Minnesota News

Apple picking season is here!

AUDUBON, MINN. (KVRR) -- Early September means there's no better time to start picking out apples! The Gottenborg Apple Orchard, located off of Highway 10 near Audubon is hosting an event for the community…

WMSTR blows the hot air of agriculture history

ROLLAG, Minn. (KVRR) - It's been happening for 69 years. The Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion is an event farmers and machinery fans look forward to every Labor Day Weekend. The theme every year…

Dr. Josh Deere Named New President of Altru

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -- Kennedy, Minnesota native Dr. Josh Deere is named the new president of Altru. Deere has been medical director of primary care for seven years and most recently the interim chief medical officer since February. That…

Minnesota Nurses Association: 15,000 Nurses To Go On Strike

ST. PAUL (AP/KVRR) -- Minnesota Nurses Association announces 15,000 nurses are going to go on strike in 10 days. The nurses will strike for three days at 16 hospitals across seven different hospital systems in the Twin Cities and Duluth,…

Polaris Warning for Over 250,000 Snowmobiles

MEDINA, Minn. -- Minnesota-based Polaris has issued a "stop riding and stop selling" order affecting over a quarter-million of its snowmobiles. The company warns of a fire hazard from degraded fuel in gas tanks, particularly after extended storage. Polaris says…

Man struck by vehicle in rural East Grand Forks

NEAR EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) - An Oklee man is in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in rural East Grand Forks. The Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to 340th Avenue and 110th Street Southwest around 2:20…

Red Lake Man Gets Nearly 20 Years in Prison for Rape

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Red Lake, Minnesota man is sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault. According to court documents, on November 7th, 2020, 30-year-old John Sayers offered to give a ride to his…

Mikhail Gorbachev Dead at 91

MOSCOW (AP) - Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, has died at 91.…

Two Arrests Made After Chase Through Fargo and Moorhead

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Two people are arrested when a traffic stop turns into a chase that began shortly after 1 a.m. on the Main Avenue Bridge, headed into Moorhead then back into Fargo. Police say the car eventually came…

Groundbreaking for Eventide's new "Sander Flats" 55+ apartments

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Eventide Senior Living Communities is expanding in Moorhead. In a partnership with RISE Companies, Eventide is breaking ground on an expansion called "Sanders Flats." It's an apartment complex for active adults 55 and over. Construction has…

Judge Blocks North Dakota's Abortion Tigger Law, Again

FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- A judge has again blocked a trigger law banning abortion in North Dakota as he weighs a lawsuit from the state’s lone abortion clinic. The clinic argues that the law violates the state constitution. Burleigh County…

UPDATE: Attorney Charged With Killing His Ex-Wife in Warren, MN

WARREN, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- An attorney from Warren, Minnesota is now charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of his ex-wife. 31-year-old Anders Odegaard was arrested at his home Tuesday afternoon after two of the couple's five children…

House Built By Fargo South Students Moved Out of Town

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Traffic in Fargo was slowed up a bit by this slow moving house. Crews started the move around 8:30 Wednesday morning from the campus of Fargo South High School. The house slowly moved down 17th Avenue…

Man Who Left Broken Down Tow Truck On I-94 Faces Charges

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) -- A man who left his broken down tow truck in the driving lane of I-94 causing a fatal crash last winter is now charged. Cass County States Attorney filing charges against 43-year-old Mario Butler of Minot.…