CASS COUNTY, N.D. and DILWORTH, MN (KVRR) – Both the city of Dilworth and Cass County put out releases on Friday, July 11, warning residents of impending mosquito spraying operations. Cass County will begin spraying in Fargo and West Fargo on Sunday, July 13, after 8:00 P.M. They will then move to more rural cities and subdivisions on the evening…
FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities say that on July 9, at about 5:30 in the evening, they responded to a domestic assault call in the 20000 block of Becker County Highway 21. The person who placed the emergency call said an adult male had entered a residence, physically assaulted someone, and stole a firearm. Deputies from the Becker County Sheriff’s…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Labor union members and other concerned citizens began their protest outside Rep. Michelle Fischbach’s Moorhead office at about 12:30 on July 9. Fishbach was one of four Congressional members representing Minnesota who voted yes on President Trump’s budget bill. Protesters came from all points on the political spectrum – like Jessica Cain, who voted for Trump…
GLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR) – The roar of engines was a constant presence the Fourth of July weekend at Interstate Raceway off 70th Street Southwest. This is the first drag strip in the state of Minnesota, opening all the way back in 1959. But for the last three years, it’s laid dormant. That was until Rolie Racing stepped in to bring…
ST. MICHAEL, MN (KVRR/KFGO) – The Wright County Sheriff’s Office says that despite eight people flipping their tubes during a river outing near St. Michael, Minnesota on July 4, nobody was hurt. Sheriff’s Deputies found a man and boy hanging onto a tree branch, unable to swim. They were retrieved by first responders. Authorities say a total of two adults…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead saw its second “Safe City Nights” celebration of the summer. The series is coordinated by Moorhead Police Athletics and Activities League, who help to bring in all the public agencies in the city. The department says that for the first Safe City Nights event at Robert Asp Elementary, they beat their attendance projection by over…
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Meredith Olafson was convinced she just had the flu. At first, she tried to work through it, but her supervisor sent her home. The next time she showed up, those superiors at Sanford Medical Center, where she’s a registered nurse, overrode her objections and forced her to get herself checked out. The test results were devastating:…
ST. PAUL, MN (KVRR) – The alleged gunman in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings appeared in federal court Friday, June 27. Vance Boelter is accused of killing Minnesota’s former Speaker of the House and her spouse and seriously injuring another state lawmaker and his wife. Boelter’s attorney requested a delay in proceedings, saying her client’s sleep deprivation due to jail conditions…
Minnesota became the latest state Wednesday to face a lawsuit from the Trump administration seeking to force it to give its high school graduates who entered the U.S. illegally as immigrants the same lower tuition rates reserved for in-state citizens. The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit also seeks to strike down a law that allows the same immigrant students to receive scholarships…
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KVRR) — A federal judge has sentenced an Ortonville, Minnesota man for production of child porn. 45-year-old Jason Honetschlager was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2023. The investigation discovered that throughout 2023, Honetschlager targeted teens in the Milbank, South Dakota area. He enticed minors through Snapchat…
