WASHINGTON (FOX) - Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., on Friday apologized to the Muslim community for comments she made about Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., that many deemed Islamophobic. "I apologize to anyone in the Muslim community I offended with my…
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (KVRR) - A five-year-old boy is dead after a Thanksgiving night shooting in Brooklyn Park. Police say the initial investigation determined that a 13-year-old boy in the home was handling a gun. Several other juveniles were present…
WASHINGTON - Beginning Monday, the United States will ban travel from South Africa and 7 other African nations by non-US citizens following the discovery of a COVID-19 variant. Officials have named the variant “omicron." A World Health Organization panel has…
(FOX 9) - The White House announced President Joe Biden will visit Rosemount, Minnesota Tuesday. Biden will be in the state discussing the new Infrastructure Bill. The location of the visit hasn't been released yet.
WASHINGTON - Federal health regulators say an experimental COVID-19 pill from Merck is effective against the virus, but they will seek input from outside experts on risks of birth defects and other potential problems in pregnant women. The Food and…
Do you have a good appetite worked up yet for the Thanksgiving feast? Well, if you're not quite sure you're tough enough to tackle all those carbs at once, we've got you covered.…
The shelters are strapped for space this morning. They're dealing with a lot more animals coming in homeless than usual. It's the opposite of where we were last year, with all kinds of people looking…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A man wanted for a crash that killed two teens in June is behind bars. 20-year-old Valentin Mendoza is in the Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston. He is charged with two counts of criminal…
MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) - Are you sick of slow internet and the spinny wheel of death? The infrastructure law signed by President Biden on Nov. 15 provides $65 billion nationwide to improve broadband.…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Dilworth and Moorhead fire crews responded to Walmart in Dilworth late this afternoon after an electrical fire. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting, who is also the Dilworth fire chief, says the fire was in a piece…
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing U.S. attorneys across the nation to swiftly prioritize prosecution of federal crimes that happen on commercial flights. The directive comes as federal officials face a historic number of investigations into passenger behavior. The…
MINNETRISTA, Minn. (FOX 9) - A situation at the home of Minnesota Vikings has ended peacefully after an apparent mental health incident led to a response by local police and team staff. The situation had been ongoing since early Wednesday…
BRAINERD, Minn. - A former middle school principal serving a prison sentence was found dead in the Crow Wing County Jail. Christopher Jerome Endicott had previously been sentenced to prison for identity theft, stalking and burglary. Endicott was arrested in…
It's one of the greatest causes in our region. And organizers are hoping folks like you won't let it be put on ice this year. So they're taking to the ice to make sure…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) - The U.S. soldiers called them “Caroline’s guys.” They transformed farms in a war zone - risking their lives for the program she built, sharing her belief that something as simple as apple trees could change…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A stunning mural is being applied to 44 wood panels that will be the visual centerpiece of Concordia College's Christmas Concert. It was designed by muralist Paul Johnson of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota who started working…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Health officials say a strain of avian flu confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in southern Minnesota does not pose a risk to the public and there are no food safety concerns for consumers. The state…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Security measures are being modified for this year's Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade in Fargo-Moorhead. Downtown Community Partnership Executive Director Cindy Graffeo says the adjustments were made "in…
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Biden administration is asking the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals to wipe away an order from another appeals court blocking its Occupational Safety and Health Administration vaccine mandate. Several lawsuits were brought challenging the OSHA…
PENNINGTON CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- One person was killed, two others hurt in a head-on crash just after midnight not far from Seven Clans Casino near Thief River Falls. The State Patrol says a vehicle driven by a 40-year-old man…
MINNEAPOLIS - Robert Bly, the poet who authored the men’s movement classic “Iron John,” has died. Bly spent most of his life in his native Minnesota and was an active poet for more than 50 years. "Iron John," his meditation…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The city of Moorhead says construction on the Main Ave. underpass, near 20th and 21st Streets is approximately 88% complete and is expected to open to traffic next June. The BNSF and Otter Tail Valley…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - Following the Vikings' victory over the Green Bay Packers Sunday, quarterback Kirk Cousins acknowledged a van full of Vikings fans during his commute on a Twin Cities area highway. The Vikings shared Cousins' social media post,…
NEW YORK - Minneapolis-based Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift to the unofficial start of the holiday season that was suspended during the pandemic. To limit crowds in stores, retailers last year…
TRAIL, Minn. (KVRR) -- A house in Polk County is destroyed by fire after a 20-pound propane tank is brought inside to thaw out, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office tells KVRR Local News that it…
