Minnesota Department of Human Services appealing decision to withhold federal funds for Medicaid
MINNESOTA (KVRR) -- 1.2 million people in Minnesota rely on Medicaid, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services. But funding for over one…
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Former U.S. Attorney says ICE tactics designed to 'create chaos, instill fear'
FARGO (KVRR) - A former federal prosecutor who spent years enforcing U.S. Immigration laws says the confrontations involving ICE officials in Minneapolis and elsewhere…
Assistant U.S. Attorney Thompson and five others resign from U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX 9) -- The face of Minnesota fraud investigations has resigned. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson is among six prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota who quit in the wake of a reported investigation into…
Moorhead to host 10th and final Frostival on January 31
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- The 10th and final Frostival is planned to be held on Saturday, January 31 in Moorhead. To honor the final time the event will be held, all Frostival programming will take place in Moorhead and Viking…
Boy fatally mauled by dog near New York Mills, MN is identified
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR) -- A three-year-old boy mauled to death by a dog west of New York Mills, Minnesota on Sunday has been identified as Beckett Brown. His 51-year-old grandmother, Kristen Nelson, is in a Fargo hospital after…
The Annual Homeless Count to be done on January 28 in Minnesota
FARGO -- The region's annual homeless count is coming up at the end of the month, and organizers say the numbers are likely to rise again this year. That goes not just for the…
In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis, her co-pilot and friend Patty O’Keefe scanned the passing vehicles with binoculars, searching for signs of…
Testy exchange at Moorhead City Council over the mayor's choice for mayor pro tem
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A simple motion to appoint Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson to several area boards including Metro Flood Diversion Authority Planning Committee was derailed by a dispute over the mayor pro tem. Carlson announced that she was appointing…
Protesters gather in downtown Pelican Rapids after ICE activity in area
PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. — Dozens of people in Pelican Rapids are voicing their opposition to ICE activity in their town and the state as a whole. Protesters gathering on North Broadway in downtown Pelican Rapids, near the bridge spanning Pelican…
Minnesota sues Trump Administration over ICE surge
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) -- Minnesota Attorney General Ellison and the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are suing the Trump Administration to halt "Operation Metro Surge". They allege that the surge is unconstitutional and unlawful, violating the First and Tenth Amendments,…
Latest Masterworks concert of the FM Symphony is coming up fast
FARGO -- The latest Masterworks concert of the FM Symphony is coming up fast, and it's your chance to see the stars of tomorrow take the stage with those of today. The symphony will share…
Victim identified in fatal Clay County house fire
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) -- The victim of a fatal house fire in Ulen is identified. Clay County Sheriff's Office says 57-year-old Daryn Waller died in a house fire that broke out Friday morning. It happened at 21148 160th Avenue…
School threat investigated by Moorhead Police
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) --Moorhead Police Department is working with Moorhead Area Public Schools after a social media post suggested a potential threat to a school. The post was taken seriously, and both the police and school district immediately followed safety…
Owners close Mexican restaurants in Fergus Falls and Detroit Lakes as ICE arrives
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Don Pablo's Mexican Restaurant in Fergus Falls and Detroit Lakes closed Sunday due to concerns of ICE in the area. As reports began surfacing of DHS and ICE agents in Otter Tail County, the owners…
UPDATE: Authorities identify family of three-year-boy killed by American Pitbull near New York Mills, MN
UPDATE: NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. — The Ottertail County Sheriff's Office has released the names of those involved in a dog attack that resulted in the death of a three-year-old boy. According to the Ottertail County Sheriff's Office identified the…
Anti-ICE Protest at Proposed Data Center on Reports of Vice President's Arrival
HARWOOD, N.D. -- A dozen or so anti-ICE protestors demonstrated at the site of a planned $3 billion AI data center after multiple reports of ICE enforcement sightings Monday in the metro. That's after the metro-based activist group said online…
Allegiant to acquire Minnesota-based Sun Country in deal worth $1.5 billion
(FOX 9) -- A major merger to create a leading leisure-focused U.S. airline. Allegiant will acquire Sun Country in a cash and stock transaction valued at around $1.5 billion. The combined company will maintain a significant presence in Minneapolis-St. Paul,…
Meet the man behind the quirky Andes Tower Hills TV ads
KENSINGTON, MN (KVRR) - When his family founded Andes Tower Hills back in 1980, Tom Anderson had no idea it would last this long or grow…
Moorhead American Legion Plans Expansion, Begins Fundraising
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) - The American Legion in Moorhead has big plans for expansion - and they kicked off those efforts this weekend with a special breakfast fundraiser. The Legion has acquired the parcel of land to the west of…
Protests Continue in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) - One day after a similar protest took over 24th Avenue South in Moorhead, thousands crowded the Veterans Memorial Bridge linking North Dakota and Minnesota to express their displeasure over the actions of ICE agents in Minneapolis.…
Locals protest in Moorhead over recent ICE shooting in Minneapolis
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Many made their way to Moorhead to protest over the recent ICE shooting in Minneapolis that led to one woman's death. The protest hosted by the Clay County DFL was held at 8th & 24th Ave.…
Prosecutor calls on the public to submit Renee Good shooting evidence
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good directly to her office. Moriarty said Friday that although her office…
Man dies in house fire near Ulen, Minnesota
ULEN, Minn. (KVRR) -- The Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Ulen Fire Department responded to this residence early this morning for a reported structure fire.…
Detroit Lakes woman dies after shark attack in Virgin Islands
ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands (KVRR) - A Detroit Lakes woman died after she was attacked by a shark in the Virgin Islands. According to the Virgin Islands Police Dept., 56 year-old Arlene Lillis lost an arm in the attack before…
ICE protests continue in Minneapolis day after woman is fatally shot by ICE agent
MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota Reformer) — At a protest Thursday in the neighborhood where an immigration officer killed Renee Nicole Good Wednesday, Omar Dasea-Torres said he joined the demonstration even though he fears for his own safety despite his legal status. “I…
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