Over 1,000 Backpacks Given To Schools
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- After a successful end to their school supply drive, United Way of Cass-Clay is ensuring students who could not make the event are still equipped with all the learning essentials they…
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Country Music Fans Rejoice As WE Fest Gets Underway In Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) -- WE Fest is back to fun in 2021 and better than ever. "WE Fest is a celebration of music," said Matt Mithun. "Country's largest camping and country music festival here…
Gov. Walz Says Financial Relief Could Be Coming For Drought Stricken Producers
REDWOOD COUNTY, Minn. -- Gov. Tim Walz got an earful at Farmfest in Redwood County from farmers and ranchers seeking drought relief. Most of the state is in a severe or extreme drought. Agriculture officials say livestock and specialty crop…
Fargo Police report outlines use of force, personnel complaints
FARGO (KVRR) - The Fargo Police Department's Professional Accountability Unit conducted 65 use of force reviews involving 84 officers from Jan. 1 to June 30. The report says that out of 65 reviews, 60 were found to be within policy,…
Olympic medalists Suni Lee, Grace McCallum return home to Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - The 2020 Tokyo Olympics wrap up Sunday, but family, friends and fans welcomed Olympic medalists Suni Lee and Grace McCallum home to Minnesota on Thursday. The gymnasts touched down at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport…
Update: Man critically injured outside of Fargo hotel
FARGO (KVRR) - Police say a man who was found unconscious in the parking lot of a south Fargo hotel remains in critical condition. Police were called at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to the Motel 6 at 1202 36th St.…
Longtime AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dies
WASHINGTON - The longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor union has died at age 72. Richard Trumka had been AFL-CIO president since 2009, after serving as the organization’s secretary-treasurer for 14 years. The AFL-CIO said in a statement Thursday, “The…
State auditor, senator injured in Redwood County crash
THREE LAKES TOWNSHIP, Minn. - Minnesota’s state auditor and a state senator are hospitalized following a collision with a semi in Redwood County. A legislative aide for Sen. Melisa Franzen says Franzen and state Auditor Julie Blaha were injured Wednesday…
Walz supports emergency relief for drought-stricken farms
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz and top state lawmakers say they will support an emergency financial relief package for farmers in Minnesota, where most of the state is in a severe or extreme drought. Walz says he would…
News outlets want judge to release names of Chauvin jurors
MINNEAPOLIS - A coalition of news media outlets is asking the judge who oversaw the trial of Derek Chauvin to release the identities of jurors who convicted him. Chauvin was found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd.…
Rep. Michelle Fischbach tours Clay County farm amid drought
BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) - Rep. Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota's 7th District visited a Clay County farm Tuesday to get a firsthand look at the challenges farmers are facing during the drought. Four miles outside of…
"It's Getting to the Point Where He Can Correct Players" Lance Continues to Impress at 49ers Training Camp
SANTA CLARA, CA -- Patrick Mahomes 2.0. Best arm I've seen hands downs. Those have been words to describe quarterback Trey Lance's performance so far at San Francisco 49ers training camp. However, the former…
NDSU alum Payton Otterdahl finishes 10th in Olympics shot put
TOKYO (KVRR) - Minnesota native and former Bison track and field…
Trial Begins For Chiropractor Accused of Killing Four People In Mandan
BISMARCK, N.D.-- An attorney for a chiropractor accused in the gruesome killings of four people at a Mandan property management firm says the case amounts to a rush to judgment based on bad information that led to the wrong conclusion.…
Civil Trial Underway Against Darren Patterson & The Hotel Donaldson For Fatal Punch
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A civil trial is underway in Fargo in the case of a man who threw a fatal punch outside of the Hotel Donaldson in 2017. The victim's wife, Jenny…
Masks recommended, five days of in-person learning approved for Moorhead schools
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - The Moorhead School Board has approved the district's Safe Return to In-Person Learning Plan for the upcoming school year which includes an indoor mask recommendation and five days a week in-person learning. The plan was passed…
Fargo mayor: CDC response to rise in local COVID-19 cases may be premature
FARGO (KVRR) - Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney says despite a recent rise in area COVID-19 cases, he's not getting concerned just yet. The CDC recently designated Cass County as having a “substantial COVID-19 transmission rate.” As a result, Fargo-Cass Public Health…
Breckenridge, Minn. pilot walks away from Ohio airplane crash
WOOSTER, Ohio - A Breckenridge, Minn. man sustained minor injuries when the crop-dusting airplane he was flying struck some power lines and trees before it crashed in the front yard of a home in northeastern Ohio. The Wayne County Sheriff’s…
Face coverings, vaccinations not required, but encouraged at MSUM
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) - Minnesota State University Moorhead says there are no plans to require face coverings when students return for the new academic year. The policy is different from the University of Minnesota, which has an indoor mask requirement,…
Neighbors Hear Loud Bangs As SWAT Helps Execute Search Warrant in Fargo
FARGO, N.D. -- Loud bangs are heard in a south Fargo neighborhood as Red River Valley SWAT helps the Narcotics Unit with a search warrant. Flash Sound Devices were used around 7 Wednesday morning in the 900 block of…
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds state’s permit-to-carry law
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a state law requiring individuals to have a permit to carry a handgun in public is constitutional and does not violate the Second Amendment. The ruling comes in the…
Sanford Health dealing with attempted cyber security incident
FARGO, ND (KVRR) - Sanford Health, including the Fargo facilities, are dealing with an attempted cyber security incident. In a statement from Sanford Health President and CEO Bill Gassen, he says Sanford Health has experienced an attempted cyber security incident,…
Murder Suspect Arrested After Weeks-Long Manhunt
RED LAKE COUNTY, Minn. -- The Red Lake County Sheriff's Office says the suspect in the murder of his wife who's been the subject of a manhunt for several weeks is in custody this morning. Forty-four-year-old Eric Reinbold was arrested…
Woman charged with DUI after crash downs utility poles in downtown Fargo
FARGO (KVRR) - Police say a Fargo woman was arrested for DUI Wednesday morning after she lost control of her vehicle and hit two utility poles in downtown Fargo. Around 5:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a…
We Fest set to begin Thursday near Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) - As thousands of people arrive in Detroit Lakes for WE Fest, travel in the area is expected to be congested. The Becker County Sheriff's Office is advising motorists to slow down and plan for delays. …
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