Mental Health Mindsets of Minorities.
FARGO, N.D.-(KVRR) -- May is Mental Health Awareness Month and after a rocky 2020, people are ready for a more hopeful tomorrow in 2021. "Like many things when we start talking about it we understand…
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Hay bale starts quonset on fire in Angus, Minnesota
ANGUS, Minn. -- Fire crews responded to a quonset on fire in Angus, Minnesota. The fire was at 13407 US HWY 75 North, owned by Arlen Stroble. A deputy says a nearby burning hay bale started a the quonset on…
Minnesota Hits 60% Of Eligible Population Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- This week, Minnesota hit 60% of its eligible population getting at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. That amounts to more than 2.6 million Minnesotans with at least one dose and 2.1 million who have…
High-speed chase spanning 103 miles ends outside of Fargo
PEMBINA COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) -- A high-speed chase covering 103 miles on I-29 ended with nobody hurt on Saturday. Authorities say the pursuit began in Pembina County when a deputy noticed that a vehicle that was reported as stolen from…
Sen. Smith visits Moorhead's Career Academy that's under construction
MOORHEAD, Minn. - (KVRR) Minnesota Senator Tina Smith joins Moorhead Superintendent Brandon Lunak to check out renovations on the district's career academy. The unfinished building was converted from a Sam's Club store. It…
Businesses offer incentives as they struggle to hire new employees
FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) -- While businesses struggled to stay afloat during the height of the pandemic, they are now faced with a shortage of employees willing to work. Many COVID-19 restrictions have eased in North…
Sparkman charged with second-degree murder, aggravated robbery in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Clay County prosecutors have filed charges against a man who was arrested following the death of a cab driver in Moorhead. Eighteen-year-old Willie Sparkman is charged with second-degree unintentional murder while committing a robbery, aggravated robbery and…
One-year-old boy dies in northern Minnesota house fire
REMER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - A one-year-old boy has died in a house fire near Remer, in northern Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says deputies arrived around 1:45 a.m. Friday to find the duplex in Boy Lake Township engulfed in…
Federal grand jury indicts Chauvin, 3 others for civil rights violations
MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death. The men are accused of violating Floyd's constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping…
St. Cloud Hostage Standoff Ends: Suspect In Custody
ST. CLOUD, Minn.- St. Cloud Police say a man accused of holding five employees hostage at a bank is in custody this morning after an hours-long standoff. St. Cloud police Chief Blair Anderson says the suspect, 35-year-old Ray Reco…
Police give tips on taxi safety following killing of driver
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police are warning other taxi drivers to be aware of their surroundings. Authorities are urging all taxi, Uber and Lyft drivers to keep their eyes open for any suspected activity.…
Governor Tim Walz announces plan to end MN COVID-19 restrictions
MINNESOTA (KVRR) -- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announces his plan to end statewide COVID-19 restrictions. "We're going to have a summer where just the simple things will be back again," Walz said. Walz's…
Fargo armed robbery similar to killing of Moorhead taxi driver
FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) - Police say one of two robberies in Fargo committed by the man arrested in the death of a taxi driver in Moorhead is similar to that case. "We had a cab driver that had a gun pulled…
Police say 1 hostage has been released after St. Cloud bank robbery
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (FOX 9) - One woman was released Thursday evening as a hostage situation is still ongoing at a St. Cloud Wells Fargo bank following a robbery. According to St. Cloud police, at 1:48 p.m. officers responded to…
Commendations, minor reprimands for officer in Wright death
MINNEAPOLIS - The service file of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with manslaughter in Daunte Wright's death includes a commendation for safely resolving an incident involving a suicidal man, as well as a handful of reprimands for driving mishaps.…
LIVE: Walz to end Minnesota mask mandate by July 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Gov. Tim Walz has announced a three-step timeline to end nearly all state COVID-19 restrictions by May 28, and end the statewide mask mandate when 70% of residents 16 years and older get…
St. Paul requests formal review of Sheriff's livestreams
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX9) - The St. Paul City Council is asking the state’s Peace Officers Standards and Training Board (POST) to evaluate if Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher’s on-patrol livestreams violate the police code of conduct. Fletcher’s "Live on…
Pet Connection: Meet Gru
This week's pet comes to us out of one of the most successful animated movie franchises of all time. But unlike his namesake... this guy is not grumpy. He's actually a pretty smiley guy,…
UPDATE: Fargo man arrested for murder in the death of Moorhead taxi driver
UPDATE: Eighteen-year-old Willie Sparkman of Fargo has been arrested for second degree unintentional murder and aggravated robbery in the death of 24-year-old Abdullahi Mohamed Abdullahi of Moorhead. Moorhead Police say Sparkman shot Abdullahi during…
Clay County jail administrator retiring after 30 years
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - When Julie Savat began work as a correctional officer at the Clay County Jail in 1991, inmates were kept behind steel bars in an aging facility that eventually would be demolished and replaced. Fast forward to…
Two agencies recommend removal of Minnesota Capitol fence
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota officials say the security fence that has surrounded the state Capitol for nearly one year should come down soon. The departments of Public Safety and Administration are recommending removal of the fence after…
Man who helped burn police precinct sentenced
MINNEAPOLIS - A St. Paul man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in the arson fire that burned a Minneapolis police station during protests over the death of George Floyd last year. Twenty-three-year-old…
Police say death of Moorhead taxi driver is a homicide
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police say the death of a man whose body was found Wednesday in a taxi in south Moorhead is being investigated as a homicide. Officers were called to a single-vehicle crash in the 3000 block of…
Derek Chauvin moves to have guilty verdicts thrown out
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Derek Chauvin’s attorney filed a motion asking the court to throw out his guilty verdicts and schedule a new trial Tuesday. The filing, made by Attorney Eric Nelson, cites jury intimidation and a failure of the…
Local Muslims forgive man accused of painting hate messages on mosque
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The Moorhead Muslim Community and the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations say they forgive the man accused of spray painting hate messages on the outside of a mosque in Moorhead. The community also…
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