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3D virtual walkthrough of Paul Wellstone Memorial released

October 20, 2022

Site Staff,

NEAR EVELETH, Minn. (KVRR) – The family of Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone launches a 3D virtual tour of his memorial near where his plane crashed. Twelve days before the election in 2002 a plane with Wellstone, his wife Sheila, their daughter Marcia and campaign staffers Tom Lapic, Mary McEvoy and Will McLaughlin crashed while trying to land. Wellstone was going…

Minnesota-based Talon Nickel To Build $433 Ore Processing Plant In N.D.

October 19, 2022

TJ Nelson,

MERCER CO., N.D. (KVRR/AP/CNN) — Mercer County, North Dakota will be the site of a new facility that processes nickel and other minerals for batteries that power electric vehicles and the electric grid. Minnesota-based Talon Nickel will receive $114 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The company will build a $433 million ore processing and management facility in Mercer County…

Walz & Jensen vow for your support during only televised debate

October 18, 2022

Site Staff,

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Dr. Scott Jensen went head-to-head in the second and only televised debate of the governor’s race. A topic that had a lot of fireworks is the opioid crisis and fentanyl overdoses. Walz and Jensen agree Minnesota needs to do what it can to stop drugs from going across the U.S.-Mexico border…

Enbridge Agrees To Pay $11 Million for Spills and Breaches During Line 3 Work in Minnesota

October 17, 2022

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Enbridge Energy agrees to pay Minnesota and Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa $11 million for spills and breaches caused by its Line 3 pipeline. It also agrees to pay a $1,000 fine after admitting a breach of an aquifer in Clearwater County. Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a misdemeanor count on behalf of…

Biden’s Infrastructure Bill strives to improve safety across country

October 12, 2022

Site Staff,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) — The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration is investing in 12 formula programs related to safety improvements using President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law. White House officials are calling this a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild roads, bridges and take action for a clean energy economy with more electric vehicle charging ports. They say nearly $270 million will be…

Concordia offers transfer admission guarantee for community college students

October 10, 2022

Site Staff,

MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Twelve Minnesota private colleges, including Concordia, are offering a transfer admission guarantee. Community college students who earned an associate of arts degree and meet GPA and other transfer curriculum requirements can get guaranteed admission. The GPA to transfer to Concordia is 2.75 and you can earn your A.A. degree anywhere in the U.S. to transfer to be…

Fargo-Moorhead celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 10, 2022

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The White Earth Veterans and Honor Guard, City of Moorhead, Minnesota State University Moorhead and the American Legion shared the importance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. “I was asked when I was in the Air Force ‘What are you serving for? They took land, they took your people’s lives.’ I said ‘Yeah, we’re fighting for our land…

12 Europeans detained in Minnesota for smuggling attempt

October 9, 2022

KVRR Staff,

ROSEAU CO., Minn. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection say agents stopped a “smuggling attempt” after two cars with 12 migrants unlawfully entered the U.S. at Roseau, Minnesota. The agency announced on Friday an agent at the Warroad Station was notified on September 25 that two cars had made unlawful entry. The agent located one of the vehicles at a…

Minnesota frontline worker payments of nearly $500 start go out this week

October 3, 2022

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Bonus payments for Minnesota frontline workers will start going out this week, with over 1 million people receiving nearly $500. Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced that 1,025,655 Minnesota frontline workers will receive $487.45 to “recognize their work on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic,” a news release said. State officials will begin sending out the payments…

Cass Co. Sheriff’s Office Helps See Veterans off To Washington, D.C.

October 2, 2022

TJ Nelson,

Cass County Sheriff’s Office/FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Sheriff’s Office is honoring our latest batch of local veterans to take off on the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota. They showed up before sunrise at Hector International Airport in Fargo and escorted around 90 vets into the airport so they could board the plane for Washington, D.C. They will…