FERGUS FALLS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A Fergus Falls woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to child endangerment for leaving her infant grandchild in a ditch last October. 52-year-old Anastasia (Stacy) Vaughn, was given 492 hours of community service and…
ST. PAUL — (Minnesota Reformer) — The narrowly divided Minnesota Legislature passed the smallest of changes to the state’s paid family leave program and paid sick leave mandate, rejecting more significant reversals sought by Republicans and some moderate Democrats. House…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Barnesville man is in jail and facing burglary charges after investigators say they found him with $65,000 worth of stolen property. The investigation began when the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report…
St. Paul -- State lawmakers beat the clock Monday night during a special session to pass the final pieces of the state budget, working into the night and into the early morning hours to beat…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Minnesota lawmakers are almost 12 hours into their one-day special session to pass 14 budget bills worth $66 billion and have only passed seven so far. One of the most contentious…
FARGO -- We are in the final countdown to the deadline to submit your application for federal student aid, or FAFSA. And after last year's major changes to the process made for a major mess…
OAKES, N.D. (KVRR) -- Nine people are in custody this afternoon after prosecutors announce they've been indicted as part of a multi-state meth trafficking ring with ties to the Almighty Latin Kings street gang. Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl…
GLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR) -- Chickens, horses, dogs, and cats. The Fargo VA brings together veterans for a summer full of rest, relaxation, and connection. “We use rhythm, relationship, repetition. Those are all healing to the…
FARGO -- They've got an appetite to make change in the metro, and you're invited to help. It's the eighth annual "Eat United" at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. They've got more…
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A former North Dakota State College of Science football player charged last week with raping an unconscious woman at his Wahpeton apartment is jailed in central Minnesota. Raymond Ruschel, 51, was booked into the Morrison…
BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) -- A woman is arrested following an arson investigation. Natasha Redeagle was arrested for intentionally setting the fire to a mobile home. Authorities in Beltrami County responded to the fire in the 5000 Block of Theater…
FARGO -- In her nine years, Meeka the pit bull has survived enough challenges for a whole kennel full of dogs. She comes to us from Smiley's Rescues in rural Polk County, Minnesota. Sid…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Former state senator Ray Holmberg is now in prison. He’s been transferred to the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Holmberg had been in the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, Minnesota prior to and following…
PAYNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – An 80-year-old man who died during a police response in Paynesville Monday night took his own life. Larry Alstead, a former longtime Minnesota state trooper, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He also had multiple gunshot…
CROOKSTON, MINN (KVRR/KFGO) – A man charged with attempted murder and assault while jailed in Crookston made a court appearance this week. According to court documents, Henry Vold, of Mentor, Minnesota, was convicted of felony assault in 2014 and two…
WASHINTON, D.C. (AP) -- President Donald Trump is bringing back the travel ban policy from his first term. He signed a proclamation this evening preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the United States. The countries include Afghanistan, Myanmar,…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent has been charged by federal complaint with production of child pornography. Court documents say 51-year-old Timothy Gregg of Eagan, attempted, coerced and enticed a minor to take part in sexually…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – One person was transported by ambulance to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a crash involving two semis on I-94, northwest of Fergus Falls. Minnesota State Patrol Sergeant Jesse Grabow says the…
FARGO -- The Salvation Army's been making life a little sweeter for thousands of folks who need a helping hand for 128 years in the metro. And this week, you can get in on…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) -- Xcel Energy is moving forward with plans to deliver $25 million back to North Dakota and South Dakota customers on their bills. This is the first time customers will see savings from the federal tax credit…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Two new cases of measles have been confirmed by the Minnesota Department of Health. The cases are unrelated and are Minnesota's third and fourth confirmed measles cases of the year. The first case is a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) -- President Trump has appointed the man who prosecuted the Feeding Our Future investigation to serve as Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota. Joseph Thompson has served as a federal prosecutor for sixteen years. Thompson says he looks…
FARGO (KVRR) - Dense smoke from wildfires in Canada continued to blanket much of North Dakota and Minnesota Monday. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, some of the worst-quality air in the nation was centered over the Fargo-Moorhead area. The…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sought to energize activists at a Democratic state convention in South Carolina, as the party’s 2024 vice presidential nominee works to keep up the high national profile he gained when Kamala Harris selected him…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A rural Erskine, Minnesota man is dead after crashing his motorcycle on a gravel road about 10 miles east of Crookston. Polk County Sheriff's Office responded just after 1 p.m. to County Road 38, about…
