Pet Connection: Meet Brussels
Whatever kind of cuddles you can dish out, this guy can take, and come back for more. Brussels the black lab mix is a bit bigger than a mere sprout. He's an 86-pound bundle…
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Video: Moorhead man helped injured girl and mother flee Ukraine
POLAND (KVRR) - A Moorhead, Minn. man says he was one of five people who helped escort a Ukrainian mother and daughter into Poland after the girl had been hospitalized for critical gunshot injuries while they fled Mariupol last…
U.S. joins allies in war crimes investigation
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department is working with European allies and prosecutors in Ukraine to investigate war crimes after Russia’s invasion. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that U.S. prosecutors across the world are working to collect evidence and…
No charges in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February. The 22-year-old Locke was staying on a couch in…
FM Legion Riders raise $10,500 for Lake Park rebuild
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The FM Legion Riders raise $10,500 for their Lake Park American Legion counterparts. Last month the Lake Park American Legion caught on fire and suffered significant damage. Leaders…
Fargo Man Dies After Crashing In Moorhead Monday Night
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Fargo man pulled from his crashed vehicle in Moorhead is pronounced dead at Sanford Health. Officers responded to 34th Street South and I-94 around 6:15 Monday night where witnesses had pulled 72-year-old Steven Wear from…
LIVE: Take Back the Night at NDSU
Take back the night is back at NDSU. For the first time since the pandemic struck two years ago, NDSU is holding its annual Take Back the Night march and rally against sexual violence. It's…
Ponemah Man Gets 12 Years in Prison For 2nd Degree Murder
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Ponemah, Minnesota man is sentenced to 12 years in prison for murdering a woman he was dating on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. 24-year-old William Jones the 4th pleaded guilty to second degree murder…
Minnesota moose population at largest level since 2011
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota’s moose population is the largest its been in more than a decade after 11 consecutive years of remaining relatively stable. Department of Natural Resources officials said that the state's estimated moose population is about 4,700…
Minnesota House Democrats want $1.15 billion more for education
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota House Democratic majority has proposed spending $1.15 billion of the state’s $9.25 billion budget surplus on education. The plan emphasizes mental health supports, special education and English language learners. It draws a sharp contrast…
Minnesota farmer sentenced to prison for farm loan fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - A Slayton, Minnesota, man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution for converting collateral that secured loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Attorney Andrew…
FM Legion Riders raise money for fire-damaged Lake Park American Legion
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A breakfast and silent auction raised thousands of dollars for the Lake Park American Legion, whose building was heavily damaged by fire last month. The FM Legion Riders held the event on Sunday at the…
Honor Flight prepares for Veterans ahead of Late April Departure
MOORHEAD, M.N. (KVRR) -- Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota has pre-flight event in preparation of their departure on April 30, after a two year hiatus. "Well when a lot of these men and women…
Woodland & High Plains Pow Wow returns
MOORHEAD, M.N. (KVRR) - This is the first year since 2019 that we've been able to have the Pow Wow's, it's supposed to be annual but covid hit and we…
Minnesota man found guilty in 11 opioid overdose deaths
MINNEAPOLIS - A federal jury has convicted a Minnesota man in connection with the opioid overdose deaths of 11 people across the country. Jurors returned guilty verdicts on the 17 counts against Aaron Broussard, including distribution of fentanyl resulting in…
Police investigating fight at Breckenridge Senior High School
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) - Breckenridge police and school administrators are investigating a fight involving a number of students at Breckenridge High School Thursday afternoon. Police Chief Kris Karlgaard says school staff had the incident under control and placed the building…
Man who died in Clay County house fire identified
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A man who died in a rural Clay County house fire last month has been identified as 76-year-old Terry Steinwag. The March 12 fire destroyed the home at 26627 43rd Ave. N. The home was engulfed…
United Way Hosts Community Celebration at Armory Event Center
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - After a couple years celebrating virtually due to COVID-19, hundreds gather around the Armory Event Center in Moorhead where winners took home plaques from United Way. Awards range from…
Former Journey drummer performs with MSUM's Jazz Band
MOORHEAD, Minn (KVRR) - Minnesota State University Moorhead's jazz band performs with a percussion pro. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and former Journey drummer Steve Smith sit in with the ensemble for…
Biden orders release of millions of barrels from strategic reserve
WASHINGTON - President Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices. Those have spiked as the U.S. and allies…
Walz signs ALS bill by senator with the disease
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz has signed a $25 million bill to fund research into ALS that was authored by a veteran state senator from the Iron Range who has the disease. Sen. David Tomassoni, of Chisholm, took…
Man Arrested in Fargo Charged With Stabbing Wife in Twin Cities
FARGO, N.D. -- A 45-year-old Champlin, Minnesota man who was arrested in Fargo on Tuesday is now charged with the murder of his estranged wife. Authorities say James Nyonteh stabbed 35-year-old Peachu Yates in the front yard of a home…
Teen Flown To Minneapolis After ATV Crash in Beltrami County
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A 14-year-old is flown to Hennepin County Medical Center with serious injuries after an ATV crash in Beltrami County. The sheriff says it happened around 1:30 Sunday afternoon in Kelliher, north east of Bemidji. The…
Trial set in human smuggling case involving victims who froze to death near Canada border
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Florida man will stand trial in Minnesota this summer on human smuggling charges following his January arrest after authorities just across the Canadian border found four migrants who had frozen to death during a blizzard.…
Proposed Minnesota math curriculum includes American Indian references
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Feedback from parents and educators on the first draft of new math standards for Minnesota K-12 grades has been overwhelmingly negative to including references to the state’s American Indian tribes. A Minnesota Department of Education committee…
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