Drag Races to Celebrate the Fourth in Glyndon
GLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR) - The roar of engines was a constant presence the Fourth of July weekend at Interstate Raceway off 70th Street Southwest. This is the first drag strip in the state of Minnesota,…
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13-Year-Old Dies in Firework Accident
NAYTAHWAUSH, MN (KVRR) - A 13-year-old boy has died after a firework accident in Mahnomen County. The Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office says that they responded to a distress call at a residence in Naytahwaush a little after 11:00 P.M. on…
Tubers Rescued in Wright County, Minnesota
ST. MICHAEL, MN (KVRR/KFGO) - The Wright County Sheriff’s Office says that despite eight people flipping their tubes during a river outing near St. Michael, Minnesota on July 4, nobody was hurt. Sheriff’s Deputies found a man and boy hanging…
Moorhead's newest sweet treat opens with grand opening
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Business is back in the old Moorhead Tastee Freez building with new owners and a new name. The new Buddy's Parfait had its grand opening this afternoon and it was pretty…
Minnesota State Patrol: Drive safe for Fourth of July weekend
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) --As celebrations for the Fourth of July holiday weekend kick off, officials want you to stay safe in your travels. “With a lot of summer left, we have had a number of…
Big, Beautiful Bill passes in the House; Sen. Hoeven says it will "make our nation more prosperous and more secure"
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- The House of Representatives passes the One Big, Beautiful Bill and it now goes to the desk of President Donald Trump. Senator John Hoeven, of North Dakota, says it will provide permanent tax relief for American…
Second "Safe City Nights" brings together community and first responders in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Moorhead saw its second "Safe City Nights" celebration of the summer. The series is coordinated by Moorhead Police Athletics and Activities League, who help to bring in all the public agencies…
City of Moorhead and the City of Zakho unite together with a friendship proclamation
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A year and a half in the making, the city of Moorhead has brought together a friendship proclamation between the city of Moorhead and Zakho, more than 6,000 miles away. “When…
Local advocate talks about growing support for psychedelic treatments
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- With more and more data showing the efficacy of psychedelic treatments for PTSD and other mental health conditions, there has been growing…
Minnesota State Patrol trooper drowns in South Dakota lake
WEBSTER, S.D. (KVRR: UPDATE 07/02/25) -- Day County Sheriff's Office is providing new details on what happened to a Minnesota State Trooper that drowned on Waubay Lake. They responded to the lake late Sunday night on a report of a…
Cirrus announces expansion to its Grand Forks manufacturing facility
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) - Cirrus will invest $13 million to add 30,000 square feet to its aircraft manufacturing facility in Grand Forks. The expansion involves the manufacture of the single-engine SR Series and the Vision Jet. New jobs are…
Minnesota law allowing lane splitting, filtering by motorcyclists to go into effect
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Starting Tuesday, July 1, a new Minnesota law will go into effect that allows motorcycles to perform lane splitting and lane filtering. Lane splitting is where a motorcycle drives between lanes…
Benefit for Meredith Olafson Shows Support
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) - Meredith Olafson was convinced she just had the flu. At first, she tried to work through it, but her supervisor sent her home. The next time she showed up, those superiors…
National Weather Service says microburst was to blame for storm damage in Bemidji and Beltrami County
BELTRAMI CO, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) National Weather Service confirms the Bemidji area was hit by a microburst with winds that reached up to 120 miles per hour last Saturday. The survey summary states a severe thunderstorm created "a 10-mile-wide swath of…
Boelter Makes First Court Appearance
ST. PAUL, MN (KVRR) - The alleged gunman in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings appeared in federal court Friday, June 27. Vance Boelter is accused of killing Minnesota's former Speaker of the House and her spouse…
LIVE: School Supply Drive Scoop
FARGO -- Minnesota-based Target is vowing to hold prices on back-to-school goods steady at 2024 prices in spite of inflation and tariff pressure. And local United Way of Cass-Clay officials say it's coming just…
LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Bobbi and Wayne
This week's Pet Connection is a couple of bonded cuties who come as a package deal, so prepare to fall in love not once, but twice. The spicy young lady is named Bobbi, and she…
LIVE: Night Bazaar --- Renaissance
FARGO -- If you feel like you're juggling work, home, family, kids -- but somehow keep dropping the ball on community -- now's the time to change that. Because tonight in downtown, it's the…
Victim of house fire in Fosston, Minnesota identified, GoFundMe account is raising funds
FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) -- Fosston Police Department has identified the man killed in a house fire on Wednesday as 60-year-old Kevin Haugen. His son, 31-year-old Zach Haugen, and two grandchildren ages 4 and 8 were injured. Another grandchild was not…
LIVE: Stepping into the Light with the Red River Children's Advocacy Center
FARGO -- For more than two decades it's been one of the best-kept secrets in the region. And now, the Red River Children's Advocacy Center is stepping into the light to share how they help…
Remembering Melissa Hortman: Republicans and Democrats say her power came from her selflessness
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Heading into the momentous 2023 legislative session, then-House Speaker Melissa Hortman was dealing with big, fractious and ideologically diverse personalities in her caucus. “Dave Lislegard and I had been in a hot war with…
Moorhead brewers, Enderlin natives raising funds for recovery
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – As the recovery efforts in Enderlin continue after last week's devastating storms, a pair of Moorhead brewers are making an effort to help out their hometown. Swing Barrel Brewing will be…
The Trump administration is suing Minnesota over breaks in higher education for immigrant students
Minnesota became the latest state Wednesday to face a lawsuit from the Trump administration seeking to force it to give its high school graduates who entered the U.S. illegally as immigrants the same lower tuition rates reserved for in-state citizens. The U.S.…
MSUM and Essentia Health hold Scrubs Camp
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- MSUM and Essentia Health teaming up to spread awareness about working in healthcare. Together they hosted their scrubs camp event for high schoolers at Essentia Health Clinic on 32nd Avenue South…
Family members injured, one killed in house fire in Fosston, Minnesota
FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) - One person is dead following a house fire in Fosston Wednesday morning. At around 4:30 a.m., the Polk County Sheriff's Office received a report of a house fire 718 1st St. E. The home was engulfed…
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