Red Cross volunteer describes Hurricane Ida mission
FARGO, ND (KVRR) - Sandra Heggeness has been with the Red Cross for four years and went to the Gulf Coast in the emergency rescue vehicle to help out with victims from…
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Moorhead company's work vehicle vandalized and robbed
MOORHEAD, Minn, (KVRR) -- A Moorhead business is asking the community for help after it was vandalized and robbed. In the overnight hours of late Tuesday to early morning Wednesday, flooring company 'Hands Down Flooring…
Federal panel rejects COVID-19 booster shots for most Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - An influential federal advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, dealing a heavy blow to the Biden administration’s effort to shore up people’s protection amid the highly…
LIVE: Scarecrows in the Garden
Scary thought indeed: your green, gorgeous, and growing garden is probably weeks, if not days, away from the first frost (and maybe freeze) of the season. But this weekend you can scare off the end-of-summer…
Enbridge ordered to pay $3 million fine for piercing aquifer during Line 3 construction
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota regulators say Enbridge Energy violated state environmental laws and must pay more than $3 million for piercing a groundwater aquifer during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline. The state Department of Natural Resources…
Photo gallery: See inside Amazon's Fargo Fulfillment Center
FARGO (KVRR) - After more than a year of construction and planning, final preparations are being made for Amazon's Fargo Fulfillment Center to officially open Sunday, Sept. 19. The 1.1 million square foot building has 1.3 million square feet…
Derek Chauvin pleads not guilty to federal charges alleging he violated teen's civil rights
MINNEAPOLIS – A former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death has pleaded not guilty to violating a teenager’s civil rights in a separate case that involved a restraint similar to the one used on Floyd. Derek…
Kim Potter asks court to dismiss 1st-degree manslaughter charge
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (FOX 9) - Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April, is asking the court to dismiss the first-degree manslaughter charge against her after a…
Ex-Minneapolis cop’s murder conviction reversed in woman’s 2017 death
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the third-degree murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a woman in 2017, saying the charge doesn’t fit the circumstances in this case. Mohamed Noor…
Mental exam requested for Moorhead man accused of intentionally causing fatal crash
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KVRR/KWAT) - An attorney for the Moorhead man charged with murdering a Watertown, S.D. woman two years ago appears to be working toward a possible mental illness defense for his client. At a status hearing Wednesday for 18…
Minnesota judge rejects attempt to force school mask mandate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota judge has rejected a request by concerned parents to force a statewide mask mandate in all schools. Ramsey County District Judge Thomas Gilligan said the court was “gravely concerned” about the risks of…
Minnesota resident who escaped death row dies of COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS - A man who escaped death row in Louisiana in 2012 after he was exonerated by DNA evidence for a murder he didn’t commit has died of COVID-19. The Minneapolis lawyers who worked to free Damon Thibodeaux call his…
House Democrats remove embattled lawmaker from caucus
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota House Democrats have voted to expel Rep. John Thompson from their caucus following allegations of domestic violence and questions about his residency. House leaders Tuesday night issued a statement saying that “Thompson’s actions, credible reports…
Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity raises wall for Benjamin family
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) -- From foster care to home ownership. With the help of Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity, the Benjamin family will soon get to call this house a home. "It represents home…
Bemidji Police need help finding missing woman
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) - Police are asking for your help finding a Bemidji woman last seen Monday, Sep. 13. Twenty-three-year-old Stephanie Chupp was last seen around 6:45 AM on the 1900 block of Park Avenue. She may have been a…
Detroit Lakes mall fire considered accidental
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - A fire that temporarily closed Washington Square Mall has been ruled accidental and unintentional by fire investigators. The Friday afternoon blaze broke out in an apartment connected to the mall. More than 300,000 gallons of…
Grommesh avoids jail in child pornography case
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A Moorhead man was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days of electronic home monitoring and seven years of supervised release after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Twenty-one-year-old Garrett Grommesh earlier pleaded guilty to one count of…
UPDATE: Moorhead shooting suspect arrested in Rochester
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A Rochester, Minn. man has been arrested for second degree murder in the September 10 shooting death of Abdi Abdi. Moorhead Police say Rochester Police Officers, Olmstead Sheriff's deputies and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension…
Ex-cops accused of violating Floyd's rights plead not guilty
MINNEAPOLIS - Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights have pleaded not guilty to the federal charges against them. A federal grand jury indicted Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao in May…
Man killed in Long Prairie shooting was from Perham
LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) - Authorities in Todd County have identified a man who died after he was shot early Sunday. Thirty-three-year-old Antonio Francis Rodriguez Fortes of Perham died early Sunday morning due to multiple gunshot wounds. Two other people…
Sanford in 'crisis' as COVID-19 cases surge during critical shortage of nurses
FARGO (KVRR) - A vice-president at Sanford Health in Fargo says a growing number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients have created a crisis for health care workers across the region. "We really are in a crisis" according to Sanford Medical Officer…
Most of northern Minnesota wildfire contained
ISABELLA, Minn. - Authorities say a vast majority of the Greenwood Lake wildfire in northern Minnesota is contained, one month after lightning ignited the blaze in the Superior National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service reported that the nearly 27,000-acre fire…
Former Militia Leader Gets 53 Years in Prison For Minnesota Mosque Bombing
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- An Illinois militia group leader has been sentenced to 53 years in prison for being the mastermind behind the 2017 bombing of a Bloomington mosque. Emily Hari, who was previously known as Michael Hari and recently…
Police identify man killed in motorcycle crash
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - Dilworth police have released the name of a Dilworth man who died in a car-motorcycle crash over the Labor Day weekend. He was 33-year-old Joshua Johnson. The motorcycle Johnson was riding hit a vehicle that was westbound…
Moorhead veteran gets surprised for 100th birthday with drive-by celebration
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Family, friends and even strangers came together Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 100th birthday of a U.S. Navy veteran from Moorhead. Reflecting on previous birthdays, Martin Pelkey says there isn't one…
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