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Workers arrive in northern Minnesota to build pipeline

PALISADE, Minn. - More than 4,000 workers are expected in northern Minnesota over the next couple weeks to build the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement. Opponents of the pipeline have escalated their attempts to block construction, while local law enforcement…

Minnesota lawmakers pass aid for businesses, workers

ST. PAUL - Minnesota lawmakers have convened to pass a package of coronavirus relief measures for businesses and workers who took the biggest hit from a four-week “pause” ordered by Gov. Tim Walz. Leaders agreed last week on a $216…

Watch: COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Fargo

FARGO (KVRR) – Sanford Medical Center in Fargo has taken delivery of about 3,400 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Sanford Health front-line health care workers in Fargo received the first doses…

LIVE: Personal Book Recommendations for Kids

If you're a parent comparing your to-do list for the holidays and the remaining dwindling days on the calendar with increasing panic, the Fargo Public Library Children's Librarians are here to help. For the…

Sheriff releases name of teen who was killed by dog

BATTLE LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a teen who died after he was attacked by his family's dog. Fourteen-year-old Dion Bush was attacked by the Long-Haired German Shepherd on Dec.…

FDA approves emergency use of Pzier COVID-19 vaccine

UNITED STATES -- The FDA approves emergency use of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Shots will begin a few days after the decision. The FDA called the vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech safe and strongly protective. Initial doses…

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…