MINNESOTA (KVRR) - Avian flu has been confirmed in two poultry flocks in Minnesota. The state Board of Animal Health says the they are in Meeker and Mower counties. Samples were tested Friday and confirmed by USDA. The Board of…
(FOX 9) - A Minnesotan man that was taken by Russian soldiers as he tried to flee Ukraine for safety has been released. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar issued a statement Friday announcing the release of Tyler Jacob, who has left Russian custody and is…
POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) - The Polk County Sheriff's Office needs your help in its investigation of a suspicious fire in rural Climax. It happened around 3:00 Thursday morning at a home on the 32000 block of 320th Street Southwest.…
FARGO (KVRR) - Federal prosecutors have suddenly dropped their appeal of a judge's ruling in September that overturned the death sentence for Alfonso Rodriguez, the man convicted in the 2003 kidnapping and death of Dru Sjodin. On March 3, the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota House has voted unanimously to divest the state’s pension funds from Russia, joining states across the U.S. in protesting Russia's attack on Ukraine. Minnesota’s public employee pensions funds had an estimated $53 million worth…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota lawmakers are reconsidering an effort to redesign the state's flag and seal, which proponents say are indistinct compared with other U.S. states and feature imagery that is offensive to Native Americans. The legislation, a joint…
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Local, state and federal officials must do more to ensure Native Americans facing persistent, longstanding and deep-rooted barriers to voting have equal access to ballots, a White House report released Thursday said. Native Americans and Alaska Natives…
LOS ANGELES - Three Muslim Americans have filed a lawsuit alleging that U.S. border officers questioned them about their religious beliefs in violation of their constitutional rights when they returned from international travel. The three men from Minnesota, Texas and…
PIERRE, S.D. - Planned Parenthood North Central States has received $20 million from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. It’s the largest donation in the organization’s history. North Central States operates 28 facilities in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. Sarah Stoesz, president…
We're really hamming it up this morning on Pet Connection. Okay, we admit that was a totally tasteless joke. But we're sow wild to introduce you to this pet, we just can't help it. After…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) - Quick work by fire crews limits fire damage to a Fergus Falls home to only $3,000. Crews responded to the 1500 block of West Fir Avenue around 11:00 Wednesday morning. The Fergus Falls Fire Department…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) - A man is found dead in a Breckenridge home during a domestic violence investigation. Officers and deputies from the Wilkin County Sheriff's Office responded to the 400 block of 8th Street North around 7:00 Wednesday morning.…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Clay County prosecutors have dismissed 2nd degree murder charges against Christopher Greywater, the man charged in the death of Lucas Lacroix Smith. After Greywater's trial ended with a hung jury, prosecutors requested additional evidence to be…
BYRON, Minn. - A teacher in southeastern Minnesota has been asked by high school administrators to remove a Ukrainian flag from her classroom, a flag her students asked her to display as a show of solidarity for the war-torn country.…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The Red River Watershed Management Board and other groups gather to push funding for farmers, flooding prevention plans and water conservation projects. "We have about nine or 10 flood projects that…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Governor Tim Walz announced Leah duCharme is replacing Seventh Judicial District Judge Amber B. Gustafson who announced her resignation. According to the governor's office, duCharme is a senior shareholder at Gjesdahl Law practicing primarily family law,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- The legendary sounds of The Beach Boys will fill the Shooting Star Casino events center on May 6. Co-founder Mike Love and longtime member Bruce Johnston are leading the band known for changing the musical…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Moorhead felon is sentenced to 57 months in prison for having a loaded firearm in his home. The gun belonging to 34-year-old Phillip Jones, Jr. was found by a child who was visiting last…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota environmental regulators say damage to the state’s public groundwater resources from mistakes during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known. The state Department of Natural Resources says Enbridge Energy…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature have offered a voluntary proposal for paid family and medical leave. It would rely on tax credits for employers who choose to participate, in contrast with Democratic proposals that would require…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Democratic U.S. House candidate out of Moorhead has suspended his campaign to go help defend Ukraine in the coming days. "I mean I think it's the most consequential global issue…
WADENA CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- Wadena County Sheriff's Office says two volunteer firemen out hunting came across a crashed UTV along County Road 139 early Sunday evening. The driver was identified as 34-year-old Shawna Holmquist of Nimrod. She was taken…
POPE CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- The man accused of kidnapping a 2-year-old boy in rural Pope County last week, triggering an AMBER Alert, used a window to abduct the child from the room the boy shared with his mother…
FARGO, N.D. - The National Weather Service says any fears of an extended spring flooding season in the Red River Valley have been virtually eliminated thanks in large part to the area's soil-stained snow. The weather service said Monday that…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Two people in Moorhead have been arrested for transporting fentanyl from Chicago. Moorhead Police say 53-year-old Marcellus Beasley and 29-year-old Hannah Haaland were pulled over on Friday on I-94 in Clay County on their way back…
