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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…

Police investigate burglary, assault in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A Moorhead man is facing charges in connection with a burglary and assault Tuesday morning. Police say they responded at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a potential burglary to a car dealership in the…

Substitute teacher pleads guilty to sextortion charges

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Federal prosecutors say a Carver County man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a years-long sextortion scheme. Twenty-five-year-old Mitchell Ottinger, a former substitute teacher and paraprofessional, engaged in a scheme to obtain sexually explicit…

Blood supplies plummet, donors urged to give immediately

FARGO (KVRR) - Two major blood suppliers are reporting a critical blood shortage and urging all eligible donors to make an appointment to donate blood as soon as possible. Vitalant says Type O blood, which is the most transfused blood…

Walz launches reelection campaign in divided Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has launched his campaign for a second term in an increasingly divided state, saying he made the tough calls necessary beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and revive the economy. The former…

Hope Inc. leads adaptive phy. ed. class in Hawley

HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) - Hope Inc. brings adaptive sports to Hawley Elementary School to show children the challenges of those who are differently abled. Six-year-old Kyler Kolbinger has Spina Bifida and is part of…

Sheriff: Missing Marshall County Man Located And Is Safe

MARSHALL CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A Marshall County man who was reported missing earlier this month has been found and is safe according to the sheriff's office. They also say they are not releasing any other information on Keith Donarski…

Love for hockey leads to wedding in Fargo ice arena

FARGO (KVRR) - A Fargo couple's love for hockey took center stage when they got married over the weekend. Katie and John Fugle were married Saturday at the H.A. Thompson & Sons Arena in north Fargo. Some members of…

Sheriff identifies drivers in school bus/pickup crash

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting has released the names of the drivers in an Oct. 14 crash involving a school bus and a pickup north of Moorhead. Four students and the driver of the pickup, 30-year-old…

Fargo developer, businessman Ace Brandt dies at age 60

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) - The owner of the Fargo Force Hockey team has died. Ace Brandt died after a long battle with brain cancer. An obituary notice says Brandt was surrounded by family when he died Saturday morning at the age…

Cozzens named Bishop of Crookston Diocese

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) - The Diocese of Crookston has a new bishop. Pope Francis has appointed the Most Rev. Andrew Cozzens of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis as the 8th bishop of the Diocese of Crookston. "I am…

Concordia Hosts 2021 Honor String Orchestra Concert

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Concordia's 2021 Honor String Orchestra Concert is held at the Memorial Auditorium. The group invited world-renowned guest conductor, Dr. Carolyn Watson, to help run the concert. The Honor Strings Orchestra also nominated over 40 high school…

Truck strikes, kills 7 horses near Wadena

WADENA, Minn. (FOX 9) — Authorities are investigating a crash that left seven horses dead Saturday morning near Wadena, Minnesota. According to the state patrol, at about 7 a.m., a cargo truck struck and killed seven horses that were on…

UPDATE: Construction worker killed in work zone Identified

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KVRR: Update 10/17/21 8PM) — A 50-year-old woman who was killed after getting hit by a dump truck that was backing up in Cooperstown is identified as Melissa McMahon of Odessa, Minnesota. 63-year-old Robert Halvorson of Summit, South…

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