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Suspect missing after stolen vehicle chase in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead police are on the lookout for a suspect in a stolen vehicle chase. Police say an officer tried to pull over a driver in an area near 8th St. and 30th Ave. South Wednesday morning on suspicion that one of the occupants has felony warrants. The driver took off.  The chase ended in the Johnson…

Organizations connect with LGBTQ+ communities in ND & MN amid Pride Month

MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — Music has a way of bringing people together. That’s part of the reason the ACLU of North Dakota has launched a Pride Month playlist. “We polled our audiences online to see what songs resonate with them during this month,” said ACLU of North Dakota Digital Media Associate Adam Jorgenson. The result is a locally…

Person cited for disrupting anti-critical race theory conference in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police are called when people disrupt an anti-Critical Race Theory in schools conference at the Moorhead Courtyard by Marriott. Police say 35-year-old Vanessa Clark of Fargo was cited for disorderly conduct and released at the scene. A report is being sent to the City Attorney’s Office for review of possible charges for other protestors. The Center…

Sec. Buttigieg explains American Jobs Plan impact on North Dakota & Minnesota

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – President Joe Biden has ended negotiations with top Republican leaders regarding his American Jobs Plan, but the administration will continue seeking bipartisan approval of the infrastructure proposal. According to the White House, infrastructure in North Dakota and Minnesota has suffered from a lack of investment for decades. Between the two states, more than 5,000 miles of highways…

Police investigate stabbing in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Moorhead responded to a report of a stabbing Tuesday night.  It happened around 10:30 p.m. in the 800-block of Belsly Blvd. When officers arrived, they found a man with a superficial cut to his hand. He refused medical treatment on the scene. Another man who is an acquaintance of the victim was taken into custody,…

Groundbreaking for new Moorhead High School

The construction project is taking place on the current property of the high school.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Area Public Schools is breaking ground on a new high school. The construction project is taking place on the current property of the high school. The new high school will be built in two phases over four years. The first phase is expected to be completed by 2023. The second phase by 2025. The building…

Voxland named Barnesville Police Chief

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A sergeant with the Moorhead Police Dept. has been named police chief in Barnesville. The Barnesville City Council has approved the hiring of Joel Voxland. Voxland will replace Dean Ernst, who retired after 31 years with the police department. Voxland’s first day on the job in Barnesville will be June 21. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…

Moorhead denies 24-hour schedule request to complete underpass

MOORHEAD. Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Additional cost and noise are reasons the Moorhead City Council turned down a contractor’s request to be allowed to work extra hours to wrap up the Main Avenue/20th Street South underpass yet this year. Ames Construction Company wanted to work a 24-hour, six-day-a-week schedule to complete the project that includes three railroad bridges. Two of the…

Altony’s in Moorhead reopens in a new location

The new location is at 800 Holiday Drive in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — After one door closes, another one opens for an Italian restaurant in Moorhead. Altony’s moves to a new location in south Moorhead “Steady and busy. Oh, they’re very glad we’re back open. They missed us,” says Ryan Alford. The Italian theme has stayed. What was once Little Caesar’s in south Moorhead is now Altony’s Neighborhood Italian…