MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The Moorhead Police Dept. had to take down its Facebook page Wednesday after someone posted a YouTube video of police encounter that went viral. Capt. Deric Swenson says the action was necessary because of an overwhelming…
MINNEAPOLIS - Jim Klobuchar, longtime Minnesota newspaper reporter and columnist and father of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 93. His daughter, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, said that throughout his life…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Two Minnesota counties in the Red River Valley have some of the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the state. According to the Minnesota Dept. of Health, just 31% of Clay County's residents have received at least…
MINNEAPOLIS - A judge has found aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for a longer sentence for former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was convicted in April on murder and manslaughter charges. He’s scheduled to…
MINNEAPOLIS - A judge has denied media requests to allow cameras at an upcoming hearing for a former Brooklyn Center, Minn. police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s death. Kim Potter is charged with manslaughter in Wright’s death during a traffic…
THE WHITE HOUSE: -- President Joe Biden praising Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for the state's success in getting COVID-19 vaccines into arms. During a virtual roundtable on vaccines, President Biden told Walz, "I think you're responsible, I know you are,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- At least 400 neighborhood input surveys have been mailed out to residents and business owners in Moorhead. The City is considering an accelerated work schedule for the Southeast Main 20th,…
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (KVRR) - The Minnesota State High School League adds girls' wrestling as a varsity sport this winter, but a vote fails to add boys' volleyball. Female wrestlers will continue to train…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A Moorhead man charged with vandalizing a Moorhead mosque made another court appearance Tuesday. Twenty-two-year-old Benjamin Enderle is charged with aggravated harassment because of bias and criminal damage to property because of bias. Enderle is accused…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Moorhead's City Council has decided to put the company that does aerial spraying for mosquitoes on retainer. The fee to secure Airborne Custom Spraying of Halstad, Minnesota is $12,000. That money would count toward the spraying cost…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - As authorities investigate a cyberextortion attempt that shut down a vital U.S. pipeline, the head of the FBI in Minneapolis says cyber-related crimes are becoming more common. "A very popular activity now in the cybercrime arena; for…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- After decades of serving up pies, Duane's House of Pizza has closed its Moorhead location. "It's my wife and I's favorite pizza. It definitely has that local and unique taste,"…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police say a 17 year-old girl is being held for charges relating to the murder of Abdullahi Abdullahi, a taxi driver who died after he was shot during a robbery attempt in south Moorhead. The girl…
MINNEAPOLIS - A former Anoka, Minn. teacher who was an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ students is charged with 10 felony counts of sexually abusing minors. Forty-seven-year-old Jefferson Fietek taught arts theater at Anoka Middle School and created the non-profit group…
FARGO, N.D.-(KVRR) -- May is Mental Health Awareness Month and after a rocky 2020, people are ready for a more hopeful tomorrow in 2021. "Like many things when we start talking about it we understand…
ANGUS, Minn. -- Fire crews responded to a quonset on fire in Angus, Minnesota. The fire was at 13407 US HWY 75 North, owned by Arlen Stroble. A deputy says a nearby burning hay bale started a the quonset on…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- This week, Minnesota hit 60% of its eligible population getting at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. That amounts to more than 2.6 million Minnesotans with at least one dose and 2.1 million who have…
PEMBINA COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) -- A high-speed chase covering 103 miles on I-29 ended with nobody hurt on Saturday. Authorities say the pursuit began in Pembina County when a deputy noticed that a vehicle that was reported as stolen from…
MOORHEAD, Minn. - (KVRR) Minnesota Senator Tina Smith joins Moorhead Superintendent Brandon Lunak to check out renovations on the district's career academy. The unfinished building was converted from a Sam's Club store. It…
FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) -- While businesses struggled to stay afloat during the height of the pandemic, they are now faced with a shortage of employees willing to work. Many COVID-19 restrictions have eased in North…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Clay County prosecutors have filed charges against a man who was arrested following the death of a cab driver in Moorhead. Eighteen-year-old Willie Sparkman is charged with second-degree unintentional murder while committing a robbery, aggravated robbery and…
REMER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - A one-year-old boy has died in a house fire near Remer, in northern Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says deputies arrived around 1:45 a.m. Friday to find the duplex in Boy Lake Township engulfed in…
MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death. The men are accused of violating Floyd's constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping…
ST. CLOUD, Minn.- St. Cloud Police say a man accused of holding five employees hostage at a bank is in custody this morning after an hours-long standoff. St. Cloud police Chief Blair Anderson says the suspect, 35-year-old Ray Reco…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police are warning other taxi drivers to be aware of their surroundings. Authorities are urging all taxi, Uber and Lyft drivers to keep their eyes open for any suspected activity.…
