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DRN ReadiTech expands broadband internet in Horace

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) -- A North Dakota tech company is bringing fiber optic networks to Horace, North Dakota to help the community expand its internet connection. DRN ReadiTtech specializes in IT support, cybersecurity and internet…

How a Colorado low is bringing snow to our area

FARGO, N.D. -- An early season winter weather storm will impact parts of the Northern Plains from Wednesday night into Friday morning. Blizzard and winter storm warnings have stretched all the way from Montana…

Part of I-94 closed from Valley City to Jamestown

NORTH DAKOTA - Westbound interstate 94 is closed from Valley City to Jamestown because of a crash. The Department of Transportation says the road is icy. People who drive through a road closure could be fined up to $250. You…

Otter Tail Power Company fixing outages

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) - Otter Tail Power Company crews are working to restore outages. The business says customers in Amenia, Buffalo, Casselton, Ellendale and Mapleton are in the dark. Crews are working to remove ice from power lines.

Fargo Police & FBI doing outreach at The Arbors

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Police and the FBI reach out to people living at The Arbors in South Fargo. The department says it wants to build and strengthen relationships at the apartment complex on 23rd Street South across from Countryside…

Legendary Singer Judy Collins Coming to Fargo Theatre

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- She has been entertaining audiences for over 50 years and this February you can see Judy Collins in person in Fargo. Collins will bring her "Winter Stories + Hits" tour to Fargo Theatre on Sunday, February…

Big Powerball tickets sold in North Dakota, Minnesota

NORTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA (KVRR) -- It may not be the lucky ticket sold in California worth the record $2.04 billion but there are other big Powerball winners in North Dakota and Minnesota. A $50,000 ticket was sold Minot and a…

Democratic Trifecta In Minnesota After Tuesday's Election

ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Minnesota Democrats will have full control of the state legislature following Tuesday's election. It's the first time in a decade and second time in a century. Republican Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller conceded this morning that…

Man Arrested After Crime Spree In The Grand Cities

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) -- Police in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks chase a man that was reported to be driving on a sidewalk at Walmart and later threatened to shoot a woman. 28-year-old Kyle Tischler, who has…

House Catches Fire In Rural Warren, Minnesota

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- A house is lost in a fire in rural Warren, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff's office got the call to the property just before 7 a.m. Deputies arrived on scene to find the single-story house fully…

DFL wins full control of MN Legislature for first time in decade

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - For the first time in a decade, and only the second time in a century, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) party will have full control of the Minnesota Legislature following Tuesday's election. Despite predictions of a potential "red…

DFL MN Auditor Julie Blaha wins re-election

MINNESOTA (FOX 9) - Minnesota Auditor Julie Blaha has been re-elected, with Republican Challenger Ryan Wilson conceding the race on Wednesday. "I want to thank everyone that supported my candidacy for state auditor. We put up a strong campaign, but came up…

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison reelected

MINNEAPOLIS (AP/KVRR) - Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has defeated Republican newcomer Jim Schultz to win a second term in a race that turned largely on crime and abortion. Ellison led the prosecution team that got former police Officer…

Rep. Michelle Fischbach wins 2nd term to represent Western Minnesota

MINNESOTA (KVRR) - CNN projects Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach wins her race for Minnesota's 7th Congressional District. She beat DFL writer Jill Abahsain of Sauk Centre and Legalize Marijuana Now candidate and Army veteran Travis "Bull" Johnson of Beltrami. Fischbach, Minnesota's…

Tim Walz wins 2nd term as Minnesota’s governor

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democrat Tim Walz has won a second term as Minnesota’s governor. Walz fended off a challenge by Republican Scott Jensen, a family practice physician who grabbed national attention with his vaccine skepticism. Walz led Minnesota through the…

Rep. Kelly Armstrong of ND wins another term

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - CNN projects Republican North Dakota Congressman has beaten Independent former Miss America and Harvard Law graduate Cara Mund. As of 9:50 PM, Armstrong had 113,041 votes to Mund's 71,221 with 53 percent of precincts reporting. Armstrong…

Sen. John Hoeven Wins A Third Term In North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Republican John Hoeven of North Dakota has won reelection to a third term in the U.S. Senate. Hoeven coasted past Rick Becker, a fellow Republican who ran as an independent, and Democrat Katrina Christiansen in Tuesday’s…

UPDATE: Portland, ND man killed in crash identified

TRAILL COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) --  A Portland, North Dakota man killed in a crash in Traill County Tuesday afternoon is identified as 54-year-old Ryan Domier. Highway Patrol says Domier's pickup hit another pickup as it drove through an intersection that…

One Ticket Wins $2.04 Billion Powerball Jackpot in California

LOS ANGELES (AP/KVRR) - Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday morning at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee were: white balls 10, 33,…