Benefit for Meredith Olafson Shows Support
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) - Meredith Olafson was convinced she just had the flu. At first, she tried to work through it, but her supervisor sent her home. The next time she showed up, those superiors…
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National Weather Service says microburst was to blame for storm damage in Bemidji and Beltrami County
BELTRAMI CO, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) National Weather Service confirms the Bemidji area was hit by a microburst with winds that reached up to 120 miles per hour last Saturday. The survey summary states a severe thunderstorm created "a 10-mile-wide swath of…
Boelter Makes First Court Appearance
ST. PAUL, MN (KVRR) - The alleged gunman in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings appeared in federal court Friday, June 27. Vance Boelter is accused of killing Minnesota's former Speaker of the House and her spouse…
LIVE: School Supply Drive Scoop
FARGO -- Minnesota-based Target is vowing to hold prices on back-to-school goods steady at 2024 prices in spite of inflation and tariff pressure. And local United Way of Cass-Clay officials say it's coming just…
LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Bobbi and Wayne
This week's Pet Connection is a couple of bonded cuties who come as a package deal, so prepare to fall in love not once, but twice. The spicy young lady is named Bobbi, and she…
LIVE: Night Bazaar --- Renaissance
FARGO -- If you feel like you're juggling work, home, family, kids -- but somehow keep dropping the ball on community -- now's the time to change that. Because tonight in downtown, it's the…
Victim of house fire in Fosston, Minnesota identified, GoFundMe account is raising funds
FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) -- Fosston Police Department has identified the man killed in a house fire on Wednesday as 60-year-old Kevin Haugen. His son, 31-year-old Zach Haugen, and two grandchildren ages 4 and 8 were injured. Another grandchild was not…
LIVE: Stepping into the Light with the Red River Children's Advocacy Center
FARGO -- For more than two decades it's been one of the best-kept secrets in the region. And now, the Red River Children's Advocacy Center is stepping into the light to share how they help…
Remembering Melissa Hortman: Republicans and Democrats say her power came from her selflessness
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Heading into the momentous 2023 legislative session, then-House Speaker Melissa Hortman was dealing with big, fractious and ideologically diverse personalities in her caucus. “Dave Lislegard and I had been in a hot war with…
Moorhead brewers, Enderlin natives raising funds for recovery
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – As the recovery efforts in Enderlin continue after last week's devastating storms, a pair of Moorhead brewers are making an effort to help out their hometown. Swing Barrel Brewing will be…
The Trump administration is suing Minnesota over breaks in higher education for immigrant students
Minnesota became the latest state Wednesday to face a lawsuit from the Trump administration seeking to force it to give its high school graduates who entered the U.S. illegally as immigrants the same lower tuition rates reserved for in-state citizens. The U.S.…
MSUM and Essentia Health hold Scrubs Camp
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- MSUM and Essentia Health teaming up to spread awareness about working in healthcare. Together they hosted their scrubs camp event for high schoolers at Essentia Health Clinic on 32nd Avenue South…
Family members injured, one killed in house fire in Fosston, Minnesota
FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) - One person is dead following a house fire in Fosston Wednesday morning. At around 4:30 a.m., the Polk County Sheriff's Office received a report of a house fire 718 1st St. E. The home was engulfed…
Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in 14 states, excludes Minnesota
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in funding for the build out of electric vehicle chargers in more than a dozen states. U.S. District Judge Tana Lin in Washington…
Governor Walz travels to Beltrami County to tour storm damage
BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) -- Gov. Tim Walz travels to Beltrami County to see the recent storm damage. Along with emergency managers, he got a tour of the strongest hit areas to see the damage up close. The Bemidji area…
Former Hornbacher’s president Dean Hornbacher dead at age 79
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – The former president of Hornbacher’s in Fargo-Moorhead has died. Dean Hornbacher died on Saturday at Sanford Fargo Hospice House at age 79. His father, Ted Hornbacher opened the first store in 1951 under the name Ted’s…
Man fatally shot last Friday near Red Lake, MN, suspect caught in wooded area
RED LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) -- The FBI is helping investigate a fatal shooting and arrest near Red Lake, Minnesota last Friday. Red Lake Department of Public Safety arrived around 7:15 p.m. and found a man on the ground outside of…
Hortmans and family dog to lie in state at Minnesota Capital
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) -- Governor Tim Walz announced that Representative Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert will lie in State on Friday, June 27th. The Hortman's and Gilbert were killed in a targeted attack at their…
Moorhead Police want help finding vehicle connected to shooting investigation
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Moorhead Police is asking for help locating a vehicle in connection with the ongoing shooting investigation. The shooting happened Thursday, June 19 in the 1100 block of 12 Street South. The vehicle is a white 2010…
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Releases First Photos
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - MSUM Planetarium held a screening of a live reveal of never-before-seen pictures of space. The Vera C. Rubin observatory in Chile began recording the sky for the first time in October…
Beltrami County recovering after weekend storms
BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) -- Massive amounts of damage in Beltrami County. Here's aerial footage from Saturday of the overnight storms. The latest update from the county's emergency management says the post office is closed. Rural and city delivery is…
Summer begins with a bang for two lucky lottery players in Minnesota
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) -- Summer is bringing the heat and the winning to Minnesota lottery players. A Powerball ticket purchased at Cottage Grove Holiday is worth $1 million for matching the first five numbers in Saturday's drawing. Cottage Grove Holiday…
Ortonville, MN man sentenced in South Dakota for production of child porn
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KVRR) -- A federal judge has sentenced an Ortonville, Minnesota man for production of child porn. 45-year-old Jason Honetschlager was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2023.…
Former Pelican Rapids woman who killed child sentenced
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-Daily Journal Media) - A former Pelican Rapids woman who suffocated her three year old female child out of anger, was sentenced in Otter Tail County District Court on June 23. Suad Mohamed Ali, 29, pleaded guilty…
Breckenridge motorcycle rider seriously injured in I-94 crash
MONTICELLO, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Breckenridge, Minnesota, motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on I-94 in Monticello, Minnesota. The State Patrol says the incident happened Sunday around 5 p.m. Forty-four-year-old Nicholas Opatz of Breckenridge, Minnesota, was traveling east when…
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