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One Dead In Crash Involving 10 People in Otter Tail County

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR: Update 8pm 02/27/22) -- A Barnesville, Minnesota teen is dead after a crash in Otter Tail County between two vehicles with a total of ten passengers. State patrol says 19-year-old Grace Olson collided with a…

School bus crash in Rochester leaves 10 injured

ROCHESTER, Minn. - A school bus crash in Rochester has left 10 people injured. The crash occurred just after 9:00 a.m. Friday on U.S. Highway 52 and U.S. Route 14. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a car lost control…

CDC says most Americans can take a break from masks

WASHINGTON  - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most Americans, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new guidelines released Friday. The CDC outlined the new set of measures for communities where…

LIVE: 2022 Home and Garden Show

Home sales are the hottest they've been in years. And this weekend -- the hot ticket in town could be the annual Home and Garden Show at the Fargodome. Organizers with the Home Builders…

No injuries in shop fire near Hitterdal

HITTERDAL, Minn. (KVRR) - Firefighters from four communities battled a fire at a vacant shop building near Hitterdal Thursday. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says there no injuries. The fire was reported around 1:40 p.m. There's no word on the…

Second teen charged in probe that led to Amir Locke's death

MINNEAPOLIS - A second teen has been arrested in the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Amir Locke while executing a search warrant. A 16-year-old boy is charged in Ramsey…

UPDATE: I-29 & I-94 Both Open, No Travel Advised

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR Update 8:30pm 02/22/22) -- The continued storm has led to a number of flight cancellations at Fargo's Hector International Airport. As far as the roads, both I-29 and I-94 are back open but no travel is advised…

UPDATE: Missing Moorhead Woman Located and is Safe

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR Update 03/09/22) -- Moorhead Police: Hassan is no longer considered a missing person. She was located and was safe. Thank you for your concern. **Original Story Below** Police in Moorhead are asking the public for help in…

Cramer, Hoeven introduce TRUCKERS Act

FARGO (KVRR) - North Dakota U.S. Sens. Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven are co-sponsoring a bill that would exempt non-U.S. citizen commercial truck drivers from vaccination requirements when temporarily entering the United States from Canada or Mexico. The bill is…

Walz calls special election to fill Hagedorn's seat

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday officially called a special election to fill a vacant congressional seat in southern Minnesota after U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn died last week following a battle with kidney cancer. A special primary…

Blizzard Causes Tough Travel Conditions

FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) - The area sees its eighth blizzard of the winter which is double the normal average. "It's more than I can take. It's horrible. We've driven the last 100 miles doing 45…

Defense rests in federal trial in George Floyd's killing

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Defense attorneys in the federal trial for three officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights have rested their cases. Thomas Lane’s attorney, Earl Gray, rested his case Monday. Lane’s co-defendants, Tou Thao and J. Alexander…

One dead after shooting outside St. Paul funeral home

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Police in St. Paul say one person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting on the city’s west side outside a funeral home. At the scene there were numerous squad cars, yellow…

Officer says he asked twice if George Floyd should be moved

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A former Minneapolis police officer charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights testified at his federal trial Monday that officers considered using a type of restraint known as the hobble because Floyd was kicking and had…