New Moorhead pub now open for business
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- The pandemic has been tough on businesses over the past year, especially bars and restaurants. One of the employee's of a new Moorhead pub says opening now under the restrictions is…
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Officer-Involved Shooting Sunday South of Minneapolis in Burnsville
BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- (FOX 9) Investigators say a carjacking suspect, who fired shots at officers, was shot and killed by police on Sunday during an incident on Highway 13. According to police, the man in his 20s, who has not…
COVID-19 Update for Sunday, April 18, 2021
Minnesota has 15 more deaths due to COVID-19 including a person in their 90s in Clay County. The state 1,847 new cases of the virus. The COVID Tracking Project confirms that there were nearly 504 new cases per 100,000 people…
Shots Fired At National Guard on Patrol in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS -- Members of the National Guard were shot at early Sunday in Minneapolis. According to the Minnesota National Guard spokesperson, no one was seriously hurt. Guard members, along with a number of police, were providing neighborhood security when someone…
Hope, Inc. hosts basketball program for children of all abilities
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - It's basketball on wheels. "They deserve the same opportunity any other child does," said Hope, Inc. Recreation Director Bill Grommseth. "It's just great to see the kids together forming friendship". Basketball…
Brooklyn Center mayor blasts police tactics to control crowds
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - The mayor of a Minneapolis suburb that's seen nightly protests after a white police officer fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright contends police are overreacting to demonstrators and should scale back their tactics. Brooklyn Center Mayor…
Police looking for suspicious vehicle in Breckenridge
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) - Police in Breckenridge, Minn. are asking for help in locating the driver of a vehicle that may have been following a child who was walking to school. Police say a parent reported that a silver station…
Hundreds of vaccinated Minnesotans still contract COVID-19
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Health officials say hundreds of Minnesotans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus became infected with COVID-19, dozens needed to be hospitalized and six people died. Data from the state Department of Health shows the vaccines are highly…
Local defense attorney reflects on Chauvin trial before closing arguments begin
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- As the last day of testimony wraps up, a local defense attorney reflects on the past several weeks of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's trial. Mark Friese with…
MSUM Official Goes to Vigil for Daunte Wright
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (KVRR) -- An Minnesota State University Moorhead official joined others at a vigil for Daunte Wright. "While this didn't happen in Moorhead, being a part of MinnState the system-wide, it felt…
Grand Forks To End Vaccination Clinics at Alerus Center
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Grand Forks is expanding the locations where people can get the COVID-19 vaccine, but they are ending vaccinations at the Alerus Center in May. People can get a shot at any primary care clinic of their…
Ex-cop appears in court as Daunte Wright family calls for stiffer charges
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - A former Minnesota police officer has made her first court appearance in the traffic-stop shooting of motorist Daunte Wright. Kim Potter appeared alongside her attorney at a brief initial appearance Thursday over Zoom. She posted $100,000…
Pet Connection: Meet Bogart
A big star is making his debut this morning on Pet Connection. With rugged appeal and good looks, big guy Bogart is a mastiff cross who made his way to Homeward Animal Shelter via…
UPDATE: Closing arguments set for Monday in Chauvin trial
MINNEAPOLIS - The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has rested its case without putting Chauvin on the stand. The defense called witnesses over the course of two days. The…
NDSU Opens Second Vaccination Clinic
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota State University opens its second vaccination site on campus. "When the CDC and FDA announcement came out about the pause in the Johnson and Johnson vaccine administration, they…
Gov. Walz Extends Minnesota's Peacetime Emergency for 14th Month
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gov. Tim Walz is extending the peacetime emergency for another month in Minnesota. The federal government and 46 other states remain in a state of emergency. Walz says the state is continuing to work to outpace…
Biden to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden says he will withdraw the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan and end America's longest war by Sept.11. Biden said that the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which were coordinated from Afghanistan, cannot justify American forces still being…
Minnesota cop charged in shooting of Black motorist
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - A Minnesota prosecutor says he will charge a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said Wednesday that Kim Potter…
Expert blames George Floyd's death on heart problem
MINNEAPOLIS - A retired forensic pathologist says George Floyd died from a sudden heart rhythm problem due to his heart disease while being restrained by police officers, not because former Officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee in Floyd's neck. Dr.…
Essentia Health & Sanford Health share how J&J vaccine pause impacts ND & MN
NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) - As the FDA and CDC pause the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, local health care facilities are following their guidance. "The incidents out of 6.8 million doses only…
COVID-19 Outbreak Linked To Youth Wrestling Tournament in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- A COVID-19 outbreak has been linked to a wrestling tournament in Sioux Falls March 31 through April 3. Minnesota Department of Health says 64 teams from at least 52 Minnesota counties participated including Becker, Beltrami, Clay,…
Woman Dies in ATV Crash In Paul Bunyan State Forest
HUBBARD CO., Minn. -- An ATV crash in the Paul Bunyan State Forest south of Bemidji claims the life of a Crow Wing county woman. Hubbard County Sheriff's Office got the report of the crash on Saturday afternoon. A Nevis…
No cases of blood clot issues from Covid-19 vaccines reported in MN & ND
NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) - The North Dakota and Minnesota departments of health are not aware of any cases of blood clot issues with people who have gotten the Johnson and Johnson…
Brooklyn Center police chief, officer quit after driver’s death
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) - A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city’s chief of police have resigned. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott says he hopes…
LIVE: Wrangling Wild Cucumbers
There's an invasive force taking over one of the region's most popular parks, and city leaders need your help to fight it off. The adversary doesn't come armed with teeth, claws or armor. Nor…
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