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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 theĀ  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…

Man reported missing in Beltrami Co. found

UPDATE: The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office says Gary Schyma was found in Waubun, Minnesota and has been reunited with his family.   HAGALI TOWNSHIP, Minn. (KVRR) - Authorities are searching for a missing man in Beltrami County. Gary Schyma was…

Airboat Recovered From Bottom of Maple Lake in Mentor

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A Polk County Sheriff's Office airboat that tipped and sank in Maple Lake in Mentor on Wednesday morning is now out of the lake. Crews removed the airboat around 8 Wednesday night with the help…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Leonard

They don't come much more lovable than Leonard -- or more lovely, for that matter. He made the rounds asking all of us in the studio for pets and scratches when he came in…