Minnesota Considers School Cell Phone Ban
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) - Katrina Ball, a co-lead for the Distraction Free Schools Policy Project in Minnesota, initially focused on a cell phone ban for her local school…
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Federal judge in Minnesota threatens Trump officials with contempt over violated orders
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — A federal judge in Minnesota ordered officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice to appear before him and explain why they should not be held in contempt. U.S. District…
Woman found dead after fire in living quarters of garage in Miltona, MN
MILTONA, Minn. (KVRR) -- An 85-year-old woman is dead after a fire broke out in the living quarters of a garage in Miltona, Minnesota. Douglas County Sheriff's Office got a 911 call about the fire at 16570 Co. Road 64…
Walz unveils anti-fraud package after Trump administration threatens to halt Medicaid funds
ST. PAUL, Minn., (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz denounced the Trump administration's latest threat to withhold federal funds from Minnesota as another step in a “retribution” campaign as he unveiled a package of legislation Thursday intended to fight fraud in…
Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez is this year's Voices of Vision speaker
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A-Rod is coming to Fargo this spring. The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce is bringing in the former baseball pro to share his wisdom at the annual Voices of Vision. Alex Rodriguez is a…
Pet Connection: Meet McDonald
FARGO -- McDonald may not have a farm of his own, but he's just as much fun as a farm full of animals all by himself. He's only about a year old, and has…
Victim of deadly Becker County house fire identified
OSAGE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A woman who died in a house fire in Becker County last week has been identified. Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander says 79-year-old Anita Gruel was found deceased inside the home. The sheriff’s office received a…
Wadena County deputy crashes while chasing suspect
LEADER, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A sheriff’s deputy and the SUV they were chasing both crashed during a pursuit across two counties on Wednesday night. The Wadena County Sheriff says a deputy tried to stop a vehicle for several traffic violations,…
Four people dead, one injured in two-car crash in Minnesota
ONAMIA, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Four people were killed and another was seriously hurt in a head-on crash near Mille Lacs Lake in east-central Minnesota Wednesday night. The state patrol’s Brainerd District office says the crash happened at around 7 on…
Red Lake, MN woman found guilty of killing her two young sons on Red Lake Indian Reservation in 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) -- A Red Lake, Minnesota woman has been found guilty of killing her two sons in 2024. Jennifer Stately was convicted in Federal Court in Minneapolis for the stabbing deaths of 5-year-old Tristan and 6-year-old Remi. Court records…
Minnesota legislators at odds over gun control proposals
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) -- Gun violence has been a big topic for many in the DFL since the shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, and the shooting that…
Rural Park Rapids man arrested after making threats against lawmakers over lost money during COVID
HUBBARD CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A rural Park Rapids, Minnesota man is arrested after threatening to kill State Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen and everyone in the state capitol for money lost during the COVID shutdown. Hubbard County Sheriff's Office says 58-year-old…
JD Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of…
State of Minnesota awarded settlement with Fleet Farm over straw purchases
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The state of Minnesota will be getting a one million dollar settlement over its lawsuit with Fleet Farm. The suit began in 2022 and deals with claims the hardware company allowed guns to be sold to…
Fundraiser grows for family of Isadora Wengel as they turn to looking for her remains
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A GoFundMe account was started earlier this month for the family of Isadora Wengel. They have been searching for her since she was last seen on New Year's Eve. The family has now turned its attention…
Roundabout approved at intersection where 9-year-old Moorhead boy was killed
MOORHEAD (KFGO) – The Moorhead City Council has unanimously approved a roundabout at the intersection near an elementary school where a young boy on a bicycle was hit and killed last summer. The city has been working on plans to…
Moorhead mayor to announce ad hoc committee to look into I.C.E. concerns
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson plans to announce the members of an ad hoc committee this week to look into possible actions the city can take on concerns about immigration enforcement, according to city manager Dan Mahli.…
Minnesota Farmers Union President compares current tariffs to 1980's farming crisis
MINNESOTA (KVRR) -- The President of the Minnesota Farmers Union says President Trump's newly imposed tariffs are creating a crisis for many farmers. On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled Trump's use of the Emergency Economic Powers Act to place tariffs…
Moorhead brewery owner to attend State of the Union Address
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The owner of a Moorhead brewery has been invited to President Trump's State of the Union Address Tuesday. Swing Barrel Brewing Co. owner Sean Syverson will be a guest of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Klobuchar says…
The end of Operation Metro Surge, in data
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — President Donald Trump’s border czar announced the imminent end to Operation Metro Surge, the surge of 3,000 immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota, on Feb. 12. At the time, Tom Homan said that agents from other…
USDA announces $150 million in assistance for sugar producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) -- Some relief is on the way for sugar producers. USDA has announced the availability of $150 million of assistance. Sugar beet and sugar cane farmers across the country are facing market disruptions, increased production costs and…
Man checked for smoke inhalation after house starts on fire in Douglas County, MN
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A man is checked on scene for smoke inhalation, but didn't need any further medical care, after a house fire in Brandon, Minnesota. Douglas County deputies and Brandon Fire Department responded just after 7 a.m.…
Search for Isadora Wengel Continues in Battle Lake
BATTLE LAKE, MN (KVRR) - Joshua Hite, the man who stands accused of Isadora Wengel, is from the Battle Lake region, so it is possible he disposed of…
Families Invited to Viking Ship Park to Paint the Snow
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) - The recent snowfall has left quite the blanket of white laying around the Fargo-Moorhead area. One local group decided to use that blanket as their artistic canvas. Play in Open Spaces, an educational organization dedicated to…
State senators share their reaction after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's tariffs
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- In a major ruling, the Supreme Court has ruled against President Trump’s imposition of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers…
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