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House votes to impeach Trump a second time

WASHINGTON (KVRR) - For the second time in just over a year, the House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump. Actual removal seems unlikely before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would…

Walz activates Minnesota National Guard

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Gov. Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard Wednesday to assist state and local law enforcement over the coming days. The activation follows the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and FBI concerns about the possibility…

Walz to visit Minnesota historical sites

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz plans to visit several American history monuments across Minnesota this week as part of a call for peace and civility following an attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob last week.…

Moorhead City Council seeks vote on library, community center

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - The Moorhead City Council approved a request to ask the legislature for permission to hold a future voter referendum that would finance a regional library and community center. If the legislature approves the request by the…

Peterson donates official papers to Becker County Museum

DETROIT LAKES, Minn.  (KVRR/KDLM) - Former Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson will donate his official papers and  correspondence to the Becker County Historical Society in Detroit Lakes. Congressional correspondence, papers, furniture, memorabilia, photos, plaques and books are among the items Peterson…

FBI Warns of Protests in all 50 State Capitols

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (AP) State capitols across the country are under heightened security after the siege of the U.S. Capitol last week. The FBI has warned of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitols and in Washington, D.C.,…

Walz denounces Minnesota GOP leaders for hedging on vote

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz is criticizing Minnesota Republican leaders for refusing to clearly say the presidential election was free and fair. The Democratic governor also disclosed that troopers had to take his 14-year-old son to safety last…

Indoor service for bars, restaurants resumes in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn.  - Beginning today (Jan. 11) Minnesota bars and restaurants may resume indoor service with limits, as COVID-19 cases have been declining. The eased restrictions returns bars and restaurants about to where they were before Gov. Tim Walz…

WE Fest announces headliners for August return to Detroit Lakes

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) -- WE Fest has announced 2021’s Headliners. The festival will open with Florida Georgia Line on Thursday, August 5. Dierks Bentley will perform Friday, August 6 and Blake Shelton on Saturday, August 7. Three-day festival tickets…

Police: Man Stabs Woman Then Injures Himself in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- A man is being treated for self-inflicted wounds at Sanford after stabbing a woman in south Moorhead. Police responded to an apartment at 1202 34th Avenue South around 2:30 Sunday afternoon and found the woman with life-threatening…

Five cases of new COVID-19 strain found in Minnesota

MINNESOTA -- The Minnesota Department of Health announced the new variant strain of COVID-19 first detected in the United Kingdom was positively identified in five people of four different counties in the Twin Cities metro area. Four of the cases…

Essentia Health may acquire CHI in North Dakota, Minnesota

FARGO  – Fargo and Duluth-based Essentia Health and CommonSpirit Health have signed a letter of intent for CommonSpirit-owned facilities operating under the CHI brand in North Dakota and Minnesota to join Essentia Health. The deal would include CHI St. Alexius…

Minnesota GOP lawmakers silent on blame for Capitol siege

MINNEAPOLIS - The four Republicans in Minnesota’s congressional delegation split on whether to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College. But they remained silent on whether President Trump and other GOP leaders bear any blame for the violence…

LIVE: Insurrection at the Capitol and Trump

Calls to remove President Trump from office on the grounds he's unfit to lead are coming now from his own political party. But political scientists here at home say invoking the 25th Amendment…

Walz loosens Minnesota's COVID-19 restrictions

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Gov. Tim Walz has announced several changes to a long list of coronavirus-related executive orders. The loosened restrictions will go into effect Jan. 11. “The situation in Minnesota is undeniably better than it was last…

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