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Moorhead School Board changes quarantine & masking rules

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The Moorhead School Board votes to replace in-school close contact quarantine for students with testing and make masking inside buildings optional. The quarantine changes begins January 3 for the high school, career academy and preschools,…

Live coverage: Day 4 of Kim Potter Trial

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Testimony is under way in day 4 of the Kim Potter trial in Minneapolis. The former Brooklyn Center, Minn. police officer is charged in the death of Daunte Wright.

Man With Large Amount of Drugs Stopped on I-94 & Arrested

CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A man authorities believe was traveling back into our area with a shipment of drugs is arrested during a stop on I-94 in Clay County. Officers stopped 48-year-old Charles Fraction, who has no permanent address,…

Two dead, 3 hurt in Minneapolis police pursuit

MINNEAPOLIS - Authorities say a crash in Minneapolis that followed a police pursuit of an SUV that was reportedly stolen has left two juveniles dead and three others hospitalized. Police say officers in suburban Robbinsdale spotted a Mercedes SUV about…

House fire destroys home in rural Moorhead

RURAL MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Two people jump out of a second story window to escape a house fire in rural Moorhead. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says they were taken to the…

Two Moorhead men jailed after high-speed chase

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Two Moorhead men were taken into custody after a wild high-speed chase in Clay County Tuesday. Twenty-four-year-old Terrell Jones and a passenger, 29-year-old Christopher Cloud are in the Clay County jail. Jones was arrested for Felony…

Update: Fire destroys house near Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Fire destroyed a home south of Moorhead shortly before 8:00 a.m. Wednesday.  The fire was in the 4400 block of Highway 52. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says two people got out by jumping from a…

Police investigating burglary at Moorhead KFC

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police are investigating a break-in at a south Moorhead restaurant overnight. Capt. Deric Swenson says the burglary at the KFC at 701 Main Ave. happened sometime between closing time Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Swenson says some…

Police arrest man for fleeing, assault in Moorhead

MOORHEAD (KVRR) - One man is in custody following a police pursuit Tuesday night in Moorhead. Capt. Deric Swenson says around 8:15 p.m., an officer attempted a traffic stop in the 1700-block of 30th Ave. S. Stop sticks were eventually…

Major outage hits Amazon Web Services, many sites affected

Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage Tuesday, the company said, disrupting access to many popular sites. The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies, including The Associated Press. Amazon said in a post an hour…

101-year-old Navy veteran recalls Pearl Harbor attack

HONOLULU - U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell sought refuge below deck on the USS Oklahoma when Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. But a split-second decision changed his mind, and likely saved his…

98% occupancy in Minnesota hospital intensive care units

MINNEAPOLIS - The number of people hospitalized in intensive care in Minnesota has reached the highest level yet during the coronavirus pandemic. The state is reporting a 98% occupancy rate in adult ICU beds when COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients are…

Park Rapids Man Killed in Crash in Beltrami County

BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A 20-year-old man from Park Rapids is dead after a crash last night on snow covered roads in Beltrami County. Minnesota State Patrol says 19-year-old Zennah Erickson of Park Rapids lost control of her car…

Four receive human rights awards in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Four people are being recognized by the Moorhead Human Rights Commission for significant contributions to human rights in the community. The recipients are Allison Pillar, Hukun Dabar and Rory Beil in the Civic/Community category.  Delores Gabbard…