ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will sign an order Friday morning ending the state's mask mandate to follow Centers For Disease Control and Prevention guidance on face coverings. Minnesotans who aren't fully vaccinated are strongly recommended…
WASHINGTON - In a move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most…
For a dog as sweet as his breed look no further than Daxton the chocolate lab. He's high energy, affectionate, always up for a game, and just as goofy as his breed's reputation would…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The inventor of the adhesive used on one of 3M’s best-known products, the Post-it Note, has died at his home in Minnesota. Spencer Silver died May 8 at age 80. According to 3M, Silver was working…
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – The Minnesota trial for three ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd is going to be delayed until next year. That step has been taken so the former officers can face federal civil rights…
NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) -- Essentia Health launches a COVID-19 patient rehabilitation program for those suffering with long term effects from the virus. "I tell people he's our blueprint. We know how…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) -- A recreational marijuana bill is expected to pass in the Minnesota House Thursday in a full floor vote. The bill aims to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult use in the…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) -- Governor Tim Walz will be at Otter Tail Lake for Saturday's fishing opener. The event will take place outside of Beach Bums Bar and Eatery at 8:00 AM. Otter…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The Moorhead Police Dept. had to take down its Facebook page Wednesday after someone posted a YouTube video of police encounter that went viral. Capt. Deric Swenson says the action was necessary because of an overwhelming…
MINNEAPOLIS - Jim Klobuchar, longtime Minnesota newspaper reporter and columnist and father of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 93. His daughter, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, said that throughout his life…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Two Minnesota counties in the Red River Valley have some of the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the state. According to the Minnesota Dept. of Health, just 31% of Clay County's residents have received at least…
MINNEAPOLIS - A judge has found aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for a longer sentence for former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was convicted in April on murder and manslaughter charges. He’s scheduled to…
MINNEAPOLIS - A judge has denied media requests to allow cameras at an upcoming hearing for a former Brooklyn Center, Minn. police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s death. Kim Potter is charged with manslaughter in Wright’s death during a traffic…
THE WHITE HOUSE: -- President Joe Biden praising Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for the state's success in getting COVID-19 vaccines into arms. During a virtual roundtable on vaccines, President Biden told Walz, "I think you're responsible, I know you are,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- At least 400 neighborhood input surveys have been mailed out to residents and business owners in Moorhead. The City is considering an accelerated work schedule for the Southeast Main 20th,…
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (KVRR) - The Minnesota State High School League adds girls' wrestling as a varsity sport this winter, but a vote fails to add boys' volleyball. Female wrestlers will continue to train…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - A Moorhead man charged with vandalizing a Moorhead mosque made another court appearance Tuesday. Twenty-two-year-old Benjamin Enderle is charged with aggravated harassment because of bias and criminal damage to property because of bias. Enderle is accused…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Moorhead's City Council has decided to put the company that does aerial spraying for mosquitoes on retainer. The fee to secure Airborne Custom Spraying of Halstad, Minnesota is $12,000. That money would count toward the spraying cost…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - As authorities investigate a cyberextortion attempt that shut down a vital U.S. pipeline, the head of the FBI in Minneapolis says cyber-related crimes are becoming more common. "A very popular activity now in the cybercrime arena; for…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- After decades of serving up pies, Duane's House of Pizza has closed its Moorhead location. "It's my wife and I's favorite pizza. It definitely has that local and unique taste,"…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police say a 17 year-old girl is being held for charges relating to the murder of Abdullahi Abdullahi, a taxi driver who died after he was shot during a robbery attempt in south Moorhead. The girl…
MINNEAPOLIS - A former Anoka, Minn. teacher who was an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ students is charged with 10 felony counts of sexually abusing minors. Forty-seven-year-old Jefferson Fietek taught arts theater at Anoka Middle School and created the non-profit group…
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…
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…
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…
