MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Two recent Concordia College graduates are selected by the State Department to teach abroad through its Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Avyan Mejdeen of Moorhead and William Southworth of Helena, Montana were awarded a Fulbright English Teaching…
OMAHA, Neb. - During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restrictions and keep slaughterhouses open even as the virus spread rapidly among…
MINNEAPOLIS - Severe storms brought damaging winds, heavy rain and a few reports of tornadoes to Minnesota, where one person died in a crash that authorities say was caused by downed power lines. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn, (KFGO/KDLM) – A lightning strike is suspected to have ignited a large house fire in Detroit Lakes, Wednesday evening. Fire Chief Ryan Swanson said he believes lightning was the cause of the huge blaze. He said no…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Another "return to normal" event brings the community together after the COVID-19 hiatus, the regional Special Olympics return. Athletes across western Minnesota compete at Moorhead High School where they…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) -- The sheriff of Pennington County, Minnesota will not seek re-election and announces his retirement. Ray Kuznia has served as sheriff for 12 years. His term is up on January 3, 2023. The Pennington County…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A former teacher at Moorhead Alternative Learning Center is jailed on child porn charges. 25-year-old Caleb Brush of Fargo was arrested earlier this month and is charged with two felonies in Cass County District Court. The…
FARGO (KVRR) - Abortion rights activists are planning demonstrations across North Dakota on Saturday. The "Bans Off Our Bodies" rallies will be held in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck and Minot. Similar events are scheduled across the country. Organizers say the…
We used to think of wildfires as a phenomenon of the Western states. But after last year's fires devastated some of the most beautiful parts of Minnesota, that is all changing. One person who's known…
FARIBAULT, Minn. - Congressional candidate Jennifer Carnahan says a man threatened her and swerved his car toward her while she was campaigning in Faribault. Carnahan called police after the run-in Tuesday while she was going door-to-door. Police Chief John Sherwin…
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A new federal study shows the U.S. government supported more than 400 Native American boarding schools aimed at assimilating Native children. The Interior Department's findings released Wednesday expanded the number of schools known to have operated. It…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Over the last six months, local law enforcement agencies have seized over $80,000 worth of fentanyl. "It's huge they found that in 9/11 over in Afghanistan they started to really…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Gov Tim Walz has signed a bill to address veteran services and homelessness. The state house passed the bill last Friday, one day after it cleared the senate. It includes over $52 million for veterans affairs.…
RED WING, Minn. -- Unconditional bail is set at $1.5 million for a Red Wing woman charged with leaving her newborn son to die beside a lake nearly 20 years ago. Authorities say Jennifer Matter also abandoned another infant…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) -- A man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and burglary for shooting a woman who had a protection order against him at a home near Pelican Rapids. 36-year-old Phoutthasa Prathane is expected to be given…
CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A 19-year-old Fargo man is dead after a crash Monday night on Highway 10 between Hawley and Glyndon. Minnesota State Patrol says Sandip Tamang was crossing the highway at 170th Street when his vehicle was…
NORMAN CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A Halstad, Minnesota man is dead after rolling his vehicle south of Halstad around 7:30 Monday night. Minnesota State Patrol says 22-year-old Cole Falconer was driving south on Highway 75 when he lost control on…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting is running for reelection. Empting was elected to his first term in 2018, when former Sheriff Bill Bergquist announced his retirement. "In my first term as your Sheriff, I am confident…
WEST FARGO, N.D. - Bobcat has announced plans for a new assembly plant in Minnesota. The West Fargo-based manufacturer of farm and construction equipment says it expects the plant in the Twin Cities suburb of Rogers will be fully operational…
LONDON - Elon Musk said he will reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former President Donald Trump if the Tesla CEO follows through with his plan to buy the social media company. Musk, speaking virtually at a Future of the Car…
A North Dakota nonprofit wants you to sit down with someone who's stared into the face of white supremacy to find out why hate still has a foothold in our community. The event, called…
BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) -- Fargo Police and Beltrami County team up to arrest 23-year-old Jonathon Peterson. He is the suspect in the south Fargo stabbing that happened Friday morning. Peterson was arrested without incident for aggravated assault in Beltrami County.…
RED WING, Minn. - A Red Wing, Minnesota woman has been charged in the death of her newborn who was abandoned at a lake nearly 20 years ago. Fifty-year-old Jennifer Matter was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) - Two people were seriously injured when a vehicle crashed into a motel, trapping them in their guest room in Detroit Lakes. Police Chief Steve Todd says the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Seventy-seven-year-old Frank…
MINNEAPOLIS -- (KVRR/KFGO) -- Mother's Day and the Minnesota fishing opener typically go hand in hand but not this year. The fishing opener is taking place on Saturday, May 14. That is because of a state statue which required the…
