Minnesota News

Groups Block Light Rail Tracks Before Start of Super Bowl

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Dozens of protesters formed a human barricade to block light rail tracks at a platform near U.S. Bank Stadium ahead of the Super Bowl. Many chained themselves to both the platform and others in an attempt to…

Prizes Placed On Hold During Ice Fishing Fraud Investigation

BRAINERD, Minn. -- Organizers of the Brainerd Jaycees are investigating whether some competitors in this year's $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza engaged in fraud. Three of the 150 prize-winners are being investigated to make sure their fish were caught legitimately. One…

Baby Born In Essentia Parking Lot

FARGO, ND -- Little Signe Marie Harless will have a unique story to tell about how she entered the world. Danielle and Paul Harless, of Halstad, MN, made it as far as the Essentia Health-Fargo parking lot when Signe was…

Superbowl Best Bets: Watching The Big Game

If you weren't one of the lucky folks who managed to score Superbowl tickets for Sunday (at a mere four thousand dollars a pop, who can blame you?) you're probably looking for the…

LIVE: Go Red For Women

We're not wearing red on the Morning Show in honor of the Patriots heading back to the Superbowl -- although the big game is on almost everyone's minds as we start off this…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Vernon

However soft, cuddly and irresistibly huggable you think Vernon is, multiply it by about ten and you've got a general idea of what he's like in real life. This big, white cuddle machine…

Senior Man Found Bleeding From The Head On Cold Road

BRANDON, Minn. -- A 91-year-old man was found bleeding from the head on a cold road in Brandon, Minnesota. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office got the 9-1-1 call just before 10 o'clock last night from a driver who spotted the…

KVRR Is The New Home of Thursday Night NFL Football

FARGO, ND -- The National Football League announced that FOX (KVRR, Fargo) is the home of Thursday Night Football beginning with the 2018 season. The agreement awards FOX Sports with a 5 year deal that includes 11 games between weeks…

Nearly 38-Hour Standoff Ends at Hotel

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- A man who holed up in a hotel room at the University of Minnesota campus and kept police at bay for more than a day has been taken into custody. The standoff at the Graduate Hotel began…

Man Arrested With 200 Pounds of Marijuana

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. -- An Oregon man is facing drug-related charges in Otter Tail County. A state trooper stopped a van with dirty license plates on I-94 and found about 200 pounds of marijuana. Forty-two-year-old Cory Frazier was taken…

MN Governor Appoints State Health Commissioner

St. Paul, MN -- (AP) Gov. Mark Dayton has named former Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm to again lead the agency, after the previous head resigned over problems in handling complaints of abuse in senior care centers. Malcolm held the job…