LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Cricket
WEST FARGO -- If you're looking for someone who's always in the mood for a chat, you couldn't do better than this little lovebug, Cricket. She's a blue-capped conure who comes to Pet…
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North Dakota coal mine to become processing site for Minnesota nickel
BEULAH, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A former coal mine in western North Dakota that will be converted into a processing site for nickel mined in Minnesota was touted Wednesday as a way for the U.S. to reduce its reliance…
Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His departure, announced Wednesday evening, marks the end of a turbulent chapter that included thousands of…
Acting U.S. Attorney on human smugglers: "What they cared about was money"
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…
Two people injured in motorcycle crash in Becker County
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…
Signing ceremony for $365 million Talon Metals facility in Beulah, N.D.
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…
Convicted head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after Indian family dies on US-Canada border
(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.…
Lawyers For Sen. Mitchell Wants Burglary Tools Charge Dropped
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…
One Man Dead, Another in Custody in Suspected Lakes-Area DUI Crash
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…
RV lost to fire Friday night south of Ottertail and Long Lake
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…
LIVE: Saying Yeh for Food
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,…
Business steady two days after opening of Moorhead's first recreational cannabis dispensary
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…
Working groups take Memorial Day Weekend off, will return Tuesday in St. Paul
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…
Swenson No Longer Employed by Moorhead Police Department
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…
LIVE: Celebrating Service Members on Minnesota's Lakes
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.…
Cell phone falls off airplane, setting off crash alarm at Moorhead Airport
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 family displaced after fire starts in upstairs bedroom
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…
Memorial Day Weekend Travel Preview
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…
Minnesota may be headed for another special session later this summer or fall
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…
LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Ralphie
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…
One of Six Suspects Involved in Brutal Downtown Fargo Beating In April 2024 Found Guilty
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…
MSUM Professor Talks About How AI is Changing the Workforce
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…
Working Groups Wrap Up Budget Bills Before Special Session is Called in St. Paul
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…
Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis
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…
Minnesota Legislature Ends Regular Session Without Passing Budget Bills, Special Session Will Be Called
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…
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