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Truckers planning DC-bound convoy through North Dakota, Minnesota
FARGO (KVRR) - An advocacy group that opposes "government overreach" is planning a series of truck convoys that will travel across the country to Washington, DC. The American Truckers Freedom Fund is urging truck drivers across the nation to…
Former police officer Kim Potter to spend 16 months in prison
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer Kim Potter has been sentenced to two years in prison for the death of Daunte Wright, who was shot when Potter mistakenly thought she was using a taser. Potter was convicted…
U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn has died
MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Republican from southern Minnesota who followed his father’s footsteps into Congress, has died after a battle with kidney cancer. He was 59. Hagedorn's wife, Jennifer Carnahan said in a Facebook post Friday that…
Florida man indicted for human trafficking near Canada border
FARGO (KVRR) - A Florida man tied to the deaths of four people near the Minnesota-Canada border has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Forty-seven-year-old Steve Shand is indicted on two counts of human smuggling. According to court documents,…
Gas prices reach $3.49 in F-M Metro
FARGO (KVRR) - Pain at the pump is reaching record levels. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Fargo is $3.36 a gallon, the highest since 2014. At least one outlet in Moorhead was selling gas for…
Sharpton: Locke was guilty of being 'Black in America'
MINNEAPOLIS - The Rev. Al Sharpton has told hundreds gathered for the funeral for Amir Locke that the 22-year-old man was not guilty of anything except being young and Black in America. Locke was killed Feb. 2 by Minneapolis police…
Update: Two trains derail in collision near Frazee
FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR-KDLM) - No one was injured when two freight trains collided Thursday morning near Frazee, Minnesota. Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander says an eastbound train collided with a second train on an adjacent track shortly before 9:00…
Hawley Mayor Joy Running For Minnesota House In District 4B
HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Hawley Mayor Jim Joy has announced that he is running for the Minnesota House District 4B seat currently held by DFL Rep. Paul Marquart. Joy has been the mayor of Hawley for 6 years and is…
Minnesota Man Dies In Skiing Accident In Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AP/KVRR) -- Authorities say a Minnesota man has died after a skiing accident at the Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort in Flagstaff. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say 61-year-old Michael Amiot died Tuesday morning after being injured on one of…
Watch: Protesters end Emerson border blockade
EMERSON, Manitoba (KVRR) - A vehicle blockade that was assembled last week at the Emerson Port of Entry, just north of Pembina, North Dakota has ended. The…
Grant will pay for school bus stop-arm cameras
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Schools and bus companies across Minnesota have been given $3.5 million in grant money to outfit school buses with stop-arm cameras. The Minnesota Legislature has awarded the grants to 32 schools and bus companies to purchase…
3rd Degree Murder Charges For 2 Women Tied To Overdose Death
GRANT CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- Two women are charged with 3rd degree murder in the overdose death last March of 27-year-old Jonathan Murtland of Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Grant County Sheriff's Office determined that 24-year-old Rachel MacMillan of Elbow Lake and…
Prosecutors withdraw longer sentence request for ex-cop Kim Potter
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota prosecutors have apparently backed away from their pursuit of a longer-than-usual sentence for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright. Kim Potter is scheduled to be sentenced…
Vikings officially name Head Coach Kevin O'Connell
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - After weeks of speculation, the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday officially introduced Kevin O'Connell as the team's 10th head coach. O'Connell comes to Minnesota from Los Angeles, where he was the offensive coordinator for the L.A. Rams, who…
Population shift leads to boundary changes for Minnesota's 7th District
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota panel of five judges has released newly drawn congressional and legislative district maps. Minnesota's 7th District, which nearly covers the state's entire western border, would no longer include the Northwest Angle, Lake of the…
Rep. Fischbach Running for 2nd Term In MN's 7th District
LITCHFIELD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach is running for a second term in Minnesota's 7th District. The Republican was first elected in 2020 defeating longtime Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson. Democrats Mark Lindquist and Reed Olson and Libertarian Travis Johnson…
White Earth Man Gets 10 Years in Prison For Assault
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) -- A White Earth man is sentenced to 10 years in prison for a violent domestic assault. According to court documents, 31-year-old Nicholas Durant attacked the victim in their home in April 2020 by hitting her in the…
Resolution reached to peacefully end Emerson blockade
EMERSON, Manitoba (KVRR) - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says a resolution has been reached to end the vehicle blockade at the Emerson Port of Entry, near Pembina, North Dakota. Truck drivers and activists set up the blockade of semis,…
Officer says he assumed fellow cops were caring for Floyd
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing says he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd’s medical needs as he controlled onlookers as police tried to arrest him. Former Minneapolis…
Report: Vikings plan to introduce Kevin O’Connell as head coach Thursday
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Super Bowl is over, the 2021 NFL season is done and it appears that the Minnesota Vikings have their next head coach in place. The Vikings have not made anything official, but according to an…
Bird flu case puts chicken, turkey farms on high alert
DES MOINES, Iowa - Farms that raise turkeys and chickens for meat and eggs are on high alert, fearing a repeat of a widespread bird flu outbreak in 2015 that killed 50 million birds across 15 states and cost the…
Moorhead Assistant Fire Chief accused of DUI departs, details remain unclear
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - An assistant Moorhead fire chief who was accused of drunken driving after she was involved in a crash that seriously injured a woman is no longer employed by the city. Moorhead Assistant City Administrator Mike Rietz…
Thief River Falls Man Killed In Snowmobile Crash With Ambulance
ST. LOUIS CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A snowmobiler killed in a crash with an ambulance Saturday afternoon is identified as 61-year old Jeffrey Blom of Thief River Falls. St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the ambulance was on its way…
Prosecution rests case against former officers accused of violating George Floyd's civil rights
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - As prosecutors wrapped up their case against three former Minneapolis Police officers, they called to the stand a use of force expert from Virginia to further hammer home points already made by other witnesses in the trial. Tou…
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