ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Attempts to legalize sports betting in Minnesota have been proposed in the state Legislature every year since a Supreme Court ruling in 2018 paved the way for states to decide. But in the end the proposals ultimately failed to gain lawmaker’s approval. But lawmakers are about to get another proposal. So will this be the year…
Fiddle performers entrance the crowd at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead.MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The sounds of fiddles filled the Hjemkomst Center on Saturday, as the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County hosted a Hardanger Fiddle concert. Hardanger fiddles are a special kind of instrument – each is handcrafted in traditional Norweigan fashion. In the Fargo-Moorhead area, there’s about…
Emerson’s mug shot from the Cass County jail.WILKIN COUNTY, MN – A Fargo man is under arrest following a burglary in Wilkin County. The Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Benjamin Emerson arrived at and parked in the garage of a home on Friday, December 20th. He then tried to load a safe from the home into his truck by…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota has introduced legislation aimed at combatting the drug trade within indigenous communities. The junior Senator from Minnesota has partnered with Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana to create the PROTECT Act. The goal is to give tribal nations more power in pursuing drug cases. Right now, tribal law enforcement is…
CASS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An 8-year-old boy is being treated at a Twin Cities hospital after falling off of a ski lift near Nisswa, Minnesota. Cass County, Minnesota Sheriff Bryan Welk says the incident happened early last night at Mount Ski Gull in Fairview Township. Deputies arrived to learn that the boy had fallen 30 to 40 feet from…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo is squaring up for a battle with a devastating tree killer. Emerald ash borer is a tree pest in the form of a jewel beetle. It’s a highly damaging invasive species that can wipe out an entire ash population within 12 years if left untreated. It arrived in Moorhead earlier and now West…
ROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A former Rothsay, Minnesota city clerk is charged with ten counts of theft and accused of stealing over $48,000 from the city. 37-year-old Lisa Zimmerman is accused of taking cash utility payments and not depositing them into city accounts. City leaders told law enforcement that they noticed a drop in utility deposits starting in September 2019,…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – In a town like Thief River Falls – everybody knows everybody. So players on the Lincoln High School Prowlers hockey team were aware of and even friends with eighth grader Oliver Kezar. But there’s a difference between having someone hang around and making them an official part of your coaching staff. “He actually said…
FARGO, N.D. – The 18th Annual Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade brought cheer to the downtowns of both Fargo and Moorhead. The parade got underway at 6:30 P.M. sharp on Saturday. It began on Center Ave. in Moorhead before rumbling straight down Broadway in Fargo. Leading the charge were the Grand Marshals of the parade – The Fargo Police Department…
FARGO (KVRR) – Here are the scores for high school basketball in North Dakota and Minnesota in the region for Dec. 6. NORTH DAKOTA: Boys’ Basketball: Shanley 56 @ Bismarck Legacy 78 Dickinson 84 @ Grand Forks Central 67 Fargo North 50 @ Mandan 83 West Fargo Sheyenne 72 @ Bismarck 102 Bismarck St. Mary’s 63 @ West Fargo Horace 73…
