LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Karma
FARGO -- This week's Pet Connection pet has a particularly appropriate name, because Karma bounced into the Morning Show studio this Thursday with the same energy as a Taylor Swift fan at an Eras concert.…
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LIVE: Building community and understanding through International Potluck
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – The Fargo-Moorhead International Potluck is returning to Concordia College. The monthly event sees people of all cultural backgrounds to come together and learn about their neighbors. This edition will…
Human smuggling trial witness says he was separated from a family hours before they froze to death
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — An Indian national who survived a treacherous trek across the U.S.-Canada border in blizzard conditions testified Wednesday that he got separated from a family of four shortly before they froze to death. Yash Patel took the…
Human Smuggler Testifies in Fergus Falls About Illegal Operation
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) -- A man convicted of human smuggling testified Tuesday that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across the U.S.-Canada border over four years as part of an international smuggling ring. Rajinder Singh said he made…
LIVE: How Dr. Seuss's "The Grinch" Might Just Steal Your Heart
MINNEAPOLIS -- The most famous Christmas villain is not be entirely over his thieving ways. But this year, instead of stealing Christmas, it's possible he might just steal your heart, instead. That's as a Fargo…
University of Minnesota Crookston Begins Joint Degree Program With Mongolian University
CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) -- University of Minnesota Crookston is expanding its academic relationships by signing a memorandum of understanding with two Mongolian universities. One is a joint degree program agreement in international business with Global Leadership University of Mongolia. Another…
Texts Reveal Details of an Effort to Bribe a Juror in a Fraud Case, Prosecutors Say
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A new court document details what federal prosecutors in Minnesota say was a frantic effort by defendants to get a juror to vote for an acquittal in a pandemic fraud case. Mukhtar Shariff is among five people convicted…
Witnesses Begin Testifying Second Day of Trial for Human Smuggling Case
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) -- Prosecutors say Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand put financial profit over human life when they attempted to smuggle migrants from India across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota over five weeks.…
Minnesota BCA Alert Canceled After Missing Moorhead Teen is Found Safe
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Minnesota BCA endangered missing person alert has been canceled for 16-year-old Jonathan Fleury of Moorhead. He has been located and is safe. Police reported last month that Fleury left a care facility on September 16…
LIVE: Christkindlmarkt Comes Back
FARGO -- we're hurtling headlong toward holiday shopping season, but we have a way to help you slow things down a bit. The metro's traditional, open-air, European style Christmas market, "Christkindlmarkt," is back in downtown…
Gunshots reported in south Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Police in Moorhead Police are investigating reports of gunshots on Monday night. Police were called to the 2700-block of 14th St. South at around 9:45 p.m. where they found casings in the street. No one was…
Jury Selection Begins in Fergus Falls For Border Human Smuggling Case
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) -- It was a packed house at the courthouse full of people waiting for the jury selection. The case, for two men accused of being part of a criminal network that…
Informational Meetings Planned Before Merger Vote Between West Central Ag Services and CHS
FARGO, ND. (KVRR) -- Informational meetings will be held this week as West Central Ag Services moves forward on a merger with CHS. West Central is a northwestern Minnesota cooperative while CHS is a diversified global agribusiness co-op owned by…
LIVE: Mastering Medicare
FARGO (KVRR) - Open enrollment is getting underway for folks looking to update their Medicare plans, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota is offering some insider tips. Experts say there are three…
Trial begins in human smuggling case after freezing deaths at US-Canada border
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Nearly three years after a couple from India and their two young children froze to death while trying to cross the border from Canada into the U.S., two men on Monday will face trial on…
Pangea celebration highlights a diversity of cultures
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – At the Hjemkomst Center the people of Fargo-Moorhead got together to experience and learn about the cultures that make up this city of immigrants. “Everybody is just really mingling together. This…
Paranormal author highlights Minnesota haunts
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Halloween may have passed, but people still gathered at the Moorhead Public Library Saturday to hear some spooky stories. Author Chad Lewis gave a talk about haunted locations, monsters and the…
Salvation Army Starts Annual Red Kettle Drive
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Get ready to hear the ringing of bells at your local retailers. The Salvation Army officially kicked off their Red Kettle Drive this morning with their goal of $900,000. “That money comes to support local agencies…
Police identify man shot by fellow hunter
PERLEY, Minn. — Authorities have identified the hunter shot by someone in his own hunting party near Perley. According to the Norman County Sheriff's Office, Timothy Rousar, 37, has been released from the hospital. He suffered injuries to his face…
$112 million in federal funds to keep Minnesota homes warm this winter
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) -- Governor Tim Walz announces $112 million in federal funds have been awarded to the Minnesota Energy Assistance Program. The funding will provide energy assistance to income-eligible Minnesota homeowners and renters to help keep their homes…
MSUM Hosts Annual 24 Hour Day of Giving
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- The MSUM Dragons are taking flight from alumni and supporters on MSUM’s Day of Giving “It’s an exciting day, it's a great chance for our Dragon community to give back. Support…
Anheuser-Busch to close Moorhead plant and sell elevators in West Fargo & Sutton
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch will shut down operations at its Moorhead malt plant and redirect the grain to be processed by a Twin Cities-area company in 2025. "Anheuser-Busch has reached an agreement with Rahr Malting Co. to…
LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Azule
POLK CO., Minn. -- She's only got three legs, but she has more than enough cuddles, cutes and charm to make up for it. Azule came in to the Smiley's rescue in Polk County…
LIVE: Buy Small for the Holidays
FARGO -- small businesses across the metro want your help getting the holiday shopping season started. Sixty-plus small business vendors are inviting you to this weekend's 5th Annual Small Business Expo. They'll have samples,…
Dairy workers after wage theft settlement: Where are the criminal charges?
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — It was the biggest wage theft case the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office ever brought. More than $3 million in wages allegedly stolen from hundreds of mostly undocumented immigrants working across a sprawling dairy operation…
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