A Minnesota native becomes the first ever female pilot to fly with the Blue Angels. Lt. Amanda Lee of Mounds View, Minnesota will join the team of pilots for the 2023 air show season. She will need to complete an intensive five-month training program with the other new members of the team. While Lee is the first female fighter jet…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Moorhead announce a $100,000 investment to prepare the city for climate change and extreme weather. The grant will be used to protect Moorhead from increased rains and floods. It identifies specific buildings, roads and other crucial infrastructure that are at highest risk of failing due to flooding. Another project includes infrastructure…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Friday is the deadline in Polk County, Minnesota to turn in flood damage assessments. Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management officials are requesting the information. They want to know about damages to private property due to flooding from April 22nd to now. The worst of the damages occurred in Crookston, Fisher and East Grand Forks….
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. — A man wanted for seriously assaulting another man with a weapon at a hotel in Starbuck in west-central Minnesota is arrested in Otter Tail County. 41-year-old Justin Cardinal of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, had fled the scene before police arrived Saturday night. Pope County authorities say Cardinal stole a vehicle and drove to Grant County where…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — The Ramsey County Medical Examiner has identified the body of a man who was pulled from the Red River in north Moorhead Wednesday afternoon. He was 35-year-old Emmanuel Chieh of Fargo. The body was spotted near the shoreline. Police say the medical examiner did not find any evidence of significant trauma to the body, but a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – It was a rocking good time full of horsepower at Moorhead Cruise Night. Gearheads showed off their cars’ muscle and how they restored them. Mall businesses like Kreps Family Farm had food and items for sale. Uptown performed many songs like Kryptonite by Three Doors Down. That band will be at the Red River Valley Fair…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Minnesota veterans, active duty military members and families of those who served during the war on terrorism can apply for a bonus payment to recognize their service. The money comes from a law signed in May including $25 million for post September 11th veterans and Gold Star families. To be eligible, people must have served between September…
UPDATE – The Becker County Sheriff says Alexander Robare was arrested around 10:30 Wednesday night in Detroit Lakes and more charges are pending against him. DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – Police are searching for a Bemidji man who ran from the Becker County Courthouse in Detroit Lakes after being sentenced on an escape charge. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office…
Red River file image.MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A body is found near the shoreline of the Red River in Moorhead by children. It happened around 12:30 near 1000 block of 7th Street North. Police say the body was in the water for “a significant period of time.” Police say property found on the body leads them to believe it’s a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Bike the U.S. for MS is a nationwide fundraiser raising money for those who struggle with Multiple Sclerosis while doubling as a marathon bike ride. The Northern Tier began their journey in May in Ben Harbor, Maine and their goal is to keep pedaling east to west across the Northern part of the country until they…
