Star Lake Casino Project Clears Another Hurdle
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- The Star Lake Casino project overcomes another hurdle. Otter Tail County officials met in Fergus Falls to discuss whether or not to move forward with the project. The…
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ReGroup Partnering with Local Kids to Raise Money for Recovery
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- ReGroup has partnered up with some Moorhead kids to raise money for recovery by hosting a lemonade stand. ReGroup is an organization whose mission it is to strengthen the recovery…
Ruby's Pantry Hands Out Enough Food to Fill Up Laundry Baskets
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Moorhead college students and church members handed out surplus food items in rural areas. Minnesota State Community and Technical College students and members of the United Church of Christ handed out…
St. Cloud Man Sentenced in Hatchet Attack
ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- A St. Cloud man has been sentenced to two years in prison for a hatchet attack on a black man. Fifty-one-year-old Daniel Volkers was sentenced after pleading guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon motivated by…
Two Fergus Falls Men Linked to Shooting Trumpeter Swans
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- Two men from Fergus Falls are linked to the shooting deaths of two trumpeter swans south of that city. A Minnesota DNR officer says the protected swans were shot on a federal waterfowl production refuge.…
Moorhead Man Sentenced for Raping an Exotic Dancer
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- A sex offender who was convicted of raping and holding a seven-months pregnant exotic dancer prisoner has been sentenced. Jesse Paskey, 34, of Moorhead, was given 30 years in prison for the December 2012 crime. He…
Berkshire Hathaway Holds Sunshine Kids Charity Golf Tournament at the Moorhead Country Club
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The greens were filled with golfers for the Sunshine Kids Charity Golf Tournament. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Premier Properties hosted their 10th annual golf tournament at Moorhead Country Club. All proceeds…
Local Broadcasting Icon, Don Dresser, Passes Away
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- A man who entertained radio listeners for decades in the region has passed away. Don Dresser, 84, died Friday at Lilac Assisted Living in Moorhead. His radio career began at KTRF in Thief River Falls in…
Special Election for Open Seat on the Moorhead School Board
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Voters in Moorhead will have a long list of candidates to consider for one open seat on the Moorhead School Board. A special election will fill the seat left vacant…
Cause of Douglas County House Fire May Be Known
GARFIELD, Minn. -- A house in Douglas County, Minnesota was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. The sheriff's office says Garfield and Brandon Fire Departments responded to the fire in Garfield around 9:30 a.m. It had quickly spread throughout the…
Ox Cart Days Return to Crookston With A Huge Turnout
CROOKSTON, MINN., -- Ox Cart Days makes its return in Crookston for the 28th year in a row. After a few years of low turnout, organizers knew they needed to make a…
Man Charged For Alleged Sex Crimes In 2009
GRAND FORKS, ND -- A Grand Forks man has been charged for child sex crimes dating back to 2009. Four felony counts of gross sexual imposition were filed against 36-year-old George Lyons in late June. A preliminary hearing earlier this…
Mortgage-Free House Built for a Disabled Veteran in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- If you ask Eric Marts what it's like being a hero, he'll tell you he isn't one. "Oh I'm very reluctant on that part as…
Fire Swarms Railroad Bridge in Downtown Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- "It was like a tornadic cloud of smoke," Annette Sullivan said. "It hovered over the whole place." Grand Forks Fire Department responded to South…
Xcel Energy Says its Prepared for Monday's Solar Eclipse
MINNESOTA -- One of the main providers of solar energy in Minnesota says you don't have to worry about whether or not its service will be interrupted for Monday. Xcel Energy officials say they have been planning for Monday's…
Arradondo Chosen as Minneapolis Police Chief
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The Minneapolis Police Department has officially hired its new police chief. The city council approved interim police chief, Medaria Arradondo, to take over the role on a permanent basis. He will serve the rest of former…
Douglas County Boy Dies After Rollover UTV Crash
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. -- A Douglas County boy has died after a UTV rollover crash in Millerville Township. The Sheriff's Office says nine-year-old Jon Dingwall Jr. was driving the UTV with a 10-year-old female passenger on the slope of…
MSUM Move In Day 2017
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Some would say college is the best four years of your life. For many students at MSUM, their journey is just beginning. "I'm super excited for new friends, new adventures…
"It Can Happen Again": Minnesota Holocaust Survivor Speaks on Charlottesville, Surviving and How We Can Stop Hate
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- A Holocaust survivor, chilled by the events in Charlottesville this past weekend. "I wish I had a picture of my mother but I don't," Reva Kibort said. "She died…
Moorhead Businesses Vandalized on Main Avenue
MOORHEAD, Minn. --- Shattered glass and destroyed windows. That's what employees from local businesses on Main Avenue in Moorhead found when they arrived to work early this morning. "It appears that someone is…
Lemonade Stand Helps Dogs at a Moorhead Car Dealership
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Several dogs stopped by Muscatell Subaru in Moorhead and they weren't there to buy a new car. Pooches from 4 Luv of Dog animal rescue showed up for Y-94's final…
MSUM'S Planetarium Holding Eclipse Event on Campus
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- MSUM's Planetarium and Bookstore have run out of protective eye glasses for the eclipse on Monday. They ordered 10,000 protective eye glasses for the big event and they are all gone. According to USA Today, stores…
Lakeville Man Sentenced in Death of Minnesota Woman Found in Cass County
CASS COUNTY, ND -- A judge has sentenced a Lakeville man in the death of a Minnesota woman. Timothy Barr is sentenced to seven years in prison. Barr plead guilty to leaving the scene of an accident that caused…
Minnesota Increasing Minimum Wage for Large Employers
MINNESOTA -- Minnesota's minimum wage for most large employers will increase to $9.65 an hour in 2018. It's the first annual increase stemming from a 2014 bill that hiked the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour by 2016. Other…
Grand Forks Area Law Enforcement Issue Warning Over Tainted Meth Hitting the Area
EAST GRAND FORKS, ND -- Law enforcement officials are warning people after they say a bad batch of meth is being sold around Grand Forks. Police in East Grand Forks arrested one person yesterday for driving erratically and found…
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