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Clear Channel cancels billboard art depicting George Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS - Clear Channel Outdoor has canceled a billboard order for downtown Minneapolis that featured an artist's painting of George Floyd's death. The painting by Brooklyn-based artist Don Perlis depicts Floyd being restrained by three officers, along with a quote…

Update: Battle Lake area teen killed by family dog

BATTLE LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) - The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says a 14-year-old boy is dead after being attacked by his family's dog near Battle Lake. Shortly after 3:00 p.m. Thursday, deputies were called to a welfare check.  The boy…

Pet Connection: Meet Charlie

Beards are having a moment, it's for sure. As a matter of fact, their appeal is consistent both with men and with women these days. Men love not having to shave, and women love…

Church identified as hate group gets permit in Minnesota

MURDOCK, Minn. - The city council in a small Minnesota farming community has voted to grant a permit that allows a Nordic heritage church that has been identified as a white supremacist group to gather at an abandoned church. The…

Man arrested after high speed chase in Clay County

GLYNDON, Minn. -- Law enforcement responding to a stolen vehicle leads to a high-speed chase in Clay County. Thirty-five-year-old Jason Jensen was arrested. The sheriff's office says they were told a driver had stolen a vehicle from a Dilworth business…

North Dakota COVID-19 cases drop 220, 16 deaths reported

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health on Wednesday reported 16 additional deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 4,554 active cases in the state, a decrease of 220 since Tuesday.  284 people are hospitalized. Cass County reported…

KFGO radio personality 'struggling for his life' with coronavirus

FARGO (KVRR) - A longtime Fargo radio personality is hospitalized in critical condition with complications from COVID-19. KFGO radio’s Bob Harris was admitted to the hospital on Thanksgiving Day, according to Harris’s sister, Jeanie Smith. “He is basically in a…

KVRR Local News to begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday

FARGO (KVRR) - KVRR Local News will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to make room for tonight's NFL game featuring the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens. The NFL on FOX pregame show begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by the…

Nearly 12,000 acres to be returned to Leech Lake Band

CASS LAKE, Minn. - A bill passed by Congress and headed to President Trump’s desk will return nearly 12,000 acres of land in the Chippewa National Forest to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. The government illegally seized the land…

Man who toppled Columbus statue in St. Paul will avoid jail

ST. PAUL, Minn. - An activist who knocked over a Christopher Columbus statue on state Capitol grounds during a rally over the death of George Floyd will not serve jail time. A plea agreement finalized Monday between prosecutors and defense…

Minnesota regulators deny request to stop Line 3 pipeline

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota regulatory panel has denied a request by two northern Minnesota tribes to prevent Enbridge Energy from moving forward with its contentious Line 3 oil pipeline replacement. The Red Lake and White Earth Bands of Chippewa asked…

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