Willow River/Honor the EarthST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota environmental regulators say damage to the state’s public groundwater resources from mistakes during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known. The state Department of Natural Resources says Enbridge Energy crews ruptured three groundwater aquifers while building the 340-mile pipeline across northern Minnesota last year. The DNR…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature have offered a voluntary proposal for paid family and medical leave. It would rely on tax credits for employers who choose to participate, in contrast with Democratic proposals that would require paid time off. Republicans depicted their plan Monday as an innovative way to support employees who need time off after…
MARSHALL, Minn. — “Coming this fall, Schwan’s Home Delivery is changing it’s name. Say hello to Yelloh!. That’s right. After 70 years with the iconic yellow vehicles making deliveries for the Marshall-based company, Schwan’s is changing it’s name to Yelloh!. The full transition is expected to take around a year. In a Facebook post, the company wrote the new name…
LAMOURE CO., N.D. (KVRR/AP) — An Ogema, Minnesota man remains behind bars in LaMoure County, North Dakota for a suspected kidnapping. Charges pending against Ryan Degroat include kidnapping, felonious restraint and terrorizing. Degroat is accused of abducting a 41-year-old woman from her mother’s home in Brown County, South Dakota Friday night. Law enforcement was able to use cell phone triangulation…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Gov. Tim Walz has released an updated plan for how to spend the state’s enormous budget surplus, including a proposal for income tax rebate checks of $1,000 per couple. The governor’s supplemental budget proposal follows last month’s announcement that the state’s budget surplus has grown to $9.25 billion. Walz wants to issue tax rebate checks of $500…
(FOX 9) – An American killed during a military strike by Russia in Ukraine was from Minnesota. Family members confirm to FOX 9 that 68-year-old Jimmy Hill was born in Eveleth, Minnesota and graduated from Mahtomedi High School, was killed in the City of Chernihiv in Ukraine while trying to find food. The State Department confirmed Thursday that an American…
NEAR HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) – The first of three gates for the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion has been delivered south of Horace. It weighs 47-and-a-half tons and will be used for the diversion inlet structure. The gate is being delivered in pieces from five semis over two days. The other gates will arrive in the next two weeks. The gates will control…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Police say they have arrested the former boyfriend of a woman who died after she was set on fire at a St. Paul shipping warehouse. Authorities say 44-year-old Kelli Ranning Goodermont was killed at her workplace Tuesday. Her former boyfriend was arrested near his Bloomington home that had been set on fire. In a protection petition…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) – People from Moorhead to Detroit Lakes take part in a town hall to hear from their state senator and representatives. Minnesota has the only divided Legislature in the country, so passing anything requires some comprise. People wanted to know how State Senator Kent Eken and State Representatives Paul Marquart and Heather Keeler would like the Legislature to…
LAKE PARK, Minn. (KFGO-KVRR) – Fire caused heavy damage to the Lake Park, Minnesota American Legion. The fire was reported shortly after 8 p.m Sunday by a passerby. Police Chief Brady Burnside said there was significant heat and smoke damage, mostly to the interior of the building. Fire Chief Dave Coufal said it was a very hot fire, one of…
