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Small plane crashes into Victoria, Minnesota home

VICTORIA, Minn. (AP) - Officials say a single-engine plane crashed into a Victoria, Minnesota home Saturday evening. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane was en route from Alexandria Municipal Airport to Eden Prairie’s Flying Cloud Airport when it crashed…

Reinbold appears in court, held without bail

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - A court appearance was held Friday for an Oklee, Minn. man charged in the July 9th murder of his wife. Forty-four-year old Eric Reinbold appeared before Pennington County District Judge Tamara Yon.  Reinbold is…

LIVE: The Plains Art Gala Returns

It's a good thing creativity comes with the territory. That's because the creative types at the  Plains Art Museum had to do some fast thinking about how to pull off the return of…

Over 1,000 Backpacks Given To Schools

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- After a successful end to their school supply drive, United Way of Cass-Clay is ensuring students who could not make the event are still equipped with all the learning essentials they…

Longtime AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dies

WASHINGTON - The longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor union has died at age 72. Richard Trumka had been AFL-CIO president since 2009, after serving as the organization’s secretary-treasurer for 14 years. The AFL-CIO said in a statement Thursday, “The…

State auditor, senator injured in Redwood County crash

THREE LAKES TOWNSHIP, Minn. - Minnesota’s state auditor and a state senator are hospitalized following a collision with a semi in Redwood County. A legislative aide for Sen. Melisa Franzen says Franzen and state Auditor Julie Blaha were injured Wednesday…

Murder Suspect Arrested After Weeks-Long Manhunt

RED LAKE COUNTY, Minn. -- The Red Lake County Sheriff's Office says the suspect in the murder of his wife who's been the subject of a manhunt for several weeks is in custody this morning. Forty-four-year-old Eric Reinbold was arrested…

We Fest set to begin Thursday near Detroit Lakes

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) - As thousands of people arrive in Detroit Lakes for WE Fest, travel in the area is expected to be congested. The Becker County Sheriff's Office is advising motorists to slow down and plan for delays. …

Minnesota prosecutor charged with sexually assaulting child

FOLEY, Minn. - The top prosecutor in a Minnesota county is facing three felonies for allegedly sexually assaulting a child under 16. Benton County Attorney Philip Miller, of Rice, has been charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim…

I-94 reopen between Alexandria and Osakis

UPDATE: Highway has been reopened. ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) - The Minnesota State Patrol says I-94 has been closed in both directions between Alexandria and Osakis following a law enforcement-related pursuit. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says the pursuit has ended but the…

Adults Killed In Wadena County House Fire Identified

WADENA CO., Minn. -- The names of two people killed in a fire at a home in rural Wadena, Minnesota are released. 46-year-old Michael Black and 42-year-old Paula Black died in the fire that was reported just before 4 a.m.…

Minnesota attorney general launches unit to review convictions

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and metro prosecutors are announcing the launch of a new unit to review potentially wrongful convictions through a partnership with the Minnesota Innocence Project. The partnership is funded by a two-year,…

Man arrested after chase in stolen squad car

VIRGINIA, Minn. - Authorities say a Minnesota man stole a squad car that was left parked with the engine running outside a courthouse in Virginia and led police on a chase before he was caught. The 21-year-old Hibbing man took…