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Protesters gather in downtown Pelican Rapids after ICE activity in area

January 12, 2026

Eric Bolin,

Protesters gather in downtown Pelican Rapids in response to reported ICE activity in the town. 1/12/26.PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. — Dozens of people in Pelican Rapids are voicing their opposition to ICE activity in their town and the state as a whole. Protesters gathering on North Broadway in downtown Pelican Rapids, near the bridge spanning Pelican River. They held signs showing…

Another charged in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, involving Moorhead & Pelican Rapids sites

November 24, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

Documents seized as part of investigation. (FBI)ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Another person is charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. Abdirashid Dool, 36, is charged in a seven-count indictment with wire fraud and money laundering. Dool and another co-operated two food sites, the MRC food site in Moorhead and the Bilaal food site in Pelican Rapids. They falsely…

Two men charged in check forging scheme in Otter Tail County

November 20, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two men have been charged in a check forging scheme in Otter Tail County. Keith King, 62, of St. Cloud and Daryl Jungroth, 51, of Elk River were arrested for attempting to cash fraudulent checks at banks in Fergus Falls and Pelican Rapids. Court documents say both men told law enforcement they received the…

Detroit Lakes man killed after motorcycle crashed into pickup is identified

October 2, 2025

TJ Nelson,

PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR) — A Detroit Lakes man who died after crashing his motorcycle west of Perham Monday afternoon has been identified as 65-year-old Robert Stelzer. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says he was on Fort Thunder Road and failed to stop at the intersection of County Highway 125. The motorcycle crashed into a pickup. The person who reported the…

Protesters Gather Outside Fishbach’s Office After ‘Yes’ Vote on Bill

The demonstration largely focused on potential cuts to Medicaid, but also mentioned the ways it will hurt society as a whole.

July 9, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Labor union members and other concerned citizens began their protest outside Rep. Michelle Fischbach’s Moorhead office at about 12:30 on July 9. Fishbach was one of four Congressional members representing Minnesota who voted yes on President Trump’s budget bill. Protesters came from all points on the political spectrum – like Jessica Cain, who voted for Trump…

Man Arrested After Pursuit On Roads and Multiple Fields Near Rothsay, MN

February 16, 2025

TJ Nelson,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man is arrested after a pursuit through multiple fields and roads northeast of Rothsay, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s deputies were trying to arrest 33-year-old Levi Barry of Pelican Rapids on Saturday afternoon. Barry was wanted on multiple arrest warrants. Officers were finally able to stop him and make the arrest. No injuries…

Assembly Begins on Mural Backdrop

This is the first year in many decades that a different artist is behind the creation of the mural for Concordia's Christmas Concert.

December 1, 2024

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Emmy® Award-winning Concordia Christmas Concerts are hugely popular in the F-M area, and an integral component of them is the mural background behind the choirs and the orchestra. Assembly of the mural began on December 1st- and this year, the design came from a new source: artist Paul Johnson of Pelican Rapids. He said he…

Landowners In Pelican Rapids Are Banding Together To Fight Proposal of a Campground

October 21, 2024

Juliana Pelaez,

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) — Joseph Clauson wants to use land that his family has owned for more than 100 years on Grove Lake in Otter Tail County and turn it into a 26-unit commercial campground. The problem is that a group of landowners next to the proposed campground don’t want people to disturb the land. “We’ve been to the…

Dickinson Woman’s Vehicle Ends Up In Lake Near Pelican Rapids, She is Unharmed

June 17, 2024

TJ Nelson,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office and fire and ambulance crews from Pelican Rapids responded to a report of an unoccupied vehicle in the lake. The call came in around 5:30 p.m. in the area of East Lake Lizzie Road and County Highway 31. They found the vehicle in the water on the north side…

Vikings V Vikings For the DJ Colter High School Play of the Week

Kindred V Pelican Rapids For High School Play of the Week

March 22, 2024

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D, — Two plays enter and one will win. In play number one, Jake Starcevic came away with the steal and then lobbed it upstairs for Brooks Bakko, who hammered home the alleyoop slam for the Kindred Vikings against the Killdeer Cowboys. In play number two, the Pelican Rapids Vikings also turn defense to offense by playing the passing…