When you want to make sense of politics in the Upper Midwest, there's one person you call -- MSUM's Dr. Barbara Headrick. She's been following and breaking down the local, regional and political races for…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - For the first time in a decade, and only the second time in a century, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) party will have full control of the Minnesota Legislature following Tuesday's election. Despite predictions of a potential "red…
MINNESOTA (FOX 9) - Minnesota Auditor Julie Blaha has been re-elected, with Republican Challenger Ryan Wilson conceding the race on Wednesday. "I want to thank everyone that supported my candidacy for state auditor. We put up a strong campaign, but came up…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/KVRR) - Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has defeated Republican newcomer Jim Schultz to win a second term in a race that turned largely on crime and abortion. Ellison led the prosecution team that got former police Officer…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) - CNN projects Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach wins her race for Minnesota's 7th Congressional District. She beat DFL writer Jill Abahsain of Sauk Centre and Legalize Marijuana Now candidate and Army veteran Travis "Bull" Johnson of Beltrami. Fischbach, Minnesota's…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democrat Tim Walz has won a second term as Minnesota’s governor. Walz fended off a challenge by Republican Scott Jensen, a family practice physician who grabbed national attention with his vaccine skepticism. Walz led Minnesota through the…
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) -- Paul Krabbenhoft wins the Clay County Commission District 1 seat. He beat opponent Jenna Kahly. Krabbenhoft received 1,870 votes and Kahly took in 1,738 votes.
LOS ANGELES (AP/KVRR) - Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday morning at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee were: white balls 10, 33,…
CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Fire crews respond to a house fire in south of Glyndon just before the noon hour. No one was home at the time, but several pets were rescued including three dogs, three cats and…
NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) - Workers are setting up voting and ballot scanning machines and tables for people voting with paper ballots. Many people have already voted. The Clay County Auditor's Office…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The City of Moorhead is ready to make changes to Romkey Park. A public meeting was held to see what the community wants to see. The park's pool is the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- The man who admitted killing a taxi driver in Moorhead is sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison. 19-year-old Willie Sparkman Jr. pleaded guilty in September in Clay County District Court to the second-degree murder of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- If you need a ride to a polling place in Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo or Dilworth on Tuesday, you can rely on MATBUS. Riders who board the bus and tell the driver they are going to…
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes to help the Minnesota Vikings come back and beat the Washington Commanders 20-17 for their sixth consecutive victory. Cousins led multiple fourth-quarter scoring drives after the Vikings fell behind 17-7.…
FARGO, ND. (KVRR/AP) -- A record Powerball jackpot grew to an even larger $1.9 billion after no one won the lottery drawing on Saturday night. The next chance for someone to get lucky will be Monday night. Winners of lottery…
THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT, Minn. (KVRR) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz helped kickoff the deer hunting season Saturday at the 20th annual Governor's Deer Hunting Opener. He was joined by wildlife supervisor Steven Hogg at Three Rivers Park District, which…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- The Islamic Society of Fargo-Moorhead has now raised just under sixty-eight hundred dollars through GoFundMe to benefit the Muslim cemetery after 5 burial vaults were destroyed. Damage is estimated…
MOORHEAD, MINN, (KVRR)- Organizers were thrilled with the turnout and continued support from the community, they have lots of locally made items, clothing for the winter, homemade baked goods, and art. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota Game & Fish Biologist Doug Leier says this season is shaping up to be a good one for deer hunters due to good weather conditions. He says the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Another drawing last night without a jackpot winner. That means Powerball increases to $1.5 billion dollars for its next drawing on Saturday night. If a player wins, it will be the second-largest jackpot in Powerball history.…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- According to a study from WalletHub, Minnesota and North Dakota voters are some of the most powerful for the midterm elections. North Dakota is in the top five for voting power…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) — North Dakota’s Supreme Court will hear arguments later this month on the state’s abortion ban after the attorney general appealed a judge’s ruling that kept it from taking effect. The high court on Wednesday scheduled oral…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Republican state Senate candidate Dan Bohmer, who's facing fallout from a controversial DFL caucus attack ad, was the subject of a police call in Moorhead Wednesday night. A police report obtained through an open records request…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Many people have cast their ballots in North Dakota and Minnesota for early voting. Cass County officials say just under 5,000 people have voted across its five locations since Monday.…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - There's more fallout from an attack ad that targets Republican Minnesota State Senate candidate Dan Bohmer. The ad, paid for by the DFL Senate Caucus, uses court documents from Bohmer’s 2021 divorce that allege Bohmer harassed…
