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Person found dead during Grand Forks apartment fire

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) - A person is dead following an apartment fire in Grand Forks. Police, fire crews and paramedics were sent to 21 South 4th Street around 4:15 Saturday morning. When they arrived, they saw smoke coming from…

Marvin opens its third facility in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Warroad, Minnesota based window and door manufacturer Marvin continues to create jobs for the local economy as they open their third facility in West Fargo. "I've worked for…

Minnesotan Tyler Jacob freed after being detained in Russia

(FOX 9) - A Minnesotan man that was taken by Russian soldiers as he tried to flee Ukraine for safety has been released. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar issued a statement Friday announcing the release of Tyler Jacob, who has left Russian custody and is…

$5,000 reward offered for information on rural Climax fire

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) - The Polk County Sheriff's Office needs your help in its investigation of a suspicious fire in rural Climax. It happened around 3:00 Thursday morning at a home on the 32000 block of 320th Street Southwest.…

North Dakota boxer dies after bout in Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. -  A boxer died a day after he required medical attention following a bout in Rapid City, according to USA Boxing. The boxer was a contender in the Elite Male Division at the South Dakota Golden Gloves…

Minnesota House votes unanimously to divest from Russia

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota House has voted unanimously to divest the state’s pension funds from Russia, joining states across the U.S. in protesting Russia's attack on Ukraine. Minnesota’s public employee pensions funds had an estimated $53 million worth…

MSUM Men's Basketball Coach Walthall Announces Retirement

MOORHEAD, Minn -- Minnesota state Moorhead men's basketball coach Chad Walthall has announced his retirement ending a 12-year run. In that span, Walthall averaged 21 wins per season won national and NSIC coach of the year in 2015, went to…

Lawmakers push to redesign Minnesota state flag and seal

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota lawmakers are reconsidering an effort to redesign the state's flag and seal, which proponents say are indistinct compared with other U.S. states and feature imagery that is offensive to Native Americans. The legislation, a joint…

White House releases report on Native American voting rights

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Local, state and federal officials must do more to ensure Native Americans facing persistent, longstanding and deep-rooted barriers to voting have equal access to ballots, a White House report released Thursday said. Native Americans and Alaska Natives…

Manager plans to reopen Paradiso over the weekend

FARGO (KVRR) - Cleanup continues at a well-known Fargo Mexican restaurant that was damaged by fire early Wednesday morning. General Manager Neil Clouse had been planning to reopen Paradiso Thursday afternoon. But Clouse says preparations are going slower than expected…

Planned Parenthood North Central receives $20 million

PIERRE, S.D. - Planned Parenthood North Central States has received $20 million from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. It’s the largest donation in the organization’s history. North Central States operates 28 facilities in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. Sarah Stoesz, president…

North Dakota cancels bird and poultry events due to flu concerns

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota health officials have canceled all shows, public sales, swaps and exhibitions of poultry and other birds in the state because of concerns about potential exposure to avian influenza. State Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says nationally,…

NDSU Football Holds First Spring Practice

FARGO, N.D -- Just a month and a half ago, NDSU football was lifting their 9th FCS Championship trophy in 11 years. Now the road to Frisco 2023 officially begins as spring practice…