CASS LAKE, Minn. - The federal government will soon return nearly 12,000 acres of land in northern Minnesota it wrongfully took from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe decades ago. The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs thought it had the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The Forward Party team strives to change the landscape of education in the state. "We have an outdated educational model here in Minnesota. We are trying to prepare our kids…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Minnesota Housing announces applications are now open for Home Help MN. It's a program to provide financial assistance to homeowners who are late on their mortgages or other housing-related expenses like property taxes, due to the…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) -- Doug Wardlow says he'll run in the August primary for attorney general after losing the Republican endorsement to Jim Schultz at the convention last weekend. Wardlow, who was the party's nominee in 2018, is general counsel…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Gov. Tim Walz is headed to western Minnesota on Wednesday to tour storm damage. The storms on Thursday night brought strong winds that damaged buildings, knocked down trees and took out power for thousands of people.…
CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) - Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman announces he is running for reelection. It would be Tadman's second term if he wins. In his campaign announcement, he says he wants to focus on the growing mental health and controlled…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) -- People are opening up their wallets and raising thousands of dollars for a Detroit Lakes family that last week lost their home to a lightning strike. A GoFundMe account started for Mike and Lori Danner's…
FARGO (KVRR) - Minnesota governor candidate Cory Hepola has chosen Fargo Public Schools' Director of Equity and Inclusion Dr. Tamara Uselman as his running mate. Hepola and Uselman are running as members of the Forward Party. "Dr. Uselman has an…
UKRAINE (KVRR) -- The Moorhead man who stopped his political campaign to help people in Ukraine has been in the country for over 40 days. Mark Lindquist tells us he's meeting with Ukrainian military leaders…
OSLO, Minn. (KVRR) -- Governor Tim Walz travels to northwest Minnesota to get a first hand look at how the spring flooding is impacting farmers and the planting season. Walz stopped by Jim Nelson's farm in Oslo. This time last…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) -- Fergus Falls Police release the name of the man pulled from the Otter Tail River on Saturday morning. He is 46-year-old Alex Rodriguez of Newburgh, New York. They say he had lived in Fergus Falls…
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Minnesota Republicans endorse Scott Jensen for governor during a convention that included allegations of dirty campaigning between second and third-place candidates. "No offer was ever made to Mike Murphy. Not one," Kendall Qualls told delegates that Murphy…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Many people in the F-M region share their thoughts. Dozens of pro-choice supporters were heard and seen chanting and marching through downtown Fargo, they had signs…
HENNING, Minn. (KVRR) - About 1,000 goats and a litter of puppies died in a barn fire near Henning, Minnesota. The barn was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene. The barn and equipment inside was destroyed. The…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) - Get your rods and reels and life jackets out as Minnesota's Fishing Opener starts Saturday and people across the state are excited to get back on the water for another season…
MAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A 68-year-old man died just before noon in a single vehicle crash near Waubun. The man was driving an SUV when he left Highway 113, hit the guardrail, entered the ditch, and landed in a…
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…
