ST. PAUL, Minn.--Minnesota's House speaker says Rep. Diane Loeffler has died after battling cancer. Speaker Melissa Hortman says Loeffler died Saturday at age 66. Hortman calls Loeffler a "powerhouse'' whose absence will be a huge loss for the Legislature. Loeffler…
MINNEAPOLIS--A businessman accused of exploiting his construction workers is going on trial in Minneapolis for rare labor trafficking charges. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Ricardo Ernesto Batres denied the employees health coverage and workers' compensation and forced them to live in overcrowded…
FARGO, N.D. -- A Fargo police sergeant underwent a four-hour surgery in a Minneapolis-area hospital after shooting himself in the hand during a disturbance in downtown Fargo. Sgt. Matt Ysteboe was hurt on Friday morning while hunkering down after a…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. -- A man died after a crash Saturday morning just north of Alexandria, Minnesota. Douglas County Sheriff's Office says 94-year-old Kenneth Karius of Miltona hit a parked vehicle along County Road 14. His vehicle ended up in…
CLIMAX, Minn. -- The driver of a pickup was killed south of Climax, Minnesota early Sunday morning. Troopers say 51-year-old Loren Lillemoen form Mayville, North Dakota was driving north and drifted off Highway 75. The pickup went into a ditch…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Moorhead Police are searching for 29-year-old Steven Foster after a high-speed pursuit Saturday afternoon. An officer saw Foster cut off cars near I-94 and 8th street south. When the officer attempted to pull him over he fled…
MOORHEAD, Minn. - "Pangea: Cultivate our Culture" is a yearly multi–cultural event that celebrates all the diversity in the F–M community. "We love the idea of celebrating the great diversity in our community and to…
FARGO, N.D. -- Women Involved In Farm Economics, or WIFE, held their 43rd Annual National Convention at the Expressway Suites In Fargo. For WIFE Vice President Jennifer Jones, this year's convention is tackling a…
ST. PAUL, Minn.--State animal health officials say an Otter Tail County kitten who bit three people, including a young child, has tested positive for rabies. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says the kitten's owner saw a skunk attacking the…
WASHINGTON, DC -- The House will hear from a singular witness Friday in the Trump impeachment hearings: Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was targeted by the president's allies in a ``smear'' campaign now central to…
It's one of Mexico's best-loved holidays, and as we head into the holidays with our loved ones, one of the region's multi-cultural organizations is shining a spotlight on it for all of…
If you're looking to make the season shine a little brighter, not to mention get enough exercise to justify all the turkey and stuffing you'll be eating. you're going to want to bring Jewls home…
CROOKSTON, Minn.--The Polk County Sheriff's Office and Crookston Police are investigating how a man died while in police custody on Wednesday. Sixty-one-year-old Larry Monson, of Climax, was arrested for DWI and brought to the Northwest Regional Correctional Center in Crookston.…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.--The Cass County Sheriff's Office is informing the public of a scam sweeping through the F-M area. The Sheriff's Office says scammers are "spoofing" their phone number and making it look as if phone calls are coming from…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Give it your all, commit to everything you do on and off the stage, and know who you are and never stray from it. That’s the motto for the Moorhead Senior High…
WASHINGTON - Senators Tina Smith and Kevin Cramer announce a bill that would conduct a study examining insulin affordability. The Insulin Affordability Data Collection Act would investigate the impact of the cost of insulin on…
BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. -- Over eleven people are rescued from Upper Red Lake. The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to several reports of people who were fishing and became stranded when the ice broke away. Eleven people were rescued by…
MINNEAPOLIS--More than half of Minnesota's lakes, rivers and streams don't meet state pollution standards. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has added 581 waterways to its list of impaired waters in its biennial report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released…
CLASS AND CLAY COUNTIES, N.D.-- "The People Project" is an idea that originated from the Rethink Mental Health Initiative started by Cass and Clay Counties. They are doing activities that promote a positive and respectful…
MINNEAPOLIS--Record-breaking cold temperatures are freezing Minnesota lakes weeks earlier than normal. Monday was the coldest high temperature in three decades in the Twin Cities. The temperature reached 18 degrees at midnight, tying the coldest high record set in 1986. The…
This week, they're making magic over at Moorhead High School. The award-winning high school theater program is bringing the Broadway show "Matilda the Musical" to life on stage in Moorhead, and they shared a…
DILWORTH, Minn. -- Police continue to investigate an armed robbery Monday night at Trax Liquors on Center Avenue in Dilworth. They say a black male got away with an undisclosed amount of cash just before 10 p.m. Take a…
The Armistice Day Storm on November 11th, 1940 was a massive blizzard in the upper Midwest. Killing dozens of people and changing weather forecasting across the nation. Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec has a look back: [field59_video account="KVRR" key="2bdbdd12e51316a4d1bb992546fc8091711dc737" vtitle="1940 blizzard"…
FARGO, N.D. -- Retired U.S. Air Force Tech Sergeant Russel Stabler left with a friend for battle in 1967. "A school mate of mine went to Vietnam same day I did. He never made it…
There are a lot of folks around our region who can boast Norwegian heritage. But far fewer of them are actually Norwegian transplants, and even fewer are leading their own tours of their homeland. Now,…
