WASHINGTON - Federal authorities are investigating a massive counterfeit N95 mask operation in which fake 3M masks were sold in at least five states to hospitals, medical facilities and government agencies. The foreign-made knockoffs are becoming increasingly difficult to spot…
FARGO, N.D. - Supporters of the FM Area Diversion say a decision by a Minnesota agency to reject an appeal of a permit it issued in 2018 should remove one of the last hurdles to building the channel. The Metro…
HITTERDAL, Minn. (KVRR) - As warmer weather eventually approaches, farmers in the area are preparing for planting season. Premium Ag Solutions members help ease concerns amongst local farmers with the latest knowledge for a successful…
ST. PAUL -- A Thief River Falls man is sentenced on child pornography charges. A judge ordering 39-year-old Benjamin Roggenbuck to 45 years in prison. Roggenbuck earlier pleaded guilty to using or attempting to use children to perform sex acts between…
MINNEAPOLIS - Eight Minnesota jail guards have filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination after they were barred from working on the floor where a former police officer charged in George Floyd’s death was being held. The eight guards identify as…
BUFFALO, Minn. - Multiple people were shot at a Buffalo, Minn. health clinic and a suspect was taken into custody. Kelly Prestidge, an office manager for the Buffalo Police Department, says the shooting happened Tuesday at an Allina clinic in…
The folks at the region's many nonprofits are hoping our hearts are a little bit bigger than usual this year. Because while Giving Hearts Day is typically one of our top times for charitable…
FARGO (KVRR) - Due to the economic impacts of COVID-19, the Great Plains Food Bank says there was an "unprecedented need" for food assistance in North Dakota and western Minnesota last year Great Plains Food Bank President Melissa Sobolik says…
LAKE HATTIE TOWNSHIP, Minn. - Co-workers were able to save a man after the logging machine he was operating broke through some ice at a remote site in northern Minnesota. The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office says Roy Davis was trapped…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) - As the pandemic uproots many people out of their jobs, fellow Minnesotans are speaking out for new legislation that will help hospitality and service sector workers impacted after losing their jobs.…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - After Mayor Johnathan Judd resigned after accepting a 7th Judicial District judgeship, the Moorhead City Council unanimously elected Council Member Shelly Carlson mayor at a council meeting Monday. The city says citizens will vote on a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota House Republicans have a plan for lifting coronavirus restrictions on businesses with a goal of letting them resume full operations by May 1. Rep. Dave Baker of Willmar, says restaurants, hotels, event centers and gyms…
COLORADO SPRINGS (KVRR) - The National Collegiate Hockey Conference will hold its championship from March 12-16 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. “Due to continued challenges with COVID-19, we are forced to alter…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Another vehicle has been stolen in the Twin Cities with a child inside. This time it happened at a Walgreens store in St. Paul on Sunday evening. Police say the woman who owns the car left…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- After spending a total of 44 hours outdoors bearing frigid cold temperatures, participants for the Freezing for a Good Reason event are ready to warm up indoors. "The 44 hours…
MINNESOTA -- Minnesota hospitals are criticizing the state’s coronavirus vaccine distribution system as inequitable, leaving some clinics and hospitals without doses for older, vulnerable patients. The Minnesota Hospital Association, in a letter to state health officials, says some clinics haven’t…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Some people will bear the frigid temperatures tonight to bring awareness to homelessness and veteran suicide prevention. Both Cass and Clay county sheriff's will be freezing for good reason as they…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Gov. Tim Walz has authorized the Minnesota National Guard to provide public safety assistance to the Twin Cities area during the upcoming trials of four former officers involved in the death of George Floyd. The…
OTTERTAIL, Minn. - Sheriff’s officials says the pickup driver who was killed in a collision with a freight train in Otter Tail County was a local man. Sixty-year-old Joseph Lyle Mack, from Ottertail, died Thursday morning at a crossing southeast…
You'd think this pandemic would have put enough emphasis on our physical well-being that we'd all learned to look after ourselves a little bit better by now. But this year, in spite of the…
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesotans planning to hold Super Bowl parties are being urged to think again, even though the state’s coronavirus numbers are improving. Kris Ehresmann, infectious disease director at the Minnesota Department of Health, says this is probably not the…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) - An Otter Tail County man was killed when the pickup he was driving collided with a Canadian Pacific train. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened around 8:48 a.m. Thursday at a…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) - During his confirmation hearing Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary nominee Tom Vilsack addressed climate change, food insecurity and economic hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Vilsack is one step closer to leading USDA,…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) - Senator Tina Smith introduces bills to fund mental health initiatives and help those with substance abuse. The Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic Act would give federal money to states, tribes…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has raised $1.7 million for his likely 2022 reelection bid since he took office two years ago and finished 2020 with $1.3 million in the bank. Walz has not formally announced that…
