OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. -- A man who failed to return to the Otter Tail County Detention Center after attending a funeral has been caught in Richland County. Authorities say Jesse Bommersbach was given a court ordered furlough to attend…
ANOKA, Minn. - A Minnesota medical examiner says last month's death of “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey player Mark Pavelich was a suicide. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Anoka County says the 63-year-old Pavelich died of asphyxia. His body…
FARGO (KVRR) - More decals representing a hate group were recently found on the NDSU campus. "The stickers represent a hate group and are inconsistent with NDSU’s values of diversity, inclusion and respect" according to an email sent to NDSU…
It's a trend that started growing in earnest when the pandemic hit. Now, houseplant aficionados are propagating their obsession with a new Facebook group that's really blossoming. The group "FM Area Houseplants" got started about…
FARGO (KVRR) - A Moorhead, Minn. man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for participating in the May, 2020 riots in downtown Fargo. Acting U.S. Attorney Nick Chase says 31-year-old Jonathan Montanez jumped on top of an…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Due to the pandemic, one local business owner is facing even tougher challenges after losing a family member to COVID-19. After taking full ownership of his family's record store, Brady Bredell,…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) -- Three people were treated for hypothermia at the Sanford Emergency Department Friday afternoon after they capsized their canoe on Lake Marquette. Authorities say after the canoe capsized, all three made it safely back to shore. They…
MINNEAPOLIS - The head of the Minneapolis Police Department's homicide division has testified that kneeling on the neck of someone who is handcuffed and in the prone position is “top-tier, deadly” force and “totally unnecessary.” Lt. Richard Zimmerman testified Friday…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Two more people have been arrested in connection to the March 21 shooting in West Fargo that occurred in the 1500 block of 11th Avenue E. Jahmond Walker, of Glyndon, Minn. was arrested in Hibbing,…
NEW YORK - Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance Friday to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting a COVID-19 test or…
OMAHA, Neb. - A new monthly survey of business leaders suggests that strong economic growth will continue over the next few months in nine Midwest and Plains states as businesses continue to recover from the pandemic. Creighton University economist Ernie…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Many people around the country are standing together for National Wear Blue Day. April 1st marks the first day of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Wearing blue signifies the pinwheel,…
MENTOR, Minn. -- A grass fire near Mentor, Minnesota which started Monday is now 90% contained and authorities say it was "human-caused". Minnesota Incident Command reports the "Oxcart Fire" had no new fire growth overnight. Calmer weather helped keep the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Six residents have applied to fill the ward 2 City Council seat. The opening was created after former Mayor Johnathon Judd was appointed to a district court judge position in January by Governor Tim Walz. The…
MINNEAPOLIS - George Floyd’s girlfriend testified through tears Thursday about how they prayed together the first time they met in 2017 at a Salvation Army shelter where her son’s father was staying and Floyd was a security guard. Forty-five-year-old Courteney…
FARGO (KVRR) - The National Weather Service says to expect critical fire weather conditions across all of North Dakota, northwestern Minnesota and portions of South Dakota Thursday afternoon and evening. Forecasters say very dry air, gusty southerly winds, and dry…
FELTON, Minn. (KVRR) -- The Great Plains Mobile Food Pantry is handing a helping hand to families in need throughout Clay County. The truck dropped off food at multiple churches in Barnesville, Hawley,…
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. -- A 10-year-old girl who police in Fridley, Minnesota say took a vehicle from her home Tuesday morning and drove around the Twin Cities, has been found safe. Around 10:30 Wednesday morning, Maple Grove police officers…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Police in Moorhead say 30-year-old Omar Yaseen has a new address. The high risk sex offender is living in the 16 hundred block of 4th Avenue North. Police say Yaseen had sexual contact with an unknown…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Moorhead man who had been facing sex crime-related charges in Fargo is now facing federal charges. Forty-six-year-old James Van Raden is charged in U.S. District Court with coercion and enticement. Federal court documents say in December,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Minnesota small business owner has made it to the big leagues, bringing her company to Shark Tank earlier this month. Beth Fynbo of Oronoco had a small idea a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A milestone in Minnesota: one million Minnesotans have completed the vaccination process. It comes on the same day Gov. Tim Walz and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty each got the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the…
WADENA CO., Minn. -- A mobile home burns after high winds take down a tree which brought down power lines in Wadena County. The fire was reported around 2:30 Tuesday morning in section 24 of Lyons Township. Deputies arrived to…
MENTOR, Minn. -- Around twenty agencies helped fight a massive grass fire Monday in Polk County. Between 13,000 and 15,000 acres were consumed by fire from three miles west of Highway 32 to about 1 mile west of Mentor. It…
DULUTH, Minn. - Authorities in Duluth are investigating after a Minnesota State trooper’s squad car was damaged by gunshots. Police say the trooper was conducting a commercial vehicle inspection Monday when the vehicle’s driver’s side window was struck and shattered.…
