Minnesota News

Air quality alert issued for Tuesday

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Smoke from wildfires in Alberta and Saskatchewan will likely affect air quality in northern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota on Tuesday. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert. The air quality…

Moorhead American Legion holds second Ham and Dumpling Feed

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Moorhead American Legion hosts its second Ham and Dumpling Feed. The Voje family prepared plenty of delicious Scandinavian food including ham, potato dumplings, and scalloped potatoes. There was even a Norwegian…

Border Patrol foils human smuggling attempt in Kittson County

CARIBOU, Minn. (KVRR) - The U.S. Border Patrol says federal agents and the Kittson County Sheriff’s Office stopped a human smuggling attempt near Caribou, Minnesota Thursday. Authorities say they witnessed multiple people walking south from Canada border. Officers stopped two vehicles…

Gun safety proposals take big step forward at Minnesota Legislature

ST. PAUL, Minn, (AP) — A pair of gun violence prevention measures long sought by Minnesota Democrats were added Wednesday to a broad public safety budget bill, significantly raising their chances of becoming law. By unanimous voice votes, an all-Democratic House-Senate conference…

Janitor Arrested For Recording Women In Hospital Locker Room

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A janitor is accused of secretly filming women while they changed inside a locker room at Alomere Hospital in Alexandria. 34-year-old Corey Johns is charged with one count of interference with privacy. According to the criminal…

Joe Kapp, who led Vikings to first Super Bowl, dead at 85

(FOX) - Joe Kapp, a one-time Pro Bowl quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings to an NFL Championship and Super Bowl appearance during the 1969 season, has died. He was 85. Kapp had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease these last few…