MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz hosts a roundtable in Moorhead to discuss his plan to make childcare more affordable and accessible for Minnesotans. State Senator Rob Kupec, Mayor Shelly Carlson, and Minnesota Department of Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart, along with parents, and childcare providers joined Walz at the Moorhead Library. The focus was on how to address…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Walz will be in Moorhead tomorrow on a multi-purpose trip. In the morning, he’s hosting a roundtable discussion on his plan to make child care more afforable and accessible for people in Minnesota. Later in the day, Walz will join Mayor Shelly Carlson and Senator Rob Kupec among others to tour the city’s flood mitigation…
KYIV, UKRAINE (KVRR) — In the next few weeks, Mark J. Lindquist will be launching a podcast series called “Everything Ukraine”, where he’ll interview locals and international leaders about how they have been dealing with the ongoing war. The Moorhead Air Force veteran is also getting ready to host a TEDx Talk at the University of North Carolina later this…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With the big storm approaching, Xcel Energy is preparing for what could happen if power is lost. To prepare for any outages that could occur during or after the storm, Xcel Energy has brought in extra help from Minneapolis. Crews are preparing by resting up for this weeks storm and have been training on its potential…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sen. John Hoeven received an update on the latest forecast from the National Weather Service and discussed disaster and first responder preparations being made in the region. This includes sandbagging operations which are set to begin later this week. The meeting took place this morning and participants included Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, West Fargo Mayor Bernie…
FARGO (KVRR) – Hope Inc. hosted their annual Sled Hockey for Hope. It started today and goes through the weekend. The community was encouraged to form a team and participate. KVRR put together a team and were right in the action this morning. This event puts the fun in fundraising. It’s a great way to have a blast, build teamwork…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A family has been displaced after a fire broke out in the basement of a south Moorhead home shortly before noon Friday. Moorhead Fire Battalion Chief Benton Hicks said crews responded to a report of smoke and fire coming out of the basement window in a home at 4523 Blue Stem Way. He said firefighters had…
Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee has a hearing Friday on a rail safety bill. The author of the bill, Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead, stresses that it’s focused mainly on training for how to handle a situation in which a railroad accident occurs. That includes the training on what could happen, how to respond, and handling post-response of any train incident….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An investor known for his role as a judge on the hit reality show ‘Shark Tank’ has a lot of praise for North Dakota but not so much for Minnesota. Kevin O’Leary sat down with Sean Hannity on FOX News to talk about inflation and the economy. He calls North Dakota a gem for investment saying…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A new president has been named at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Dr. Timothy Downs will come from Cal Poly Humboldt where he is the interim chief of staff. He has also served as president and CEO of Northern State University from 2016 to 2021. Before that he was a provost and chief academic officer at Niagara…
