MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Watching Heather Nesemeier tend to her garden at her Moorhead home, you’d likely have no idea that she’s days away from a life-altering surgery – set to take place on June 16. The tribulations began early in 2024, as she began to have issues with her digestive tract that manifested in many ways. A diagnosis was…
BEMIDJI, MN – On May 30th, 2025, at approximately 11:00 P.M. Bemidji police officers and Beltrami County Deputies responded to an address on East Avenue for a report of an individual who had just been stabbed inside the residence. Officers soon discovered the suspect in that stabbing had fled on foot. They established a search perimeter and sent a Code…
BEULAH, N.D. (KVRR) — A signing ceremony is held to celebrate Talon Metals securing a site for its proposed Beulah Minerals Processing Facility. It’s on the former Westmoreland Mining coal mine near Beulah, about an hour northwest of Bismarck. The facility will process high-grade nickel and copper ore from the Tamarack mine in Minnesota and other sources to produce minerals…
MOORHEAD, MN – The Moorhead Police Department has issued a statement saying that former Captain Deric Swenson is no longer under their employment. Swenson was serving as acting Deputy Chief when he was placed on administrative leave on March 24, 2025. This was following a complaint the city received regarding Swenson. The department says that because his employment expired while…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The White Earth Nation is opening its first off-reservation tribal cannabis dispensary. This follows the signing of a landmark cannabis regulatory compact with the State of Minnesota. Waabigwan Mashkiki will open soon in the former JL Beers in Moorhead, off Highway 10. A retail store is also being opened in St. Cloud. Zach Wilson, CEO of…
POLK COUNTY, MN – Polk County authorities are warning residents to be wary of a scam where people are being threatened over supposed unpaid tolls. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a report today, May 16, regarding the toll enforcement scam. It came in the form of a text message, which says, in part, “As of today, your tolls are…
Republicans have their first contender for the 2026 governor’s race. Kendall Qualls is planning a campaign kickoff event Tuesday in St. Louis Park. It’ll be his second bid for governor after losing out on the endorsement at the GOP convention in 2022. Qualls is a former Fortune 100 executive leader and Army veteran. He also ran unsuccessfully for Congress in…
Courtesy: GiveSendGoROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A woman who called a young Somali child the “N” word repeatedly at a Rochester, Minnesota park, all of which was captured in a now-viral video, may be criminally charged. Identifying herself as Shiloh Hendrix on a crowdfunding website, she has raised over $700,000 with a goal of $1 million citing the need for security…
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr./HHSST. PAUL (KVRR) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Department of Health and Human Services are being sued by 18 states including Minnesota. Attorney General Keith Ellison says he and attorneys general in 17 other states are suing to stop the dismantling of Health and Human Services. Ellison says thousands of federal health workers have…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A boat is left going in circles on Lake Miltona, north of Alexandria, Minnesota, after throwing it’s 15-year-old driver overboard. It happened early Saturday afternoon. The boy was able to call 911 while yelling for help. He was not wearing a life jacket. The teen was rescued by a person with a pontoon and was…
