DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – It’s summer time in the Detroit Lakes area, which means small businesses are celebrating the return of customers and visitors. For people like Norma Grotnes, who has been a part of the Valhalla Resort for many decades, it means the world them. “So many of our people come year after year after year,” said Grotnes….
Once upon a time, they thought Maus would spend his days hunting for a mouse as a barn cat. He didn’t have the easiest disposition to handle when he arrived at the Humane Society of the Lakes in November. But things have changed. Maus has calmed down considerably, in part thanks to the staff at the shelter and the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two men are arrested following a high-speed chase early Tuesday morning in Moorhead. 28-year-old Jovan Gagnon of Mahnomen fled during a traffic stop. But the chase was called off due to the high rate of speed. The vehicle was later spotted near Village Green Boulevard and stop sticks were used to stop it and Gagnon and…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The person hit and killed by an eastbound BNSF train between Audubon and Detroit Lakes on Monday has been identified. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says he is 41-year-old Ryan Goroski of Audubon. They got a report of the incident around 1:30 Monday morning. First responders arrived to find Goroski had died at the scene. The…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man dies after his snowmobile rolled in a ditch northeast of Detroit Lakes. A 911 call came into Becker County Sheriff’s Office around 5:30 Sunday night that 34-year-old Scott Fossum had crashed and was not breathing. First responders took Fossum to St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes where he was pronounced dead. The…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Senators from across Minnesota are sworn into office to begin the 2023 session in St. Paul by Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie E. Hudson. Among them is former KVRR Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec who won the senate seat in District 4 which covers an area from Moorhead to Detroit Lakes. After the swearing in, the senate…
Samson is a pup with tons of energy. He joins us for Pet Connection this week from the Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes. The 6-month-old puppy came to the shelter with his brother, Slim, who has already been adopted. Now it’s Samson’s time. He loves toys and getting out his energy running around playing with other…
For the work he’s done to give the youth in his state an opportunity to achieve their dreams, @athielen19 is the 2022 Minnesota Vikings Man of the Year and nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. 📰: https://t.co/VNBjzmWRYp pic.twitter.com/BVoTVzvjtQ — Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 6, 2022 FARGO (KVRR) – Minnesota Vikings wide receiver and Detroit Lakes…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — The cause of a fire that destroyed Maplelag Resort near Detroit Lakes last week is undetermined. Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander said a state fire investigator told him that he was not able to determine a definitive cause for the blaze. Glander said there was no indication that the fire was suspicious. Owner Jim Richards…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — The annual country music concert and camping festival known as WE Fest has landed it’s next three headliners. Morgan Wallen, Brad Paisley and Kane Brown will all headline a night during the festival from August 3-5, 2023 at the Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes. Brothers Osborne was also announced. A press release says fans can…
