
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Despite the winter storm, Golden Drive Homeless Kids shopped for over $25,000 worth of food to distribute in the community. These items were being gathered at West Fargo Rural Fire…
The groundhog was wrong; winter roars back in the Fargo-Moorhead area
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Despite the groundhog predicting an early spring, winter made its presence known Tuesday with a strong storm across the region. This has left schools, businesses and other establishments closed due to…
Woman Accused of Exposing Herself To Customers, Assaulting Business Owner in New York Mills
NEW YORKS MILLS, Minn. (KFGO) -- A Wadena, Minnesota woman was arrested early last Sunday morning for causing a disturbance at a business after she was asked to leave. Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office responded to the call in New…
Winter storm with dangerous windchills hits Red River Valley
FARGO (KVRR) - The first winter storm in several weeks is moving though the Red River Valley with high winds and dangerous windchills. Several schools across the region opted to cancel classes Tuesday. The Cass County Sheriff's Office is advising…
VIDEO: Overnight Fire Destroys Grain Elevator in Hawley, Minnesota
HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A major overnight fire at a grain elevator in Hawley was brought under control around 7 Monday morning thanks to the response of 17 fire departments. The blaze was first reported…
Grand opening of Moorhead's first Chipotle pushed to March 5
UPDATE: The grand opening of the new Chipotle has been pushed back to Tuesday, March 5, according to Annie Gradinger, External Communications for Chipotle Mexican Grill. ------- ORIGINAL STORY: MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening its first…
A smuggling arrest is made, 2 years after family froze to death on the Canadian border
(AP) -- A man accused of recruiting the driver in a human smuggling operation has been arrested, more than two years after a family of four from India froze to death trying to enter the U.S. from Canada, authorities said. Harshkumar…
Man Arrested And Charged With November Murder of his Niece in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) -- An arrest is made in a stabbing death in Alexandria, Minnesota last November. Police arrested 78-year-old Angel Rua-Torres in Alexandria at the home where the crime took place. The Douglas County Attorney's Office has charged Rua-Torres…
Grand Forks man to testify at congressional hearing about organ donor laws
FARGO (KVRR) - He's a bone marrow donor from Grand Forks on his way next week to Washington D.C. to talk to Congress about changing our organ donation laws for the better. But…
FCC may create emergency code for missing indigenous persons
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Federal Communications Commission has announced a proposal to create a new emergency alert for missing and endangered people. The agency said the Emergency Alert System, which delivers emergency information over television and radio, would “provide timely…
Year-Round Higher Blend of Ethanol Approved in 8 Midwestern States
DES MOINES, Iowa (KVRR/AP) -- Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a rule announced by the E-P-A. It takes effect in April 2025 in Minnesota,…
Federal judge affirms MyPillow's Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China interfered in the 2020 U.S. presidential…
Essentia Health is offering two new cancer support groups
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Essentia Health is offering two new support groups for patients and caregivers of all types of cancer beginning in March. This is a 10-week group and there is no cost. One…
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