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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…

American Indian Movement co-founder Benton-Banai dies at 89

MINNEAPOLIS - Eddie Benton-Banai, one of the founders of the American Indian Movement that was formed partly in response to alleged police brutality against Indigenous people, has died. He was 89. A family friend says Benton-Banai died Monday at a…

Drug-related deaths in Minnesota rise sharply

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - State health officials say drug overdose deaths in Minnesota increased 31% in the first half of 2020, compared to the same time in 2019. The Minnesota Department of Health said there were 490 overdose deaths…

Man accused of using vehicle to hit another man

FARGO (KVRR) - Fargo police say a man intentionally ran into another man with his vehicle this morning. The incident happened in the 2500 block of 15th Street South just after 4:15 a.m. Police say 36-year-old Benny Rodriguez of Moorhead…

Video: Small plane crash lands on Twin Cities highway

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. (KVRR) - A small plane landed and hit a vehicle on Interstate 35W in the Twin Cities area Wednesday. The single-engine Bellanca Viking temporarily closed part of the highway in Arden Hills. Two people were onboard.  No injuries…

Christmas tree fire destroys mobile home in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) - A Christmas tree fire destroyed a mobile home at Moorhead Estates at 1224 15th Avenue North. Fire Dept. Capt. Todd Church said most of the mobile home was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on the…

Minnesota sees 3,570 new COVID-19 cases, 22 more deaths

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota health officials reported a decline in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. State health officials are cautioning against reading too much into short-term fluctuations after the extended holiday weekend. The Minnesota Department of Health reported…