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Fergus Falls man under arrest for child endangerment

FERGUS FALLS, MN (KVRR) -- Fergus Falls police say a 56 year old resident is under arrest in connection with injuries to an 11 year old child. Police along with EMT's were called to the 1100 block of Mill Street…

Moorhead mosque vandal sentenced, released from jail

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A man who pleaded guilty to vandalizing a Moorhead mosque has been sentenced to a year and a day in jail. Clay County Attorney Brian Melton says 22-year-old Benjamin Enderle was released Friday after serving…

Red Lake police officer's funeral set for Monday

RED LAKE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - The funeral for a Red Lake tribal police officer who was killed while on duty is scheduled for Monday afternoon. Officer Ryan Bialke was shot while responding to a call tuesday morning in redby.  The…

Walz offers Minnesotans $100 gift cards to get vaccinated

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Gov. Tim Walz says Minnesota is joining the Biden Administration’s initiative to provide $100 to all Minnesotans age 12 and older who receive a COVID-19 vaccine from July 30 through August 15. "President Biden is…

Wildfire smoke intensifies over North Dakota, Minnesota

FARGO (KVRR) - A blanket of dense smoke from wildfires in Canada continues to cover large areas of North Dakota and Minnesota. KVRR Meteorologist Noah Cote says visibility was down to less than one mile in the Fargo-Moorhead area. …

LIVE: The Return of the Honor Flights

It's the news we've been waiting for. Our region's honor flights are set to return this spring, after more than a year-and-a-half hiatus on hold to protect the health and lives of the service…

Minnesota gymnast wins gold in women's all-around

TOKYO - Minnesota's own Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title in the women’s all-around. She edged Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in an entertaining and hotly contested final while Simone Biles watched from the…

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died at 72.

HOUSTON -  ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas trio’s bearded figures, died at his Houston home, the band announced Wednesday on Facebook. He was 72. In their post, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said Hill…

One person dead in car-semi crash near Glyndon

GLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - One person is dead following the collision of a car and a semi-truck at an intersection east of Glyndon shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday. The State Patrol says the car was eastbound on 28th St. North…

Mayo Clinic joins others in requiring worker vaccinations

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic says it will require employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by mid-September, becoming one of the latest health systems to do so as delta variant cases rise around the country. The Rochester-based medical system…

CDC to recommend masks for some vaccinated people in certain situations

WASHINGTON - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce Tuesday that some vaccinated individuals resume wearing masks in certain situations to protect against COVID-19, reversing its earlier guidance that only unvaccinated individuals should wear face coverings.…

Minnesota officials urge shots as delta variant surges

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota health officials are warning that the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for more than 75% of the state’s new COVID-19 cases. And they say it’s a serious threat to unvaccinated people as the…

Update: North Dakota murder suspect arrested in Moorhead

Update from Moorhead Police: At approximately 3:15 pm today, Oscar Ortiz, age 25, was taken into custody without incident due to a successful day-long investigation. Ortiz was located under a stairwell of an apartment building in the 500 block of…

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