MASS SHOOTINGS Archives - KVRR Local News

Children killed in Annunciation Church shooting remembered as loving and bright

August 29, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Fletcher Merkel (left) and Harper Moyski were killed in the shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025. (Photos provided by the families)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — The two children killed in the mass shooting at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis on Wednesday are 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski, their families shared with the public…

Minnesota Democrats call for ban on assault weapons following deadly church shooting

August 29, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (right) call for a ban on assault rifles and high capacity magazines at a news conference with fellow Democrats and gun safety advocates in Minneapolis City Hall on Aug. 28, 2025. (Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Federal, state and city Democratic lawmakers joined gun safety advocates…

Russia says 40 killed and more than 100 wounded in attack on Moscow concert hall

March 22, 2024

KVRR Staff,

MOSCOW (AP) — Several assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing at least 40 people, injuring more than 100 others and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide. It wasn’t immediately clear…

Moorhead church hosts “March for our Lives” rally

Nationwide March For Our Lives Rallies spark across the nation and here locally in Moorhead

June 11, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)-Mass shootings sending shockwaves of emotions rattling through our country. Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead take a stand against gun violence by marching from Moorhead to Fargo with the Lutheran Campus Ministry of Concordia College, MSUM, and NDSU. Recent mass shootings have the country mourning, some in silence. Others send prayers to loved ones and strangers, some taking…

Fargo firearms instructor weighs in on gun debate

June 7, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With more mass shootings across the country since Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, people wonder when will the chaos end? More cities across the country are experiencing the tragedy of gun violence. It has even affected people in Fargo where 24-year-old Malik Gill, of Moorhead, was convicted of second degree assault with a dangerous…

Trump Heads to Dayton Hospital, Protesters Await

Trump will be visiting Miami Valley Hospital to thank first responders and hospital staff, as well as meet with victims and their families.

August 7, 2019

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WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Donald Trump is visiting Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas on Wednesday. President Donald Trump and the first lady are heading to the hospital in Dayton, Ohio, where many of the victims of Sunday’s attack were treated. The White House says Trump will be visiting Miami Valley Hospital to thank first responders and hospital staff, as…

Amy Klobuchar Points Finger at Trump Following Weekend Mass Shootings

She says Trump has played a role in the rising amount of hate in America.

August 5, 2019

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (LEARFIELD) – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is blasting President Trump for setting a tone of hate in the country after this weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. She said, “teachers and parents have to turn off the tv because they don’t want kids to hear what is coming out of the mouth of the president of…

Shocking Carnage After Two Mass Shootings In One Weekend

Dozens Killed In El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio

August 4, 2019

TJ Nelson,

Two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours claimed at least 29 lives and left scores injured, a shocking carnage even in a country accustomed to gun violence. In the Texas border city of El Paso, a gunman opened fire Saturday morning in a shopping area packed with thousands of people during…