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Services scheduled for Fargo businessman Russ Newman

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) - Services have been set for Fargo businessman and avid golfer Russ Newman who died after a fall outside his Fargo home over the weekend. Newman was 65. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday followed by a…

Charges dropped against man who threw boy off waterslide

HASTINGS, Minn. - Charges have been dropped against a 20-year-old Maple Grove, Minn. man who severely injured a young boy after throwing him off a waterslide. Prosecutors say it’s unlikely the man will ever be found competent to stand trial.…

Minnesota bans moving farmed deer to control CWD

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota wildlife managers have imposed a statewide ban on the movement of farmed white-tailed deer through the end of July. They're attempting to control an outbreak of chronic wasting disease that threatens the state’s wild deer…

LIVE: Moorhead Farmer's Market

If you've spent the past pandemic year-plus sitting on the couch chewing on processed foods, there's some good news this morning: there's a new chance to get out today to get some goodies that…

ATV crash kills man, injures wife

FOSSTON, Minn. - Sheriff’s officials say the operator of an all-terrain vehicle was killed and his wife, a passenger, was seriously injured in a crash in Polk County. The ATV entered a ditch near Fosston Monday and rolled over. Seventy-five-year-old…

Man arrested for assaulting boy in port-a-potty

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - Brooklyn Park police said Friday they’ve made an arrest in the sexual assault of a 6-year-old boy in a portable toilet in a local park. Officials say the boy’s family was having a gathering in Willowstone…

Voxland named Barnesville Police Chief

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - A sergeant with the Moorhead Police Dept. has been named police chief in Barnesville. The Barnesville City Council has approved the hiring of Joel Voxland. Voxland will replace Dean Ernst, who retired after 31 years with…

Prominent pipeline opponent expects thousands to join Line 3 gathering

MINNEAPOLIS - June will be a critical month for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline as the company resumes construction and opponents mobilize for large-scale protests and civil disobedience. One prominent opponent, Winona LaDuke, founder of the Indigenous-based environmental…

I-94 open again after semi crash near Rothsay

ROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR) The Minnesota State Patrol closed westbound I-94 for several hours Friday morning after a semi rolled over near Rothsay. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says there were no injuries. Traffic was being detoured at exit 38.  The crash…

Sued by partner over sale, Taylor says T-wolves won't move

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is expressing confidence the NBA team will remain in Minnesota under new ownership. One of his investors has sued Taylor in federal court, alleging breach of contract because of the sale. Taylor also…

Moratorium on evictions continues in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota housing officials are urging state legislators to proceed carefully in negotiating an end to a moratorium on rental property evictions. While other coronavirus restrictions are being lifted, lawmakers have failed to reach a compromise on…

Cheap Trick to perform at Fargo Brewing Company

FARGO (KVRR) - Cheap Trick is coming to Fargo. The 2016 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will perform outdoors on July 7 at Fargo Brewing Company. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 28, at 10:00 a.m. A special…

Duluth Police Arrest Second Suspect in Fatal Downtown Shooting

  DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police announced Wednesday morning that a second suspect wanted in Saturday’s fatal downtown shooting has been arrested. According to police, Laurel Ladd, 26, was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday after investigators identified an address on East Village View Drive in the Harbor Highlands as a possible location for Ladd. Ladd was located at the address…