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Body found in Red River in Moorhead

July 6, 2022

Site Staff,

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 man. The body…

Demonstrators at Red River Women’s Clinic as abortions continue after Dobbs v Jackson decision

Abortions resume at North Dakota's only abortion clinic following last Friday's Supreme Court ruling which overturned Roe v. Wade.

June 29, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Abortions resume at North Dakota’s only abortion clinic following last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the Red River Women’s Clinic must shut down on July 28. “I am against abortion because I think it’s a human life at conception. I’m all for women’s rights until it…

MnDOT wants help naming bike route from Moorhead to St. Cloud

U.S. Bike Route 20 is the third such amenity in the state

June 29, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — MnDOT wants your help naming the new U.S. Bike Route 20. The 188-mile long route connects Moorhead to St. Cloud. The name options include: Glacial Lakes Bicycle Route, Prairie Lakes Bicycle Route, MiddleSota Bicycle Route, Rivers to Prairies Bicycle Route or Towns and Fields Bicycle Route. They all highlight geographic features along the bike route. Voting…

MNDOT shares Moorhead 11th St underpass & Hwys. 10 & 75 project details

June 28, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Department of Transportation answers questions and gets concerns from people in Moorhead on the 11th Street underpass and reconstruction of Highways 10 and 75. The underpass project includes Americans With Disabilities Act approved pedestrian accessibility improvements, updating utilities and signals. Construction is set to begin next year and end in 2025. The Highways 10…

UPDATE: GoFundMe for Red River Women’s Clinic Move Surges Over $728,000

June 26, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As of 8:30 p.m. Monday, the GoFundMe for Red River Women’s Clinic move to Moorhead had surged over $728,000. More than 9,000 people have contributed to the fundraiser. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A GoFundMe account created just two days ago to raise money to move North Dakota’s only abortion clinic to Moorhead has…

Fargo Police Arrest Reckless Endangerment Suspect

June 24, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Andre Leshaun Darnell Strickland, 26, from Moorhead, was arrested on Wednesday, June 22. Strickland was wanted by the Fargo Police Department for his involvement in a shots fired incident in South Fargo June 19. He was arrested without incident in an apartment in Moorhead for Reckless Engenderment with a Weapon. Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski said,…

Minnesota introduces catalytic converter ID to prevent thefts

The Moorhead Police Department is among several police departments in Minnesota that have started using a new method to prevent people from stealing catalytic converters.

June 15, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police is part of a pilot program paid through a state-funded grant estimated at more than $100,000 where they mark catalytic converters using serial numbers unique to each. A Moorhead police detective says there’s been a correlation with steel prices rising since 2020 and catalytic converter thefts across the country. “There’s three precious metals inside….

Moorhead police arrest robbery suspect

June 9, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police arrest a man they say committed a robbery saying he had a gun. Officers responded near Horizon Middle School around 5:30 Thursday for a disturbance. A 911 caller said they met with a man who took money from them and threatened to shoot the victim. The man fled on a bike and no one was…

Fargo firearms instructor weighs in on gun debate

June 7, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With more mass shootings across the country since Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, people wonder when will the chaos end? More cities across the country are experiencing the tragedy of gun violence. It has even affected people in Fargo where 24-year-old Malik Gill, of Moorhead, was convicted of second degree assault with a dangerous…

Center Avenue construction set to begin Monday in Moorhead

One of Moorhead's main roads is soon to be under construction

June 1, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — You can expect to run into construction along Center Avenue in Downtown Moorhead starting on Monday. The project is being divided into two phases. Phase One is from the Red River bridge to 6th Street and will take until late August to complete. Phase Two affects 6th and 8th Streets and is expected to wrap by…