Moorhead warns public of potential electricity outages
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - As temperatures get hotter, the City of Moorhead is asking the public to reduce energy usage in their homes to maintain stability of the electric grid. "This is just a…
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Minnesota woman's cloud picture goes viral
AKELEY, Minn. (KVRR) - A Minnesota woman says she didn't even intend on taking the picture. Theresa Lucas of Bemidji was coming back from visiting family in Rochester for a few days and was…
Great Race Featuring 120 Vintage Vehicle Teams To Finish in Fargo on Sunday
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- We have an update for you on the 2022 Great Race that left Warwick, Rhode Island on Sunday and will finish in Fargo, North Dakota this Sunday. 120 vintage vehicle teams are now in Ohio.…
Grand Forks Man Arrested & Charged In Sunday Gun Incident
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Grand Forks man is arrested and charged with four counts of reckless endangerment for a gun-related incident over the weekend. Police arrested 26-year-old Kyle Genes after finding several shell casings in the 1900 block…
Ellison: Minnesota will continue to allow legal abortions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says abortion will be legal in Minnesota regardless of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling. He mentioned Doe V Gomez from 1995 where the Minnesota…
Camper killed, another injured during Minnesota storms
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - One person is dead and another hospitalized after a tree fell on a camper during severe storms in central Minnesota. Among the storm damage calls the Douglas County Sheriff's Office received late Monday night was one from…
Significant storm damage reported in Otter Tail County
OTTERTAIL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) - Cleanup is underway around Otter Tail Lake and the surrounding area after strong wind did significant damage late Monday night. Carr’s Tree Service in Ottertail City says part of its roof was blown off as was…
Thousands of People Lose Power After Storms Roll Through
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Cass County Electric crews are busy restoring power to hundreds of households after the storms passed through. As of 8:00 Monday night, around 1,500 outages were reported from Valley City to Fargo and South to Colfax.…
Minnesota tribe sues NY consulting firm for 'deepening opioid crisis'
CASS LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) - A Native American tribe from Minnesota is suing a New York consulting firm in connection with the opioid epidemic. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe says in a federal lawsuit that New York-based McKinsey &…
Woman Stabbed In Arm During Fight Between Group of Tubers
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- Two groups tubing on the Mississippi River just east of Bemidji get into a fight in a shallow spot of the river and one woman is stabbed. Beltrami County deputies were sent to the river…
Pelican Rapids Man Dies After Trying To Rescue His Dog From Lake
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A Pelican Rapids man drowned while trying to save his dog on South Lida Lake. It happened just after one on Saturday afternoon. Otter Tail County authorities say 48-year-old Eric Fife jumped into the…
Record-breaking Heat Has People Trying To Stay Cool
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- We saw our first triple digit temperature for the year. One weather expert tells us we haven't seen temperatures like this in North Dakota since the 1930's. Heat reaching 100…
Bemidji Woman Killed, Passenger Hurt in Single-Vehicle Crash Near Gonvick, MN
CLEARWATER CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- One woman is dead and a second woman is at Sanford in Fargo after a single-vehicle crash in Clearwater County. The crash happened Sunday just before 3 a.m. State patrol says a vehicle driven by…
Lightning Strike Believed To Have Started Rural Polk Co. Quonset on Fire
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A lightning strike is believed to have started a fire at a Quonset in a rural area near Oklee, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff's Office got a report of the fire around noon on Saturday. They…
CAIR wants FBI to investigate EGF mosque fire as a hate crime
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations wants FBI involvement nearly two weeks after a possible hate crime where a woman attacked an East Grand Forks Mosque during morning…
Paul Molitor & Kent Hrbek thank Fargo community for continuing Roger Maris' legacy
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Minnesota sports stars thank the Maris family for all they do for cancer research and meet with those golfing in the Roger Maris All-Star Week Celebrity Golf Tournament. Seven-time All-Star…
President Biden Signs Legislation To Lower Ocean Shipping Costs
THE WHITE HOUSE (KVRR/AP) -- President Joe Biden signs legislation meant to lower the cost of shipping goods across oceans. It's a move the White House says will help ease logistical costs for retailers that have remained high since…
LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Mahogany
Mahogany may be named after one of the hardest woods around, but this little girl is a total softie. She's friends with everyone she meets: cats. Other dogs. Toddlers. Older children. And of course, adults…
Minnesota introduces catalytic converter ID to prevent thefts
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Moorhead Police is part of a pilot program paid through a state-funded grant estimated at more than $100,000 where they mark catalytic converters using serial numbers unique to each.…
Biden To Sign Bill To Get More Access To Shipping Containers, Help Supply Chain
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) -- President Joe Biden says he looks forward to signing the Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law. The bipartisan effort was led by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, South Dakota's Sen. John Thune and Rep. Dusty Johnson and…
47 cats rescued from sweltering heat near Twin Cities
HARRIS, Minn. - Authorities say 47 cats were rescued from a vehicle that was parked in sweltering heat at a southeastern Minnesota rest area. The cats, discovered Tuesday about 50 miles north of the Twin Cities, were living in the…
N.D. Commerce Commissioner Stepping Down For Global Think Tank
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota Commerce Commission James Leiman is stepping down. In a social media post, Leiman says a post has been created for him by the Institute for Economics and Peace, a global think tank. He says…
Biden nominates Chauvin prosecutor to be federal judge
MINNEAPOLIS - President Biden has nominated one of the prosecutors who helped convict a former Minneapolis police officer of murder in the killing of George Floyd to be a federal judge. Jerry Blackwell is a Minneapolis attorney and a founding…
Red Lake Man Gets 7 Years in Prison For Reservation Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) -- A Red Lake, Minnesota man gets 7 years in prison for shooting two people on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in May 2021. 21-year-old Brennon Sayers was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court. Court documents show Sayers…
Man Who Shot and Wounded Woman Near Pelican Rapids is Sentenced
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR)-- A man who pleaded guilty to attempted murder and burglary for shooting a woman who had a protection order against him near Pelican Rapids, is sentenced to 15 years in prison. 36-year-old Phoutthasa Prathane fled after…
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