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Co-workers rescue man from flooded logging machine

LAKE HATTIE TOWNSHIP, Minn. - Co-workers were able to save a man after the logging machine he was operating broke through some ice at a remote site in northern Minnesota. The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office says Roy Davis was trapped…

Moorhead City Council Member Shelly Carlson appointed mayor

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - After Mayor Johnathan Judd resigned after accepting a 7th Judicial District judgeship, the Moorhead City Council unanimously elected Council Member Shelly Carlson mayor at a council meeting Monday. The city says citizens will vote on a…

Another vehicle stolen with child inside

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Another vehicle has been stolen in the Twin Cities with a child inside. This time it happened at a Walgreens store in St. Paul on Sunday evening. Police say the woman who owns the car left…

Hospitals criticize Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccine distribution

MINNESOTA -- Minnesota hospitals are criticizing the state’s coronavirus vaccine distribution system as inequitable, leaving some clinics and hospitals without doses for older, vulnerable patients. The Minnesota Hospital Association, in a letter to state health officials, says some clinics haven’t…

Sheriff identifies Ottertail man killed in crash with train

OTTERTAIL, Minn. - Sheriff’s officials says the pickup driver who was killed in a collision with a freight train in Otter Tail County was a local man. Sixty-year-old Joseph Lyle Mack, from Ottertail, died Thursday morning at a crossing southeast…

LIVE: National Wear Red Day

You'd think this pandemic would have put enough emphasis on our physical well-being that we'd all learned to look after ourselves a little bit better by now. But this year, in spite of the…

Otter Tail County man dies in crash with freight train

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) - An Otter Tail County man was killed when the pickup he was driving collided with a Canadian Pacific train. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened around 8:48 a.m. Thursday at a…

Smith, Hoeven discuss Biden's choice to lead USDA

WASHINGTON (KVRR) - During his confirmation hearing Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary nominee Tom Vilsack addressed climate change, food insecurity and economic hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Vilsack is one step closer to leading USDA,…

Walz raises $1.7 million for likely 2022 reelection bid

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has raised $1.7 million for his likely 2022 reelection bid since he took office two years ago and finished 2020 with $1.3 million in the bank. Walz has not formally announced that…

Police worried about security funding for Chauvin trial

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota’s top law enforcement officials say they are worried about arranging security for the trial of Derek Chauvin after Republicans balked at a proposal to have the state help pay for it. Chauvin is one of four former…

Breckenridge, MN - Town of the Week 2-2-21

Breckenridge was neck and neck with Perham until the very end and then pulled away.  So many great old photos to choose from and with several famous people born there, it makes for an interesting Town of the Week. [field59_video…

Candles light the way for Frostival in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. - In celebration of the completion of snow sculptures in Viking Ship Park in Moorhead, Trevor Magnuson organized a flameless candle walkway. More than 750 electronic candles were placed about the park with assistance by volunteers from Davies…

Fire damages outside of two Moorhead homes

MOORHEAD, Minn. - A wind-fueled fire damages two houses on the 3400 block of 18th Street in Moorhead Tuesday afternoon. Fire teams arrived on the scene around 1:30 to flames coming off of the…

MN Democrats introduce marijuana legalization bill

ST. PAUL, Minn. - DFL lawmakers introduce House and Senate bills that would legalize marijuana for adults in Minnesota. The proposal comes after a Be Heard on Cannabis tour of 15 communities and meetings with 13 state agencies and Gov.…

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