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Moorhead Police investigate shooting

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) --Moorhead police are investigating a shooting at a Moorhead neighborhood. A shooting around 4:30 a.m. had Moorhead Police responding to the 400 block of 7th Street South. "I was in bed…

Minnesota DNR: No wolf season until 2022 at soonest

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it won’t consider holding a wolf hunting or trapping season until 2022 at the earliest. The agency said that it’s taking longer than expected to update its 20-year-old wolf…

Minneapolis Fed mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is requiring all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. "We recently announced to our 1,100 colleagues at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis that we are instituting a new policy requiring…

Trump announces lawsuits against Facebook, Google, Twitter

WASHINGTON  - Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is filing suits against three of the country’s biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as their CEOs. Trump said he was serving as lead plaintiff in the class-action…

LA cop cleared of wrongdoing for George Floyd 'Valentine'

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles police officer who shared a photo of George Floyd with the words “you take my breath away” in a Valentine-like format has been cleared of wrongdoing and will not face any punishment. The officer,…

Rabbits escape from Moorhead home

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A local rescue is warning the public to be on alert for up to 20 domestic rabbits on the loose in Moorhead. "We got a couple reports of anywhere between six…

Two Teens Trying Out For Men's National Sled Hockey Teams

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Two teens are trying out for the Men's National Sled Hockey Team. It is by invitation only. 19-year-old Grant Boser and 16-year-old Tyler Shepersky are members of the HOPE, Inc. sled hockey team. They are two of…

Pollution Control Commissioner Forced Out By Minnesota Senate

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Pollution Control Commissioner Laura Bishop resigns after being notified from Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka that the Republican-led Senate refuses to confirm her appointment. Deputy Commissioner Peter Tester will serve as the agency's temporary commissioner.…

Oak-killing disease spreading north in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Foresters and landowners are concerned that a disease that kills oak trees is spreading farther north in Minnesota. Oak wilt was been around for decades and has been confirmed in 40 Minnesota counties, but the Minnesota…

Cass Lake man killed in drive-by shooting at party

CASS LAKE, Minn. - Cass County sheriff’s officials say one person has died after being struck by gunfire at an outdoor house party. A drive-by shooting happened at a residence in Cass Lake shortly before 3 a.m. Monday. Deputies arrived…

Man killed by officer in Olivia was 32-year-old father

OLIVIA, Minn. - Friends and family have identified the man who was fatally shot by a police officer over the weekend in western Minnesota. A cousin, Jessica Laro, identified him as 32-year-old Ricardo Torres Jr. He was shot in alley…

Southern Minnesota officer shoots and kills armed individual

MINNEAPOLIS – An officer in Olivia, Minnesota shot and killed a person the police department said was armed during an “altercation” in an alley early Sunday morning. According to the department, the “armed individual” confronted the officer. The person was…

U.S. Supreme Court backs Minnesota Amish in septic tank fight

MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with an Amish group in Minnesota that's fighting efforts to compel them to install septic systems. The case pits families with the traditionalist Swartzentruber Amish in southeastern Minnesota against Fillmore County. Minnesota…

Lindquist to run for U.S. House in Minnesota District 7

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A Moorhead man perhaps best known for performing the National Anthem at major sporting events across the nation is running for Congress. Mark J. Lindquist says he plans to seek the Democratic nomination to represent Minnesota's…

Mayo Clinic sued in alleged snooping of nude patient photos

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic faces lawsuits from three female patients who say a former surgery resident viewed nude photographs of them in their medical records. The lawsuits claim 28-year-old Ahmad Alsughayer had no reason to go into the patients'…

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