ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota House passed a bill to codify abortion access into law on a 69-65 vote. All Republicans and DFL State Rep. Gene Pelowski of Winona voted against the measure. Republican State Representative Deb Kiel of Crookston tried to amend the bill making it illegal to perform a partial birth abortion causing the baby to…
EAGAN, Minn. (KVRR) The Minnesota Vikings have fired defensive coordinator Ed Donatell after his first season with the team, Coach Kevin O’Connell announced Thursday evening. In the statement, O’Connell says he informed Donatell the team will be moving in “a different direction at defensive coordinator” next season. “While this was a difficult decision because of the tremendous respect I have for…
FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – Moorhead’s mayor announces a new downtown hotel and Fargo’s shares a revamp for the Fargodome and adding on a convention center is coming. The news was shared at The Chamber’s State of the Cities event. Mayor Shelly Carlson says architect and developer Kevin Bartram has bought the Moorhead U.S. Bank to turn it into a hotel. Roers…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – One day after the national holiday, Minnesota State University Moorhead commemorates the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. The university held an event focused on social responsibility titled “More than a Dream.” It included a reception, invocation, African American spirituals and civil rights music. There was also a panel discussion on social responsibility. “We…
UPDATED 01-18-2023 – The victim has been identified Cody Margelofsky, age 26 of Mayville WI. CASS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A snowmobile rider in the Nisswa 100 Snowmobile Race in rural Lake Shore, Minnesota crashes on the race course. A 26-year-old man from Mayville, Wisconsin was taken by helicopter to a Twin Cities area hospital with serious injuries. Cass County,…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Officers across Minnesota made 2,228 DWI arrests during the holiday campaign. That is up around 200 arrests from the 2021 campaign. One of the arrests that stood out was in Roseau where a trooper found a 58-year-old man passed out in the driver’s seat, stuck in a snowbank, with his foot on the accelerator. The trooper…
ADA, Minn. (KVRR) – Norman County Sheriff Jeremy Thornton is remembered for giving three decades of service with law enforcement and always being there for friends and family. Thornton was eulogized by classmates including Moorhead Deputy Police Chief Tory Jacobson. They remembered him for holding their school’s high jump record for years and making thin blue line wooden flags. He…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Carlos Correa is staying with the Minnesota Twins after all. In of the strangest free agency periods in Major League Baseball, the star shortstop has reportedly agreed to a six-year, $200 million deal to stay with the Twins. It’s all pending a physical, and those three words are the most critical in Correa’s situation. Correa can…
ADA, Minn. (KVRR) – Norman County is mourning the sudden loss of Sheriff Jeremy Thornton who died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at age 53. “It will be impossible to replace Sheriff Thornton,” Norman County Chief Deputy Ben Fall said. It’s a sudden loss that Norman County will take some time to mourn. Sheriff Jeremy Thornton began feeling fatigued…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – This time of the year is a great time to enjoy nature while cross country skiing and snowshoeing. Viking Ship Park at the Hjemkomst Center has freshly groomed, lit trails. There are also cross country trails at M.B. Johnson Park and Gooseberry Park. Most of them are along the Red River. Ski, boot and pole rentals…
