WASHINGTON - The longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor union has died at age 72. Richard Trumka had been AFL-CIO president since 2009, after serving as the organization’s secretary-treasurer for 14 years. The AFL-CIO said in a statement Thursday, “The…
THREE LAKES TOWNSHIP, Minn. - Minnesota’s state auditor and a state senator are hospitalized following a collision with a semi in Redwood County. A legislative aide for Sen. Melisa Franzen says Franzen and state Auditor Julie Blaha were injured Wednesday…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz and top state lawmakers say they will support an emergency financial relief package for farmers in Minnesota, where most of the state is in a severe or extreme drought. Walz says he would…
MINNEAPOLIS - A coalition of news media outlets is asking the judge who oversaw the trial of Derek Chauvin to release the identities of jurors who convicted him. Chauvin was found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd.…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) - Rep. Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota's 7th District visited a Clay County farm Tuesday to get a firsthand look at the challenges farmers are facing during the drought. Four miles outside of…
TOKYO (KVRR) - Minnesota native and former Bison track and field…
WOOSTER, Ohio - A Breckenridge, Minn. man sustained minor injuries when the crop-dusting airplane he was flying struck some power lines and trees before it crashed in the front yard of a home in northeastern Ohio. The Wayne County Sheriff’s…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Minnesota State University Moorhead says there are no plans to require face coverings when students return for the new academic year. The policy is different from the University of Minnesota, which has an indoor mask requirement,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a state law requiring individuals to have a permit to carry a handgun in public is constitutional and does not violate the Second Amendment. The ruling comes in the…
RED LAKE COUNTY, Minn. -- The Red Lake County Sheriff's Office says the suspect in the murder of his wife who's been the subject of a manhunt for several weeks is in custody this morning. Forty-four-year-old Eric Reinbold was arrested…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) - As thousands of people arrive in Detroit Lakes for WE Fest, travel in the area is expected to be congested. The Becker County Sheriff's Office is advising motorists to slow down and plan for delays. …
FOLEY, Minn. - The top prosecutor in a Minnesota county is facing three felonies for allegedly sexually assaulting a child under 16. Benton County Attorney Philip Miller, of Rice, has been charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim…
UPDATE: Highway has been reopened. ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) - The Minnesota State Patrol says I-94 has been closed in both directions between Alexandria and Osakis following a law enforcement-related pursuit. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says the pursuit has ended but the…
WADENA CO., Minn. -- The names of two people killed in a fire at a home in rural Wadena, Minnesota are released. 46-year-old Michael Black and 42-year-old Paula Black died in the fire that was reported just before 4 a.m.…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and metro prosecutors are announcing the launch of a new unit to review potentially wrongful convictions through a partnership with the Minnesota Innocence Project. The partnership is funded by a two-year,…
VIRGINIA, Minn. - Authorities say a Minnesota man stole a squad car that was left parked with the engine running outside a courthouse in Virginia and led police on a chase before he was caught. The 21-year-old Hibbing man took…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Moorhead police say a call from a concerned citizen led to the arrest of two people involved in the theft of a catalytic converter. Police say at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the…
MINNEAPOLIS - Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights are asking that their federal trials be separated from the trial of Derek Chauvin, who has already been convicted on state murder charges. Attorneys for J.…
PENNINGTON CO., Minn. -- A Pennington County woman was stabbed multiple times and left to bleed to death by her jealous husband, according to a warrant filed Friday as the search for the suspect continues. Eric Reinbold is wanted on…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - Target has updated its policy on face coverings. The Minnesota-based retailer says effective Aug.3, face coverings will be required for employees. Target says based on the latest CDC guidelines, masks will be strongly recommended for guests in areas…
MINNEAPOLIS - Public colleges and universities in Minnesota will be requiring masks to be worn on campuses to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The University of Minnesota is requiring that all students, employees and visitors at its five campuses…
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - The Minnesota State Patrol says an arrest has been made following a Twin Cities crash that killed a toddler and injured five others. According to the patrol, an SUV hit a barrier on a bridge, flipped…
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota officials are promoting a decades-long idea of pumping Missouri River water across the state to central and eastern North Dakota to combat future drought conditions. A groundbreaking is planned Tuesday near Carrington to mark the…
WADENA CO., Minn. -- A tragic fire in Wadena County, Minnesota claims the lives of two adults and injures a child. The sheriff's office was notified of the house fire in Section 32 of Wadena Township around 3:50 Sunday morning.…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- "It's just something that started off weird because i never had been treated like that before," said Ashley McCance. This tweet made by Lexie Kennedy, a former softball player at…
