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MN 1st, ND 3rd in Best States to Raise a Family Rankings

Minnesota and North Dakota get high marks in WalletHub’s best states to raise a family list. The Land of 10,000 Lakes comes in first and The Peace Garden State isn’t far behind in third. The website compared states across 49…

KVRR Gets Special Visitor

FARGO, ND --We had some special visitors this afternoon in the KVRR newsroom. KVRR Local News co-anchor Alison Voorhees brought in her and her husband Matt's adorable new baby boy, Hayden. He is already…

Minnesota Governor Walz Sworn-in

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) --New Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is using his inaugural address to stress the need for better education and health care for everyone. Walz spoke at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul after taking the oath as…

LIVE: Examining the Unconscious (Bias)

Did you ever wonder why you really connect with, and click with, some people automatically? Or why other people drive you away, for seemingly no good reason? It could be your unconscious biases…

Bison Nation Returns From Frisco

FARGO, N.D. -- A sea of green and yellow continues to fill Hector International Airport as Bison Nation returns home from their championship weekend in Texas. Travel Incorporated has been booking a charter plane…

Fargo Police Say Missing Woman Has Been Found Safe

FARGO, ND -- UPDATE (1/6/19 12:08 p.m.): Sarah has been located and is safe. ***ORIGINAL POST BELOW*** FARGO, ND -- Fargo Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing adult female. On January 5, 2019, our officers took…

Tim Walz to Bring One Minnesota Inaugural Celebration to Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. - Minnesota Gov.-Elect Tim Walz and Lt.-Gov.-Elect Peggy Flanagan are coming to Moorhead to celebrate their inauguration. The DFLers will be sworn into office on Monday January 7th and are holding One Minnesota Inaugural Celebrations all over the state including…

Escaped Inmate Captured

FARGO (KFGO)  - Fargo police say they've arrested an escaped jail inmate from Clay County, Minnesota. Authorities say 29-year-old Johnathan Evitt ditched a work detail in Moorhead and fled into Fargo Thursday afternoon. A citizen called police when the inmate,…

Fatalities on Minnesota Roads Increase in 2018

BARNESVILLE, Minn. -- Preliminary reports from the Minnesota State Patrol say that 380 people died in fatal crashes in 2018, twenty more than in 2017. More than 120 were alcohol related, while…

Welcome To The United States Senate, Mr. Cramer

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- North Dakota's new junior United States Senator has been sworn in. Kevin Cramer was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence for the 116th Congress. The Republican defeated Democrat Sen. Heidi Heitkamp for the seat back in November.…

Charges Possible in Bemidji Assault

  BEMIDJI, MN (KFGO) - Police in Bemidji say prosecutors are considering charges against two teenagers for an assault on a man who was walking into a business. Video of a woman and the man who was hurt shows…

Bemidji Police Looking For The Publics Help

BEMIDJI, MN -- The Bemidji Police Department is seeking help from the public in identifying people of interest in regards to an ongoing investigation. If you can help,  please call Officer O'Bryan at 218-368-0891. When contacting law enforcement please reference PHOTO…