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Falling tree kills Twin Cities couple in northern Wisconsin

MINNEAPOLIS - A Twin Cities couple is dead after a tree fell on them while they were camping in northern Wisconsin. Thirty-nine-year-old Sandy Michael Langseth II and 45-year-old April Sheldahl of White Bear Lake Township were camping along the Flambeau…

Shelly Carlson announces run for Moorhead mayor

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson announces a campaign to keep her job. She has announced a press conference Wednesday morning at Third Drop Coffee. Carlson was unanimously appointed mayor by the City Council in February 2021 when…

Viking Cruise Ship Arrives In The Duluth Harbor

DULUTH, Minn. (Fox 21) – Early Monday morning the Duluth Harbor welcomed its first cruise ship in 10 years. Viking Cruise’s first expedition vessel, the 700-foot Viking Octantis, traveled under the Lift Bridge shortly after 6 a.m. Tender boats later…

Former Vikings CB Jeff Gladney dies at 25

DALLAS (AP) - Jeff Gladney, a defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals, has died in a car crash in Dallas. He was 25. Gladney’s death was confirmed by the Cardinals and his agent, Brian Overstreet. Gladney played at TCU and…

Top rated radio show spotlights country music

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- KFGO radio's top weekend show has been reviving memories in people's lives through country music. The Solid Gold Show has been going strong for about 40 years, playing country music from…

Mutual aid continues in Cass and Clay counties

FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) - After a little over a year without a mutual aid agreement due to a change in Minnesota law, North Dakota law enforcement announce they're ready to help their neighbors to the east. A Minnesota law that went…

Space heater suspected of causing fire that killed three

AITKIN, Minn. - Sheriff’s officials say a space heater may have been involved in a fire that killed a couple and their young grandson in Aitkin County. The fire broke out in a trailer home early last Sunday in Wealthwood…

Moorhead Restaurant Fixture, Speak Easy, To Close May 29

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Speak Easy, which billed itself as Moorhead's best Italian restaurant and lounge, is closing for good. In a social media post, operators of the restaurant writing you should come one, come all to enjoy your favorite…

Some Frozen Pizzas Fall Under Recall For Ready-To-Eat Bacon

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)-- Hornbacher's is alerting customers about a recall involving Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. 185,000 pounds of the company's ready-to-eat bacon topping may be contaminated with metal fragments. The topping was used as an ingredient in a number…

Vigil, rally planned for 2nd anniversary of Floyd killing

MINNEAPOLIS - A candlelight vigil to honor George Floyd’s memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for the second anniversary of his death. Activists planned the Wednesday vigil and a rally at the governor’s residence…

FEMA & Emergency Management Teams Survey Damage in NW Minnesota

PENNINGTON CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- FEMA and Minnesota Public Safety Homeland Security and Emergency Management are conducting surveys of recent flooding and storm damage in northwest Minnesota. The teams are traveling through Pennington, Polk, and Red Lake counties to determine…