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Ex-Mahnomen County sheriff jailed for violating protection order

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - A former Mahnomen County sheriff has been arrested for violating a protection order. Sixty-seven-year-old Brad Athmann was arrested in Naytahwaush Tuesday afternoon after a woman reported that he was within 20-feet of her home in violation…

Police investigate more catalytic converter thefts in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Moorhead Police are asking for assistance in identifying suspects in recent catalytic converter thefts. In one case, someone driving a Pontiac Grand Prix stole two converters on the east side of Moorhead.  A person driving…

Senators would stop 'micropolitan' label for 144 US cities

WASHINGTON - Some lawmakers are trying to stop 144 American cities from losing their designations as “metropolitan areas.” The federal government wants to update the standard from at least 50,000 residents in a city's urban core to a minimum of…

LIVE: Roger Maris All-Star Week

After a year of staying away from each other to stay healthy, the timing couldn't be better for folks turning out to connect with one another at Sanford Health's newest public event. Organizers are…

Landlords sue to force end to Minnesota eviction moratorium

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A group representing Minnesota landlords has announced a lawsuit to force an end to the eviction moratorium imposed by Gov. Tim Walz, saying his order makes it all but impossible for property owners to remove disruptive…

Assets recovered from large Ponzi scheme reach $722 million

MINNEAPOLIS - A bankruptcy trustee’s search to recover assets linked to one of the largest financial crimes in Minnesota’s history has netted $722 million. Doug Kelley says his work to collect assets from Tom Petters’ $1.9 billion Ponzi scheme is…

Roger Maris All-Star Week begins

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) - It's been 60 years since Hibbing, Minn. native and Fargo Shanley High School graduate Roger Maris broke the MLB single-season home run record. The inaugural Roger Maris All-Star Week kicks off today, June 14th through June 19th…

Vehicle plows into Minneapolis protesters, killing one

MINNEAPOLIS - Minneapolis Police say a woman was killed and another person was injured after being struck by a car during a protest in the city's Uptown neighborhood.  The suspect was pulled from his SUV by protesters after the 11:39 p.m.…

I-94 down to one lane near Fergus Falls

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) - Eastbound Interstate 94 is down to one lane near Fergus Falls as crews repair the buckled road at mile marker 56. MNDOT expects work to be finished around 12:00 Saturday morning.

Omar says she wasn't equating US, Israel and terrorists

WASHINGTON (AP) - Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar tried edging away Thursday from a bitter fight with Jewish Democratic lawmakers who’d accused her of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and Afghanistan’s Taliban, saying her remarks were “in no way…

Driver dead after car hits tree in Bemidji

BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) - Police in Bemidji say alcohol was a factor in a fatal crash involving a car that collided with a tree. The crash was reported Thursday at 4:26 a.m. Firefighters removed the driver from the car and…

Sanford Health Donates Land & Building In Concordia Partnership

MOORHEAD, Minn. --  Concordia College President William Craft announcing a partnership with Sanford Health. Sanford is donating the land and building where the 8th Street clinic now stands to Concordia. The college's School of Health Professions is also being renamed…

WE Fest making upgrades for 2021

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) - Organizers of WE Fest in Detroit Lakes are making upgrades to the facility ahead of the festival in August. The event, owned by Live Nation announced that the general admission area will be larger and…

LIVE: Unglued at the Summer Craft Fest

It's the first fully-vaccinated, CDC-guideline-approved, social-distancing-free live, in-studio event in more than a year for the Morning Show, and boy is it right up our alleys. One of our favorite returning guests, Unglued's Ashley Morken,…

Pet Connection: Horse Rescue Fundraiser

We're pleased to report that last week's Pet Connection pet, Bailey the palomino, is enjoying her forever home this morning. But Happy Acres horse rescue in Lakota, N.D. still has nearly twenty other horses…

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