LIVE: Mall of America planning for big Black Friday bash
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. (KVRR) – It’s one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and as one of the biggest shopping venues in the country, the…
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West Central AG Services To Vote Tuesday On Merger With CHS
ULEN, Minn. (KVRR) -- West Central AG Services is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a proposal with C-H-S worth $225 million. The vote comes after over a year of deliberations with both companies discussing a…
Gov. Walz Announces $5 Million for Food Charities
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) -- Governor Tim Walz announces $5 million in new funding to put food on tables across the state. Walz and the first lady joined volunteers to stock shelves at the Neighborhood House food shelf in St.…
Community Leaders Come Together To Support Churches United
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Since August of this year, Churches United has been on the brink of closure. Setting goals to make sure their shelter stayed open and employees' pay was available. And the goal still remains to not only…
Old National Bancorp To Merge With Bremer Financial
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- St. Paul-based Bremer Financial Corporation is merging with Old National Bancorp in a deal worth $1.4 billion in cash and stocks. Old National is on track to become the third-largest bank in the Twin Cities. The…
Minnesota's Cannabis License Pre-approval Lottery On Hold After Lawsuit
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) -- Minnesota's cannabis license pre-approval lottery scheduled for Tuesday is on hold. At least ten applicants filed a lawsuit against the Office of Cannabis Management, saying the state inappropriately rejected applicants. About a third of the more…
UPDATE: Teen Stole Handgun Before Showing Up At Moorhead High School Career Academy
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Moorhead High School Career Academy student showed up on campus this morning with a handgun. A 25-year-old man called police to tell them a 17-year-old male had just taken the gun from the bedroom of…
Two People Found Dead Inside Submerged Vehicle Near Thief River Falls, MN
PENNINGTON CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- Two people are dead after crashing into a body of water southwest of Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Pennington County Sheriff Seth Vettleson says his office got a report of a vehicle rollover on Center Street,…
Amnesty International urges Biden to pardon Leonard Peltier
FARGO (KVRR) - Amnesty International is asking President Joe Biden to pardon Leonard Peltier, the man convicted of killing two FBI agents during a shooting on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Peltier is serving two life sentences at a…
Several people injured in early morning fiery crash on icy road in Felton, Minn.
CLAY COUNTY, MINN. (KVRR-KFGO) – Several people were injured in a fiery early morning vehicle crash in Felton, Minnesota. Clay County Sheriff’s officers and other first responders were dispatched to the crash at the Felton Country Store and gas station…
Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy injured while providing traffic control on I-94
GARFIELD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy was injured while providing traffic control for a crash on Interstate 94 in west central Minnesota Sunday night. The deputy was parked with his squad car’s emergency lights activated and several…
Rescued great horned owl returned to Moorhead neighborhood
MOORHEAD (KVRR) — A great horned owl that was rescued after getting tangled in a soccer net in Moorhead's Hampton Park has been released back into the city.…
At least 19 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to recall
(AP) - At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said. Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled the…
Two convicted in human smuggling case after family froze to death on US-Canada border
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A jury convicted two men of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross…
International Potluck Celebrates Global Flavor
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- The tables lining the Centrum inside the Knutson Campus Center at Concordia College almost sagged with the weight of global fare as students and faculty alike streamed in to get a…
Group Home Caregiver charged with assault of vulnerable adult in Fergus Falls
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO/Fergus Falls Journal) – An Alexandria woman made her first appearance in Otter Tail County District Court on Nov. 20, after beating a group home client under her care. Ashley Simons, 23, has been charged with the…
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.…
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…
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