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Most state workers get COVID shots, but some face discipline

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Some Minnesota government employees say that a month into the COVID-19 vaccine policy for state workers, their agencies are ramping up discipline for employees who either won’t get the vaccine or submit to weekly testing. State…

Bystander killed in rolling gun battle in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS - Police say a woman riding a scooter on a sidewalk was struck and killed by one of two vehicles involved in an exchange of gunfire in downtown Minneapolis. Dispatchers took several calls about the gunfire Wednesday about 11…

Two injured after SUV hits bear near Mahnomen

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) - The Minnesota State Patrol says two people were injured when the SUV they were riding in collided with a bear in Mahnomen County. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says the compact SUV was traveling south on Highway…

Kittson County fire burns 2,000 acres

LANCASTER, Minn. (KVRR/KNOX) - Fire has destroyed about 2,000 acres of brush and grassland in Kittson County. Lancaster Fire Chief Casey Faken, says the fire was reported late Tuesday afternoon in McKinley Township, near the Canadian border.  No injuries…

Noor to be resentenced in Justine Damond shooting on Oct. 21

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor will be resentenced on Oct. 21 for second-degree manslaughter in the deadly 2017 shooting death of Justine Damond. Noor initally was found guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in…

LIVE: L'il Bitz Pumpkin Patch

In Ghoul Morning Monday on the Morning Show, we told you about where to go to see some incredibly creative and artistic pumpkin carvings. This morning, we're helping you get your hands on pumpkins…

George Floyd pardon request now with Texas governor

HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas agency has approved a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer whose case history is under scrutiny following a deadly drug…

Girl struck by semi in Crookston

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) - Police say a 10-year-old Crookston girl is in the hospital after being struck by a semi. A 911 call came in at 5:30 Monday night at Broadway and Robert Street, which is part of U.S. Highway…

Worldwide outage shuts down Facebook

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down in parts of the world on Monday. Facebook said it was “aware that some people are having trouble accessing Facebook app" and it was working on restoring…

Two injured in crash near Dilworth

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - Two people were injured in a crash at an intersection about one mile north of Dilworth Sunday night. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the investigation indicates a woman driving on 28th Avenue N. stopped for…

Man Goes Missing In Northern Minnesota

MARSHALL CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- Marshall County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in finding a missing northern Minnesota man. They say Keith Donarski left his parents home last Sunday and hasn't been seen since. His cell phone was…

Man with 8 active arrest warrants arrested in Douglas County

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) — A 49-year-old Inver Grove Heights man who had eight active arrest warrants was brought into the Douglas County Jail Saturday morning. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says Don Johnson was arrested after running from police several…

Video: Bear spotted walking through Detroit Lakes

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) - Bear sightings are on the rise in Minnesota, and one of them was recently spotted walking through some areas of Detroit Lakes. Surveillance video captured a bear walking near the front door of a Dairy…

More Minnesota inmates vaccinated than corrections employees

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Corrections has been more successful getting inmates immunized against the coronavirus than it has for its own employees. As of this week, about 80% of prisoners in Minnesota have been fully…

Pet Connection: Meet The Bunnies

It's been an almost herculean effort on the part of animal rescuers here in our region to round up some sixty or so rabbits from a Moorhead neighborhood. Sixty or so rapidly multiplying rabbits,…

Update: Moorhead High School fight involved 8 students

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police say a confrontation that erupted Thursday morning at Moorhead High School started between two girls who were fighting over a boy. Capt. Deric Swenson says investigators determined that a total of eight students were involved…

Clay County Sheriff 'inundated' with theft reports

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting is asking property owners to help reduce a growing number of thefts across the county. In a social media post, the sheriff's office says it's been "inundated" with burglary and theft…

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