ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX 9) – DFL lawmakers have proposed pulling funding for Minnesota cities that refuse to fly the new state flag. If passed, the bill directs the Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue to cut aid to any city or county that flies a flag other than the new official Minnesota state flag. Under the bill, aid would be reduced by 10%. The cut in…
ELK RIVER, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — Elk River is the latest Minnesota city to adopt a resolution that would bring back the previous version of the Minnesota state flag outside city-owned buildings. During its Monday city council meeting, they said more than 75% of people surveyed in the city just northwest of Minneapolis supported the decision. The council’s vote was unanimous….
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Becker County Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of two people found shot to death in Holmesville Township, northeast of Detroit Lakes on Monday. They are 45-year-old Gene Bartnes and his son, 3-year-old Koltyn Bartnes, both of Detroit Lakes. Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled Koltyn’s death a homicide and Gene’s death a suicide….
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Becker County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting deaths of two people in Holmesville Township, northeast of Detroit Lakes. The brother of a man who had not reported for work went to check on him in the noon hour and found his brother dead from an apparent gunshot wound. When deputies arrived on scene, they…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Don Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant in Fergus Falls and Detroit Lakes closed Sunday due to concerns of ICE in the area. As reports began surfacing of DHS and ICE agents in Otter Tail County, the owners announced on social media that they would be closed due to a family emergency. A similar message was posted for…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) –Law enforcement executed a search warrant in Detroit Lakes after a report of a stolen gun. Before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Becker County Sheriff’s Office, Detroit Lakes Police Department, and members of the Lakes Area SWAT Team showed up at 230 Barbara Avenue with a search warrant. A pistol was reported missing earlier in the day from…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — Get in the holiday spirit with “Christmas With John Berry” in Detroit Lakes. The country music hitmaker blends fan-favorite Christmas classics with some of his biggest hits. He has been touring the show for 29 years! You can catch Berry on Friday, December 12 at Historic Holmes Theatre. Tickets cost $41 for adults and $22…
PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR) — A Detroit Lakes man who died after crashing his motorcycle west of Perham Monday afternoon has been identified as 65-year-old Robert Stelzer. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says he was on Fort Thunder Road and failed to stop at the intersection of County Highway 125. The motorcycle crashed into a pickup. The person who reported the…
Nicole Mitchell (Sept. 23, 2025 media pool photo Forum Comm. via AP)ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Former state senator Nichole Mitchell of Woodbury has begun to serve her jail sentence. An attorney for the ex-lawmaker says the Democrat has reported to Ramsey County Corrections in St. Paul. Mitchell was ordered to spend six months in jail with work release privileges…
Nicole MitchellDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (FOX 9) – Former Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell was sentenced to six months of work release on Tuesday for her burglary conviction after she broke into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes. A jury found Mitchell guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools after a week-long trial in July. A Becker County judge handed…
