May is Stroke Awareness Month
FARGO -- May is the month medical experts remind us you shouldn't trust your neurological health to a stroke of luck. Learn stroke prevention and treatment tips instead. Experts say you have to act…
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Fire damages La Unica Mexican Market in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Fire broke out Friday morning at a Mexican market in Moorhead. Firefighters were called to the fire at La Unica's 2615 12th Ave. S. location at around 9:37 a.m. Owner Amy Espinoza says she called 911…
Minnesota Legislature passes inspector general bill aimed at preventing fraud
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) – The Minnesota House on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation to create an independent office of inspector general to oversee the state’s public dollars and investigate allegations of fraud. Fraudsters have bilked hundreds of millions of…
Teen suspect in shootings at Bemidji, MN apartment turns himself in
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) -- A 16 year old male has turned himself in to authorities after being accused of shooting three people in Bemidji, Minnesota. Officers responded to an apartment building in the 2500 Itasca Loop Northwest area just after…
A major donation for Veterans Honor Flight from Gateway
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A major financial boost for Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota-Minnesota. The nonprofit was presented a check for $10,000 from Gateway. It comes just in time for the next trip to Washington, D.C. to honor our…
Tammy Miller to receive Honorary Doctorate from Minnesota State Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- North Dakota's former lieutenant governor is about to receive an Honorary Doctorate. Minnesota State Moorhead will honor Tammy Miller with an honorary Doctor of Business at its 2 p.m. commencement ceremony on Friday. Miller served as…
Xcel Energy ordered to refund $40 million to Minnesota electric customers for power plant outage in 2023
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Xcel Energy has been ordered to refund Minnesota customers over $40 million. The Public Utilities Commission sided with the attorney general's office in its ruling. Xcel will refund customers for all replacement power costs that the…
Pet Connection: Meet Luke Skywhisker
FARGO -- He may not have quite as famous a life story as his namesake, but Luke Skywhisker of Cat's Cradle shelter in the metro has a similar mystery about who his original pet…
Update: Attic fire damages home in south Moorhead
UPDATE: MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire in south Moorhead Thursday morning. The fire at 2415 13th St. S. was reported by people working on the home at around 11:15 a.m. According to the…
Senate passes bill reining in homeowners’ associations
ST. PAUL (Minnesota Reformer) — A bipartisan bill limiting homeowners’ association fees, implementing new transparency and conflict-of-interest rules and establishing a path to dissolve some HOAs passed the Minnesota Senate Wednesday. The bill (SF1750) now heads to Gov. Tim Walz’s…
SCHEELS Home & Hardware to close by the end of the year
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- SCHEELS announces that it will be closing SCHEELS Home & Hardware along 13th Avenue South in Fargo by the end of the year. It is the last remaining hardware store for the employee-owned company. In a…
Immigration enforcement near MN schools can continue, federal court rules
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A federal court has denied a request on behalf of several Minnesota school districts to block immigration enforcement activity around public schools, effectively allowing any ICE activity to continue as a lawsuit moves toward trial. Filed on behalf of…
Over a hundred volunteers take part in the 4th annual Barnesville Day of Caring
BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) -- Over 100 Barnesville High School students pitched in to help members of their community for the 4th Annual Barnesville Day of Caring. The event, hosted by the Barnesville Area Community Fund, invites volunteers to help with…
ICE denies humanitarian parole request for Minnesota woman in detention with ovarian cyst
WASHINGTON (Minnesota Reformer) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it will not release a Minnesota woman facing deportation on humanitarian parole to receive surgery to remove a painful, tennis ball-sized ovarian cyst at risk of causing severe medical complications.…
Public hearing set on Morton County wind farm
GLEN ULLIN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The public will get a chance to comment on a Morton County wind farm and powerline project. The North Dakota Public Service Commission has set a public hearing for 10 a.m. May 18…
Committee wrap-up discussion ends with vote to subpoena emails from Rep. Ilhan Ohmar
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota's House committee on Fraud Prevention met for an end of session wrap-up discussion. They began by hearing testimony on issues regarding the Department of Human Services. The committee took a vote to subpoena emails…
May is Blood For Moms Month
FARGO -- If you haven't figured out what you're getting the mothers in your life for Mother's Day, you'd better get on it -- it's this Sunday. And there's not a whole lot better or…
Section of I-94 at Fergus Falls to be closed overnight this week, traffic re-routed
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) -- A major exit is now closed for a big road construction project in Fergus Falls. The on and off ramps at the west Highway 210 and I-94 interchange, also known as Exit 54, are closed.…
Minnesota DHS shakeup: Shireen Gandhi removed as commissioner
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) -- A sudden shakeup at Minnesota's Department of Human Services, which is at the center of fraud investigations. Shireen Gandhi, the woman Gov. Tim Walz tapped to lead the agency, is being replaced by John Connolly on…
MN Gun Control bill narrowly passes senate, may have trouble passing the house
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A bill that would further restrict the types of guns Minnesotans narrowly passed the state Senate. The senate passed the bill by one vote with 34 senators voting for the bill and 33 voting against.…
Dent, MN man arrested for role in crash that left a woman dead on Saturday
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- 33-year-old Allen Alberts of Dent, Minnesota is being held for 2nd degree manslaughter - culpable negligence, after a woman died following a crash. Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says 40-year-old Nicole Shoultz of Dent…
Counting the Flock: Transparency policies for Flock cameras differ depending on the department
FARGO (KVRR) — With all the different departments using Flock cameras and other ALPRs, we looked into what safeguards are in place to protect the public from it's misuse.…
As one Republican drops out of the governor's race, Democrat Klobuchar unveils plan to fight fraud
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- The chair of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee drops out of the governor's race. Republican state Rep. Kristin Robbins of Maple Grove says she believes the best way to fight for…
4th Annual Print Fest Celebrates Art Form Meaningful to Rourke Art Gallery
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) - A local museum held its annual celebration of one specific art form this weekend. Every year, on the first Saturday in May, The Rourke Art Gallery in Moorhead hosts Print Fest. Printmakers from all around the…
Update: Missing person with cognitive impairments found safe
MOOHREAD — The Moorhead Police Department says that Marcus "Butch" Thielen has been found safe. ORIGINAL: MOORHEAD — The Moorhead Police Department is seeking the publics help in locating a man that has been reported missing. Marcus "Butch" Thielen,…
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