FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There were two big winners in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing in our region. One ticket sold at Gas N More in Mobridge, South Dakota is a $2 million winner. The winning ticket matched five of the six numbers, missing the Powerball. The player doubled their prize by purchasing the Power Play add on for an additional…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minnesota state senator who was caught in a police sting operation pleaded not guilty Monday to a federal charge of attempted enticement of a minor for prostitution. Justin Eichorn entered his plea in a brief appearance before Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins. The judge granted his request for more time for his attorneys to review the…
DULUTH, Minn.(KVRR/KFGO) – John Beargease Sled Dog Marathon’s start location moved due to warm temperatures melting the snow. The 40th anniversary of the race, which was originally slated to begin at Billy’s in Duluth, will now start just north of Two Harbors on March 2nd. Deteriorating snow conditions prompted the change. Mike Keyport, president of the John Beargrease Sled Dog…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –Members of the Convention Center Project Committee introduced their anticipated square footage requirements. “When I talk to them about the 50,000 square foot room they get kind of depressed and say well we have to call it a multipurpose room. And but it’s ballroom space and exhibit space, he says yeah it’s really a multipurpose room. So…
AP via Annabelle WhalenDULUTH, Minn. (AP/KVRR) — Annabell Whelan woke up Tuesday and frantically checked on her holiday overnight guest — Nowl the snowy owl, who she rescued from the grille of a car the day before. Whelan was out with her boyfriend’s family Monday in Duluth, Minnesota, when she saw the owl “just hanging out there, literally” after car…
FLOODWOOD, Minn. (KVRR) — The State Patrol is investigating a construction zone crash that left four people, including two girls, dead in northeast Minnesota Wednesday. While traffic was stopped on Highway 2 about 30 miles west of Duluth, a semi truck slammed into vehicles at highway speeds. Four other vehicles were involved. The two adults and two nine-year-old kids were…
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – Dakota Fusion Futbol Club began their season on Saturday. The team features players from around the world who have decided to continue their soccer careers in Fargo-Moorhead. Dakota Fusion Futbol Club has been playing semi-professional soccer since 2016, bringing players from all around the world to Fargo-Moorhead. The National Premier Soccer League club hosts 23 players…
DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR/KQDS) — The Cheerio Challenge is underway in Duluth after billionaire Kathy Cargill told the Wall Street Journal that Mayor Roger Reinert “peed in his cheerios” after sending her a letter asking what she has planned for 20 properties she purchased on Park Point. The mayor posted a picture on social media of a pancake and a piece…
FILE – Ruby slippers once worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz” are displayed at a news conference on Sept. 4, 2018, at the FBI office in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Terry Jon Martin, the aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing the slippers, gave into the temptation of “one last score” after an old mob associate led…
DULUTH, Minn. (KQDS/KVRR) — Big development news out of Duluth. Amazon is building a distribution center in the city. Location of Amazon site County records show the two large parcels of land purchased by Amazon are at the Atlas Industrial Park, between Morgan Park and Gary-New Duluth, along Commonwealth Avenue. Amazon will join Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank, which…
