How the F-M metro is trying to beat the heat
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Record-high temperatures overtake the Red River Valley as communities try to cool off. A doctor at Essentia Health says the key to beat the heat is to stay hydrated…
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Smoking Materials Cause $30,000 In Damage to Mobile Home in EGF
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) -- A mobile home in East Grand Forks is a total loss after an early morning fire caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. Crews were called out just after 2 a.m. to 109 Venus Drive…
Don't Forget To Bee There: Pollinator Party at Baker Garden & Gift
FARGO -- You might not think of bees or other stinging, flying insects as popular party guests. But a lot of groups are trying to lure them to their parties this summer, and they…
Annual Air-Race Classic begins at Grand Forks International Airport
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- For the first time in its 46-year history, the all-women annual Air Race Classic began its takeoff from Grand Forks International Airport. "The Air-Race Classic, it's been 6 years…
Third Annual Roger Maris All-Star Week Begins in FM Metro
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Sanford Health kicks off the annual Roger Maris All-Star Week by promoting health for kids and talking about their efforts in cancer research. Sanford is putting on a week full of…
Moorhead Man Sentenced For January Crash, Avoids Trial
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A Moorhead man who injured two people in a head-on crash north of Oxbow in January and fled the scene is given a two-and-a-half year sentence after changing his plea. The case of 28-year-old Alan Walker…
Alfonso Rodriguez transferred to high security facility in Florida
FARGO (KVRR) - A man who spent nearly 17 years on death row for the kidnapping and death of Dru Sjodin has been transferred to a federal prison in Florida. Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. was being held in the Special Confinement…
And they're off! Torch Run for Special Olympics takes off in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The Special Olympics in Minnesota is off to the races this week, starting with the law enforcement torch run in Moorhead, MN. "I just think it's awesome that law enforcement…
LIVE: Roger Maris All-Star Week
FARGO — If the metro seems even hotter this week in June than the forecast calls for, there’s a good reason. The stars are closer and brighter than ever for All-Star Week,…
Tastefully Simple of Alexandria Wins 2023 Product Innovation Award
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (AP) -- Tastefully Simple is named the winner of the 2023 Product Innovation Award through the Direct Selling Association. The Alexandria-based company won for its 12 Days of Dips to Dinner. It features 12 individual product packets featuring…
NDSU senior gets prestigious astronaut scholarship
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Jacob Sundberg, a senior at North Dakota State University, was given the Astronaut Scholarship heading into the next school year. This will give Sundberg a lot of resources as he…
UPDATE: Names Released After Woman Calls Becker County Authorities to Report She Hit Someone
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- Becker County authorities identify the person hit by a vehicle in Lake Park Township early Sunday morning as 29-year-old Hunter Standfield of Dilworth. They say the driver of the vehicle, 32-year-old Samantha Qualley of Lake…
Victim in Fatal Rollover Crash Near Alexandria, MN is Identified
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- Authorities in Douglas County release the name of a teen killed in a rollover crash near Alexandria early Friday morning. He is 17-year-old Logan Pfeffer of Alexandria. The sheriffs office says he rolled his vehicle…
New Minnesota law adds protections for election workers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- In Minnesota, new protections are now in place to protect election workers from threats, harassment, and intimidation. The new law makes it illegal to intimidate election workers, interfere with the administration of an election or…
Cigarettes leading cause of fire deaths in Minnesota last year
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Many of the 70 fire deaths in Minnesota last year were the result of lifestyle and behavioral decisions. According to Interim State Fire Marshal Amanda Swenson, unattended cooking is the number-one cause of all fires.…
Drought conditions worsen in parts of Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Minnesota is in dire need of significant rainfall. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows 2% of the state in a severe drought compared to no areas last week. Around 19% of Minnesota is in a…
One dead in Douglas County rollover
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) -- One is dead in a fatal rollover crash in Alexandria. Douglas County Sheriffs say they were called to the report on County Road 73 North East near the intersection with Berglund Mile North East. When they…
Driver sought in pursuit, threw log chain at squad car
LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A search underway for the driver of a car that led a central Minnesota sheriff's deputy on a pursuit and threw a log chain out the window in the process. A Todd County deputy tried…
Future of rural bridge in Clay County uncertain after fire damage
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- The future of a low volume wooden bridge severely damaged by fire this week near Sabin could be the topic of a future meeting between the Clay County Highway Dept. and the township board. A…
"Who Done It" murder mystery game at Bonanzaville
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Bonanzaville's pioneer village becomes the set of a wild west themed game of "who done it." Teams of 6 to 8 people search for clues to this new spin…
Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice stepping down
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea announced she is stepping down this fall. She served as Chief Justice for 13 years and says she will resign October 1, citing it's time for transition…
DOJ finds Minneapolis police show pattern of violating rights
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department accused Minneapolis police Friday of engaging in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discriminating against Black and Native American people following an investigation prompted by the killing of George Floyd. The sweeping two-year…
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: How to protect you or a loved one
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and the state urges people that if you see something, say something. "It's really important to have, like, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day…
New Protections in Place For Minnesota Election Workers
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- New protections are now in place in Minnesota to protect election workers from threats, harassment, and intimidation. The state joins a growing list of other states that have enacted similar legislation. The new law makes it…
Kids attend in-person drawing class at Moorhead Public Library
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Dozens of kids attended an in-person drawing class at Moorhead Public Library. They got to draw with the award winning cartoonist, Rick Stromoski. He helped kids make different pets including rabbits,…
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