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Bonanzaville Hosts Independence Day Celebration

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- This year's theme is a "Carnival". Organizers say they switched things up this year and added more flare for the carnival theme. "We have about nine different games and bouncy type…

Fire fully engulfs McIntosh, Minn. home

MCINTOSH, MINNESOTA (KVRR) - A homeowner needs somewhere else to stay following a fire in McIntosh, Minnesota. First responders were sent to the 200 block of State Street Southwest around 10:15 Sunday night. They found the home fully engulfed in…

Brooklyn Park fireworks accident turns fatal

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) - An accident involving fireworks only 90 minutes into July 4th has turned fatal. At 1:30 a.m. Brooklyn Park police officers, along with the Brooklyn Park Fire Department and North Ambulance Paramedics, responded to a park in…

Poultry exhibition ban ends in Minnesota

(KVRR/KFGO) -- The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is ending a temporary poultry exhibition ban. Animal health officials first enacted the ban in April. The ban included all poultry swaps, fairs, exhibitions, and other events where live poultry and susceptible…

4 bodies found, potential triple homicide at Vadnais Lake

VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. (KVRR) -- The bodies of three young children and a woman believed to be their mother have been recovered from a Minnesota lake. Authorities say the deaths are being investigated as a homicide. The chain of events…

Buildings Evacuated Near U of M After Fire And Possible Explosion

MINNEAPOLIS (AP/FOX9) - Authorities have evacuated a portion of the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis after responding to reports of a fire and possible explosion, but no injuries have been reported. Minneapolis Fire Department tweeted about 3:30 p.m. Thursday…

THC products become legal in Minnesota starting Friday

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A new Minnesota law taking effect Friday allows people 21 and older to buy edibles and beverages that contain a limited amount of THC, the ingredient in marijuana that creates a high. Edibles, like gummies, and…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Hammy

Handsome Hammy the pit bull is looking for a forever home on this week's live in-studio Pet Connection, and he is a real hunk of love. The 2-year-old young gentleman was found in the Wahpeton…

LIVE: New Original Musical in the Metro

If you're like a lot of folks and still trying to make up for missing out on two years' worth of live stage shows like musicals or theater during the  pandemic, you've got a great…

LIVE: Rule The Red With River Keepers

Are you ready for the Red? Because it's finally ready for you. the flooding that kept the red river above its banks earlier this spring and in the first few days of summer is…

Minnesota's First Case of Monkeypox Found In Twin Cities

TWIN CITIES (KVRR/AP) -- An adult in the Twin Cities is Minnesota's first presumed case of monkeypox. The patient likely was exposed to monkeypox while traveling abroad. They are receiving outpatient treatment for the infection. The state public health lab…

Overnight Fire Destroys Rural Polk County House

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- An overnight fire in rural Polk County destroys a home. Polk County Sheriff's Office was contacted before 5 a.m. Sunday for a structure fire in Rosebud Township. When deputy's arrived, the house was fully engulfed.…

Fargo Police Arrest Reckless Endangerment Suspect

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Andre Leshaun Darnell Strickland, 26, from Moorhead, was arrested on Wednesday, June 22. Strickland was wanted by the Fargo Police Department for his involvement in a shots fired incident in South Fargo June 19. He was…

Update: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years - a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. Friday’s outcome overturning Roe v. Wade…

Miss Minnesota wants to use platform for Native issues

MINNESOTA (KVRR) - Twenty-five-year-old Rachel Evangelisto is the first Indigenous woman to wear the Miss Minnesota crown and is speaking out about the racism she faced while growing up. "It's a historical moment. People…