Pet Connection: Meet Abby
We're heading toward Valentine's Day coming up soon -- and you may be on the lookout for that special someone to spend the holiday on. And why not take a chance on a new…
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Hundreds in Minnesota enroll in state-paid nursing assistant training
MINNEAPOLIS - Hundreds of Minnesotans are taking advantage of the state’s offer to cover the cost of training to become a certified nursing assistant. The state has used $3.5 million in federal relief funding to pay for students’ tuition, textbooks…
Jury selection to start in federal trial over Floyd's death
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Three former officers who were with Derek Chauvin during the arrest that led to George Floyd’s death face federal trial this week on charges they violated Floyd's civil rights. J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao…
Over $430 Million Approved As Final Federal Funding for FM Diversion
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received over $430 million for work on the FM Flood project through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It completes the $750 million federal funding commitment of the over $3…
Agriculture secretary expects meat prices to moderate
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Relief may be in sight for consumers who've been dealing with skyrocketing meat prices. Meat prices have climbed about 16% from a year ago. Beef prices are up about…
Employee injured in fire at candy manufacturing plant in Perham
PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) - One employee was taken to a hospital after a fire at Kenny’s Candy & Confections in Perham. The fire broke out on a piece of equipment around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. "The sprinkler system activated and extinguished…
LIVE: Ladyboss Midwest Retreat
It's a new year and it's time to take control of your future. And coming this spring, there's a way you can get the process jump-started, while having some fun at the same time. Ladyboss…
Minnesota lawmakers face $7.7B surplus in 2022 session
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Legislature will decide how to handle a $7.7 billion surplus when it convenes Monday, Jan. 31. The main job for lawmakers in even-numbered years traditionally is a public works borrowing package known as a…
Teen charged with shooting mother in dispute over meth
COOK, Minn. - Prosecutors in St. Louis County say they have charged a 16-year-old with attempting to kill her mother because she took methamphetamine away from her daughter. The teen is charged in juvenile court with attempted murder. The 40-year-old…
Media groups protest restrictions for ex-officers' trial
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A coalition of media groups says restrictions on access to the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death amount to an unconstitutional closing of the courtroom. Citing the…
Actor-comedian Louie Anderson undergoing cancer treatment
LOS ANGELES - A spokesman for Louie Anderson says the actor and comedian is being treated for cancer in a Las Vegas hospital. Anderson's longtime publicist Glenn Schwartz says he was diagnosed with a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and “is…
LIVE: Lake of the Woods Ice Road Reopens
A lifeline for resorts in the Northwest Angle is opening back up again for the second time in the pandemic. It's an ice road that starts in Warroad, Minn. and goes 37 miles across…
Woman arrested in car vs. train crash in New York Mills
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR) - A woman who told police that she was trying to "beat the train" was arrested after her vehicle was struck by a BNSF train in New York Mills. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office…
Firefighters rescue critically injured man trapped inside vehicle
OSAGE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - A Park Rapids, Minnesota man was critically injured after crashing his vehicle into a pole near Osage, Minnesota. The Becker County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about the crash about 2:30 p.m Monday. Emergency personnel…
Concordia College students raise social awareness on MLK DAY
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Concordia College students and faculty honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior in their Daring to Dream program. The theme for this year's event is The Radical Imagination of a…
Lake of the Woods ice road opens for second year
WARROAD, Minn. - A 37-mile ice highway in Minnesota that takes motorists across Lake of the Woods to the Northwest Angle is open for the second straight year. The toll is $250 per vehicle. The road costs an estimated $1,500…
Cramer, Klobuchar among senators visiting Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (KVRR) - North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer and Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar are among a group of Democratic and Republican senators meeting with top government leaders in Ukraine. "Russia continues to challenge Ukraine’s sovereignty, democratic values,…
LIVE: New Support for LGBTQ Teens in Metro
Being a teen can be tough. Being an LGBTQ teen can make things even more complicated. So now, one of the region's best-known nonprofits is launching a new therapy group for them. The…
Proposed Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum gets $1 million gift
FARGO - A proposed science museum in the Fargo-Moorhead area has received a $1 million donation from a local business leader. Officials with the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum say the gift from John Ballantyne will help with facility planning and feasibility…
After 50 years, Deputy Herb Nelson is ready to retire
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Clay County Sheriff’s deputy who’s worn the badge for nearly 50 years is getting ready to retire. Herb Nelson was running a barber shop in Hawley, Minn. when he…
Moorhead man injured in snowmobile crash in Becker County
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Moorhead man is hurt after crashing his snowmobile in Becker County. It happened around 11 a.m. Morgan Leiseth, of Moorhead, was traveling northbound on South Tulaby Lake Lane when he left the trail and hit…
Moorhead family of seven killed by carbon monoxide poisoning are remembered
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)- An emotional service was held in Moorhead to remember a family killed by carbon monoxide poisoning five days before Christmas. "For sure we're feeling really sorry for the lost of our…
$60 million to go towards repairing Minnesota bridges in 2022
MINNESOTA (KVRR) - Minnesota officials tout $60 million going towards bridge repairs this year. The money is from the infrastructure law signed by President Biden last year. The state's Department of Transportation says 660…
Bond set for man who evaded sex crime charges in Moorhead for nearly 22 years
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A man who fled to Mexico after he failed to appear in court on sex crime charges more than two decades ago in Moorhead will be allowed to post bond. Curtis Brovold is accused of luring…
Watch: Funeral for family killed by CO poisoning in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) - Funeral services for five of seven family members killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in Moorhead last month will be held Friday. The services will be held at 11 a.m. at Lutheran Church of the Good…
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