ST. PAUL, Minn. – Health officials say a strain of avian flu confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in southern Minnesota does not pose a risk to the public and there are no food safety concerns for consumers. The state Board of Animal Health says routine testing discovered low pathogenic avian influenza at a farm in Kandiyohi County. The board…
TRAIL, Minn. (KVRR) — A house in Polk County is destroyed by fire after a 20-pound propane tank is brought inside to thaw out, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office tells KVRR Local News that it happened just after noon at 302 Birch Street in Trail, Minnesota, north of Fosston. They report minor injuries among the…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced a possible case of chronic wasting disease in a deer southwest of Climax, Minnesota. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is increasing hunter harvested surveillance efforts in the eastern part of the state. Chronic wasting disease is neurological disease contagious to deer, elk and moose. Hunters are encouraged…
MINNESOTA (FOX 9) – Minnesota will now administer COVID-19 booster shots to all adults that are fully vaccinated, following the eligibility expansion from federal public health officials. The expansion coincides with the announcement Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 booster shots to all U.S. adults. The expansion of eligibility will allow more Minnesotans to get their…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Agriculture experts say Minnesota farmers who grow about 45 million turkeys annually will benefit from higher prices this year. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says the price of turkeys has steadily increased as demand has risen following a year in which there were fewer family gatherings and restaurant traffic was down due to the coronavirus pandemic….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police find 343 fentanyl pills worth $12,000 and two men have been arrested during a drug bust. The department says during a traffic stop on Interstate 94 Wednesday officers found 15 bags with blue pills inside with M30 written on them. Authorities say it’s a “known description of counterfeit labeled drugs responsible for doubling…
UPDATE: The Highway Patrol says Richard Lefevre died in a crash north of Jamestown Tuesday night. Authorities corrected information they sent in an earlier release saying Lefevre was wearing a seat belt. STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A 63-year-old man is dead following a crash in Stutsman County. It happened two miles north of Jamestown on Highway 52 around…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 9,000 people, as the state struggles with the nation’s highest rate of new infections and low vaccination rates in certain areas. The Minnesota Department of Health on Tuesday reported 51 new deaths, which raised the state’s pandemic total to 9,047. It also reported 10,913 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, which…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – You may have heard of Miss USA. But have you ever heard of Miss Agriculture USA? An NDSU graduate and three-time Miss Agriculture USA title holder for North Dakota has been actively involved in agriculture her whole life. “I grew up on a hobby farm in Hawley, Minnesota so that is kind of where it all…
DULUTH, Minn. – Wintry weather carrying strong winds, snow and icy conditions may have contributed to a highway crash in northeastern Minnesota that killed a woman and an 11-year-old boy. The Minnesota State Patrol cited snow and icy roads in a fatal crash Thursday afternoon on Highway 135 in St. Louis County. A Toyota Corolla carrying four people was westbound…
