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Water main break in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A street is blocked off after a water main break overnight in Moorhead. The Moorhead Fire Department tells KVRR Local News the break happened around midnight on the 1000 block of 18 1/2 Street. S. The…

Minneapolis beefs up security before trial in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS - Minneapolis city leaders are beefing up security plans, preparing to close streets and keeping residents and businesses informed as the trial approaches for the former police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. Mayor Jacob Frey said…

East Grand Forks asks electric customers to conserve power

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) - East Grand Forks Water and Light received a request from grid operators asking customers to voluntarily reduce their consumption of electricity until Friday, Feb. 19 to help the stability of power system. Some methods…

Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio pioneer, dead at 70

(FOX NEWS) - Rush Limbaugh, the monumentally influential media icon who transformed talk radio and politics in his decades behind the microphone, helping shape the modern-day Republican Party, died Wednesday at the age of 70 after a battle with lung…

Business owners ruined by riots plead for rebuilding bill

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Owners of Twin Cities businesses that were raided and burned during the violent protests over the death of George Floyd are appealing to lawmakers for help with rebuilding. Several store owners in Minneapolis and St. Paul…

More Rolling Blackouts Possible In Moorhead Tonight & Tomorrow

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- More rolling blackouts are possible tonight until 10 and tomorrow morning until 10 in Moorhead. Moorhead Public Service was just notified of the potential. Due to the current widespread and extreme cold weather conditions, the Southwest Power…

Update: Rolling blackouts discontinued until further notice

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Moorhead Public Service has been notified that the rolling blackouts will be discontinued until further notice. "MPS apologizes for the short notice, or no notice, that was given earlier this morning, as staff was notified at…

Peterson: 'Trump is done'

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) - Former longtime Minnesota Democratic Congressman Collin Peterson says he doesn’t miss working in Washington and has no plans of going back. Peterson spoke with KVRR in one of his…

House South of Nimrod, Minnesota Lost To Fire

WADENA CO., Minn. -- Firefighters battle a house fire south of Nimrod, Minnesota in -23 degree weather Saturday night. A Wadena County Sheriff's deputy arrived to find the house's roof engulfed in flames. The person living there got out safely…

Fire Destroys Storage Building, Camper Trailers

CLAY COUNTY, Minn. - A steel building filled with camper trailers burns Monday morning southeast of Barnesville in Clay County. Barnesville Fire Chief Michael Stetz says the a 40-by-80 foot steel building was fully engulfed in flames and the roof…

Walz relaxes more coronavirus restrictions

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz said he would relax several restrictions in place due to the coronavirus as cases continue to drop, including raising the maximum occupancy in bars, restaurants private events and celebrations. Starting Saturday, top capacity…

Appeals Court won't delay ex-cop's trial in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Court of Appeals has dismissed prosecutors' request to delay the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. Derek Chauvin is scheduled to go to trial on murder and manslaughter…

Man given 5 years for firebombing in George Floyd aftermath

MINNEAPOLIS - A suburban Minneapolis man has been sentenced to five years in prison for firebombing a Dakota County courthouse in the riots that followed the death of George Floyd last year. Twenty-five-year-old Garrett Ziegler, of Long Lake, pleaded guilty…

Chauvin wanted to plead guilty to 3rd-degree murder

MINNEAPOLIS - Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder in George Floyd’s death before then-Attorney General William Barr personally blocked the plea deal last year. Two law enforcement officials with direct knowledge of the…

Minnesota-based Hormel to acquire Planters

AUSTIN, Minn. (KVRR) - Minnesota-based Hormel Foods has an agreement to purchase Planters from Kraft Heinz for $3.35 billion. The deal include brands such as Planters, NUT-rition, Corn Nuts, Skippy and Wholly Guacamole. The sale is expected to close later…