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High schoolers get hands-on experience working construction trades at Moorhead High School

The event is hosted by Construction Tomorrow

September 29, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — High schoolers across Northwest Minnesota are getting their opportunity to learn about construction trades with some hands-on experience at Moorhead High School. More than 900 students attended the event hosted by Construction Tomorrow including a group of students from Detroit Lakes. From bricklaying and cement masonry to carpentry and electricity, the students had many options to…

Alexandria police chief believes he knows who made swatting calls

September 29, 2022

Site Staff,

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) – Alexandria Police Chief Scott Kent believes swatting’ calls made to schools in his city, Fergus Falls and St. Paul last week came from a phone number IP address in Ethiopia. The calls were a hoax reporting an active shooter at the schools. Minneapolis, New Ulm, Fairmont, Rochester, Cloquet, Austin, Brainerd, Rosemount, Mankato, Grand Rapids, Bemidji, and…

Trial Of Northern Minnesota Man Accused of Killing His Wife Begins

September 28, 2022

KVRR Staff,

Eric ReinboldTHIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) — The trial of an Oklee, Minnesota man charged with killing his wife in July 2021 is underway in Thief River Falls. Eric Reinbold went into hiding after the incident and wasn’t arrested for nearly a month until a trail camera captured his whereabouts near property owned by his parents. He had been on…

Walz, Fischbach & state DFL & GOP candidates push voters to get to the polls

September 23, 2022

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – DFL and Republican leaders come to Moorhead on the first day of early voting in Minnesota to let people know they have options to cast their ballot. “Today is the first day of early voting which is pretty much a holiday,” DFL Minnesota House District 4B candidate John Hest said. “Forty-six days, and I’ll keep saying…

Rep. Fischbach selling items with ‘Let’s go, Brandon’ on them on campaign website

September 23, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach doesn’t believe it’s a controversy that she’s selling seven items on her website with the term “Let’s go, Brandon” on them. At an October 2021 NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway, Brandon Brown won his first Xfinity Series. The crowd behind him chanted “F*** Joe Biden.” An NBC reporter suggested they were cheering…

Walz fights to give frontline bonus pay to Minnesotans working in other states

September 23, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Governor Tim Walz said, if elected to a second term, he will fight to allow Minnesotans working in other states to get frontline worker bonus pay. Walz’s original plan gave $1 billion to those workers and $1 billion to workers and businesses in the hospitality industry. That was modified by the Legislature. Only workers living in…

47 people charged in $250 Million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme

September 20, 2022

TJ Nelson,

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — The founder of Feeding Our Future and 46 others have been charged in what federal officials are calling the largest pandemic fraud in the country. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger of Minnesota announced charges against founder Aimee Bock and others that include conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery. Authorities allege the massive fraud scheme took at least…

Spirt Lake Man Gets 30 Years in Prison On Child Porn Indictments

September 19, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Spirit Lake man who pleaded guilty to producing, distributing and possessing child porn gets 30 years in prison. Court documents show 29-year-old Johnson Tollefson produced child porn in Dilworth. It depicted a toddler-age female. He then distributed the child porn to other users of the social media network Tumblr in exchange for other child porn….

“Hockeyland” skates into F-M region with a September 20th premiere

Fargo Docs will screen the documentary Tuesday at 7pm at Fargo Theatre.

September 14, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Texas Football has Friday Night Lights but Minnesota has Hockeyland. “Hockeyland” is about Minnesota high school seniors competing for one last chance to etch their names into local glory. Fargo Docs will host the premiere Tuesday night at Fargo Theatre. “One of the coolest things about ‘Hockeyland’ is that it was actually filmed in northern Minnesota…

MN AG Keith Ellison visits Red River Women’s Clinic

September 14, 2022

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison tours the Red River Women’s Clinic’s new facility in Moorhead saying it’s up and functioning well. He calls the staff “vibrant” and ready to help women during a difficult time. Ellison says if a state tries to file criminal charges against a women getting an abortion in Minnesota, he will file…