Scam Facebook PostPOLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Authorities in Polk County are investigating numerous complaints about bogus Taylor Swift U.S. Bank Stadium tickets sold on Facebook. The sheriff’s office says the account of Hailey Trautner was hacked and an unknown person is using it to get victims to send money electronically using Zelle or PayPal. After payment, they don’t get…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Tim Walz signs an executive action to protect access to gender affirming healthcare in Minnesota. It refers to all medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services, including telehealth services, that an individual may receive to support and affirm that individual’s gender identity or gender expression. Walz says you will not be punished for seeking or…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Immigration status will no longer disqualify more than 80,000 people from getting Minnesota drivers licenses under a bill signed by Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday. Supporters of the effort, dubbed “driver’s licenses for all,” say it will improve public safety by ensuring that all drivers are licensed and insured, and have taken driver’s education courses….
WALSH CO., N.D. (KVRR) — One person was killed and two people injured in a crash east of Minto, North Dakota Thursday night. The Highway Patrol at around 9:30 says a car driven by 23-year-old Dominic Billmeier of Chatfield, Minnesota, ran off a county road, lost control of the vehicle, and rolled. Two passengers were ejected, neither were wearing seatbelts….
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Monday at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline to remove permanent fish houses from lakes in the southern two-thirds of Minnesota. Conservation Officer Garrett Thomas advises not waiting until the last minute to get the houses off the ice. “Don’t expect to kind of come out here and just be able to hook up and go,” Thomas…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Republican Party Chairman David Hann calls a Facebook post by DFL State Representative Heather Keeler of Moorhead, “racist.” The Republican Party shared an article by Alpha News claiming she made a post on her personal page. It references native children that says, in part, quote, “I’m sick of white Christians adopting our babies and rejoicing….
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Lindsay Whalen is stepping down as the University of Minnesota women’s basketball coach after five seasons, Gophers’ Athletic Director Mark Coyle announced Thursday. The Gophers finished 11-19 overall this season, just 4-14 in Big Ten play and had their season end in a 72-67 loss to Penn State on Wednesday at the Big Ten Tournament. That’s despite Whalen…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – George Floyd’s aunt Angela Harrelson holds a discussion at Minnesota State University Moorhead on how her nephew’s murder changed the world. Angela Harrelson spoke of her nephew her family calls Perry. She described Floyd as a “ghetto superstar” who was born in North Carolina, grew up in Houston and moved to Minneapolis to change his life…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Over the last decade, North Dakota has seen the third largest increase in vehicle thefts across the country. It’s an 88 percent jump according to a study from QuoteWizard using FBI crime reports. An analyst says pickups are by far the most commonly stolen vehicle across the nation. He adds the most common stolen vehicles in…
DULUTH, Minn. – A small plane crashed into the St. Louis River Friday afternoon near Grassy Point in Duluth. A body has been found according to a top law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation. St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay says the plane is partially submerged in the water and emergency crews are searching for survivors. The…
