Minnesota News

Local school board resignations triple in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Contentious disagreements over COVID-19 policies and critical race theory have caused a significant increase in the number of local school board resignations in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota School Boards Association, nearly 70 board members have…

Prince to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal

NEW YORK (AP) - Minnesota’s Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Prince, citing his “indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture.” The medal is one of the nation’s highest civilian honors…

5 injured in house explosion in Cambridge, Minn.

CAMBRIDGE, Minn. (FOX 9) — Authorities are investigating a house explosion that left five people injured early Saturday morning in Cambridge, Minnesota. According to the Isanti County Sheriff's Office, at 5:31 a.m., dispatch received numerous calls reporting a possible house…

LIVE: FM Halloween Run

Is your kid already lacing up her tennis shoes to help her hit as many houses as possible trick-or-treating? Here's a way you can keep up with her on the big night... and burn…

Fergus Falls School Board votes not to extend mask mandate

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) - Starting Monday, students in preschool through sixth grades in Fergus Falls Public Schools will no longer be required to wear masks. The district will strongly recommend them. The mandate was scheduled to end on Sunday…

Minnesota colleges investigate alleged sex competition

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - The College of St. Benedict and St. John's University are investigating allegations that some male students started a competition this fall to count sexual encounters with female students. The allegations were first reported by the student newspaper,…

LIVE: Monster Mash Trunk or Treat

Just days before Halloween, they're summoning the monsters to gather in Moorhead's city center... and you can be there too. The city's parks and recreation department is holding its first-ever Monster Mash Trunk…

Cat awakens Fergus Falls resident to house fire

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - Fire broke out inside a home in Fergus Falls Thursday morning. Crews were called to 503 Peck St. at around 3:30 a.m. A resident says he woke up because of his cat and found the…

Cigarette container caused building fire in Wadena

WADENA, Minn. (KVRR) - Investigators say the cause of a fire that heavily damaged an apartment and business building in Wadena Wednesday was caused by a cigarette container. The fire at 202 1/2 Jefferson St. S. displaced tenants in 7…

Salmonella outbreak linked to onions in 37 states

FARGO (KVRR) - The Centers for Disease Control says a salmonella outbreak linked to onions from Mexico has affected 37 states including the Dakotas and Minnesota. The CDC's website says more than 650 people were sickened nationwide.  At least 23…

FDA approves mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters

WASHINGTON - Regulators are extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine.  They also said Wednesday anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The Food…

Fire damages apartment building in Wadena

WADENA, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) - Firefighters battled an apartment fire Wednesday in Wadena. The fire was reported around 11 a.m.  It was located above All Around Divas and Brinks Jewelry. Firefighters from Wadena and Verndale…

State adds new sites to rapid testing program

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday announced a further expansion of rapid testing availability at community sites across Minnesota. Beginning today (Oct. 20) the state will offer rapid tests at existing testing locations in Moorhead and…

R. Kelly's Chicago trial on federal sex charges set Aug. 1

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly, facing child prostitution charges in Minnesota, to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges next year after the scheduled sentencing for his conviction…