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Dozens of homes evacuated as Minnesota wildfire spreads

LAKE COUNTY, Minn. - The U.S. Forest Service says dozens of homes have been evacuated as a wildfire in northeastern Minnesota continues to spread. The fire near Greenwood Lake in the Superior National Forest has expanded to about 3.1 square…

Former Navy diver returns medals in Line 3 protest

MINNEAPOLIS - A former U.S. Navy diver who helped efforts to search for bodies in the Mississippi River after the I-35W bridge collapse in 2007 has returned his awards to protest the Line 3 oil pipeline. John Miller, a native…

Power restored in Moorhead

UPDATE: At approximately 12:46 PM MPS had a widespread outage that affected 17,172 customers. The cause of the outage was due to a relay failure on the 115kV transmission line. Crews worked quickly and safely as possible to restore power…

Programming note: Where to watch the United game Saturday

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - There are Minnesota sporting events you can watch on KVRR and Antenna TV this weekend. Because of KVRR showing the Vikings preseason game against the Broncos at 3:00 Saturday afternoon, the Minnesota United soccer game…

Drought conditions causing economic hardships

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) -- A lack of rain is more than hurting farmers' and ranchers' bottom lines. Officials from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis are releasing their findings saying the biggest impact of the…

Concordia College announces masking & vaccination plans

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Concordia College has new Covid-19 vaccine and masking policies beginning Monday, Aug. 16. The college strongly encourages employees and students to get their shot. Students in college sponsored travel of two days or more are expected…

Moorhead man charged in woman's death extradited to South Dakota

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KVRR) – A Moorhead man charged in a 2019 crash that killed a Watertown, S.D. woman has been extradited to South Dakota. Eighteen-year-old Gage Stevenson was transported Thursday to the Codington County Jail in Watertown.  His first court…

Mask mandate returns to MSUM

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Effective Monday, Minnesota State University Moorhead will require all students, faculty, staff, and visitors to wear a mask in indoor public settings. MSUM says COVID-19 transmissions in Clay County have reached the substantial risk level, and says guidance from the…

Twin Metals plans electric vehicle fleet for mine near Ely

ELY, Minn. - Twin Metals Minnesota says it plans to rely almost exclusively on electric vehicles for its proposed underground copper-nickel mine near Ely. Chief Regulatory Officer Julie Padilla says using electric instead of diesel vehicles will reduce greenhouse gas…

Pet Connection: Meet Minxy

We have a girl who wants to be the only kitty in town joining us for this week's Pet Connection. The adorable Minxy was an owner surrender after she and the other cat in…

Altru mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for employees

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) - Altru Health System says staff, physicians, volunteers and students, regardless of work locations, will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or complete an exemption process by November 15. The Grand Forks-based Altru says employees…

Update: 1 of 2 twins found locked in hot vehicle has died

HIBBING, Minn. -  One of two twin 3-year-old boys found locked in a hot vehicle in Hibbing has died. The other twin has been released from a hospital. Hibbing police say the boys were reported missing Monday evening. Neighbors joined…