FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/AP) -- The convicted ringleader of an international human smuggling plot and one of his drivers is sentenced in federal court in Fergus Falls. Harshkumar Patel was sentenced to 10 years…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The Becker County Sheriff's Office has reported a motorcycle crash leading to life-threatening injuries. According to the sheriff's office, they received a report of a single motorcycle crash on County Road 56, east of County Road…
BEULAH, N.D. (KVRR) -- A signing ceremony is held to celebrate Talon Metals securing a site for its proposed Beulah Minerals Processing Facility. It's on the former Westmoreland Mining coal mine near Beulah, about an hour northwest of Bismarck. The…
(UPDATE 4PM) Steve Anthony Shand, got 6 1/2 years Wednesday with two years' supervised release. FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to enter the U.S.…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) --Attorneys for Sen. Nicole Mitchell have filed a motion to dismiss an added charge of possession of burglary tools following an incident in Detroit Lakes in April 2024. That is when Mitchell is accused of breaking…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) - A man is in custody and another is dead after what sheriff's officials are calling a drunk driving crash in lakes country Memorial Day. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's office says dispatch got a call…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- An RV goes up in flames south of Ottertail and Long Lake and is considered a total loss. Otter Tail Dispatch got the call Friday night around 8:30 to the 45 thousand block of…
FARGO -- Downtown's Rosewild restaurant is saying "Yeh" for food this week. That's where Food Network and northern valley phenom Molly Yeh's launching her latest cookbook. It's a meet and greet and signing,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Two days after the official opening of the Waabigwan Mashkiki marijuana dispensary in Moorhead, customers are steadily flocking to the store to buy recreational marijuana. Customers can buy marijuana flower in either jars or bags, or…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) --Working groups at the capitol in St. Paul are off this holiday weekend and will return on Tuesday to push through the final budget bills. "Mr. Chairman we will not be meeting over the weekend. Um, we…
MOORHEAD, MN - The Moorhead Police Department has issued a statement saying that former Captain Deric Swenson is no longer under their employment. Swenson was serving as acting Deputy Chief when he was placed on…
FARGO -- It's the start of the Memorial Day weekend, and the YMCA wants to make it possible to share the beauty of lakes country with the service members of our region this summer.…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A cell phone with a crash detection feature fell off an airplane that was taxiing at the Moorhead Municipal Airport, setting off an alarm that sent emergency crews scrambling to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A family is displaced from their home in Moorhead after an afternoon fire. Moorhead Fire Department responded around 3:45 p.m. to 311 14th Street North in Moorhead. When they got there, they saw heavy smoke and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - It may feel like gas prices are lower right around now than they were for Memorial Day 2024 - and that's because they are! "In North Dakota the average is about…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) -- Gov. Tim Walz has still not called for a special session to finish up budget work in Minnesota. That's because working groups are still trying to iron out differences on a number of budget bills including…
FARGO -- Ralphie barely survived a tough start in life in a freezing-cold life outside in a rural North Dakota winter that cost him a couple of toes -- but he got through it with…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Moorhead man charged in a brutal downtown Fargo assault last year is found guilty on all three counts. 49-year-old John Hernandez was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault and a count of accomplice to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Distinguishing between what's real and what’s AI-generated has been one of the top searches in the past few years. And in recent years, it has begun to receive more criticism. “A…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Democrats and Republicans are still hard at work in St. Paul even though the regular session ended at 11:59 p.m. on Monday. They are discussing House and Senate offers on the taxes bill during this working…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department moved Wednesday to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville that called for an overhaul of their police departments following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor that became the catalyst for nationwide protests…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- The final day of Minnesota's legislative session fizzled out late Monday without finishing and voting on budgets for commerce, education, energy, health, human services, transportation and more. Conference committees became working…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Vikings fans in North Dakota may soon be able to show their support for the team with custom license plates. The Vikings Foundation is working with the North Dakota Department of Transportation…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Minnesota State Patrol trooper's vehicle gets hit by another vehicle while heading to assist police in south Moorhead with an uncooperative person. The trooper was driving southbound on 20th Street South when they drove into…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A man has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually coercing a minor in Otter Tail County. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Jose Ramires of Freeport, Minnesota was temporarily living with a family in Otter…
