Minnesota News

Biden will attend Mondale memorial service

WASHINGTON (KVRR)  - The White House says President Biden will travel to Minneapolis on Sunday, May 1. The date coincides with a memorial service planned for former Vice President Walter Mondale. Mondale died in April, 2021.  He was 93. The…

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will privatize company

Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the platform where he promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on social and economic issues to…

LIVE: CoreCon Comes Back

If you've been in sci-fi or fantasy fan withdrawal after two years of pandemic online life, there's a group in the metro that totally gets you. CoreCon is coming back Memorial Day weekend and this…

Impostor claims to be Douglas County deputy

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has received multiple reports of a man who's been contacting people by phone and claiming to be a Douglas County deputy. Chief Deputy Jason Peterson says the impostor is using the…

LIVE: Pop Expo

Are you looking for a pop of fun to make your weekend a great one? Comic-con is merging with two other entertainment entities in the metro this year to become "Pop Expo." The pop…

CoreCon And Shellback Tech

This year's CoreCon is shaping up to be a fun one, and one of the best parts is the charity the pop culture convention is featuring this year. Shellback Tech is the brainchild of war…

9-year-old dies in accidental shooting in Minnesota

LYND, Minn. - Authorities say a 9-year-old girl has died after she was accidentally shot at a home in southwestern Minnesota. According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting happened Monday afternoon at a residence near Lynd, a town…

Update: Driver of vehicle in slough near Hawley identified

HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) - The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a slough near Hawley was a Detroit Lakes man. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the driver was 27-year-old Tyler McCloskey. Just after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Hawley Police…

Survey: Anxiety in workplace highest since 2020

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A new survey gives insight on how the "return to normal" procedure has been more difficult for some than others. The survey from Future Forum collected over 10 thousand results across…

Food Network star to open restaurant in East Grand Forks

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) - Food Network personality Molly Yeh is opening a restaurant in East Grand Forks. Mayor Steve Gander says Yeh and her husband, Nick Hagen, plan to open an eatery in the former Whitey's and Sickie's…

Person fatally shot by police in Chisholm, Minnesota

CHISHOLM, Minn. - Authorities say a person was fatally shot early Wednesday during an encounter with law enforcement officers in northeastern Minnesota. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says the person who died in Chisholm was wanted for a recent…

Vulnerable adult missing from Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police in Moorhead are asking for help in locating a missing vulnerable adult. Nineteen-year-old Kaylynn Lockner has been missing since April 14. Police say Lockner is believed to be in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Lockner has blue…