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Governor Seeks Candidates To Fill Two Judicial Seats in MN’s 7th Judicial District

May 15, 2024

TJ Nelson,

Judge Sarah Hennesy & Judge Greta Smolnisky ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz is looking to appoint two new judges in the Seventh Judicial District. One of the vacancies occurred upon the elevation of Judge Sarah Hennesy in St. Cloud to the Minnesota Supreme Court. The other comes with the resignation of Judge Greta Smolnisky in Moorhead who was…

Elderly Couple Pulled From Burning Car After Crash

People passing by pull an elderly couple out of a burning car after a crash in Douglas County, Minnesota

November 14, 2023

Site Staff,

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – People passing by pull an elderly couple out of a burning car after a crash in Douglas County, Minnesota. The Sheriff’s Office says a car drove off the road and hit a large pine tree on County Road 4 near Little Mary Circle Southwest. There were two people in the car, 92-year-old John Plusa and…

Two Women Killed on I-94 After Tire Hits Their Vehicle Near the Twin Cities

October 22, 2023

KVRR Staff,

ST. MICHAEL, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — Two women were killed along I-94 west of the Twin Cities after their SUV struck a tire that came off a semi on Saturday. Troopers responded shortly before 5 p.m. for a fatal wreck in the eastbound lanes of I-94 near Highway 241 in St. Michael. According to troopers, a Freightliner semi was headed west…

Amber Alert Canceled With Arrest of Suspect, Boy Found Safe

July 30, 2023

KVRR Staff,

CROW WING CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An amber alert issued Saturday night out of Becker, Minnesota, near St. Cloud, was canceled after a three hour long standoff with the suspect in Crow Wing County. 41-year-old Scott Henrikson was arrested and the missing two-year-old boy, who has the same last name, was found safe around 4 a.m. They were both in…

Gib Bromenschenkel, Longtime Fargo City Commissioner, Dies at 92

April 23, 2023

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man who planned on serving just one term on the Fargo City Commission but ended up staying for 32 years, has died. Gilbert Bromenschenkel died on Saturday, April 22 according to family posts on social media and Boulger Funeral Home. Bromenschenkel was born in St. Cloud in 1930. He and his wife, Doris, moved to…

Elk River man sentenced in Stearns County child sex sting

April 1, 2023

Site Staff,

STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — An Elk River man who pleaded guilty after getting caught in a solicitation of a child sting out of Stearns County has been sentenced. 45-year-old Kyle Barton is sentenced to 10 days in jail and five years probation. He received credit for four days already served. Barton pleaded guilty to a felony charge of engaging…

Woman Pleads Guilty To Running Upper Midwest Drug Enterprise From Mexico

March 13, 2023

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A St. Cloud woman pleads guilty in Fargo to leading a dangerous drug distribution enterprise from Mexico. 30-year-old Macalla Knott pled guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Money Laundering Conspiracy and Continuing Criminal Enterprise. She admitted to supervising, managing, and leading more than five people in the enterprise while living in Mexico since March 2020. Prosecutors say…

Voters chime in on Biden administration so far

MSUM students chime in as President Biden reaches the halfway point of his first term.

February 9, 2023

Site Staff,

MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Vice President Harris’ visit to St. Cloud focuses on Minnesota’s push for clean energy in the coming decades. By 2030, the movement requires 80% of the state’s electricity to come from carbon-free sources. That goal will be increased to 100% by 2040. Some younger voters support the idea of Minnesota’s clean energy bill but wonder how sustainable…

Vice President Kamala Harris visiting St. Cloud Thursday

February 9, 2023

KVRR Staff,

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (FOX 9) – Vice President Kamala Harris, on the heels of the State of the Union address, is stopping in St. Cloud on Thursday. The White House announced last week Harris would travel to St. Cloud to “highlight how the Administration’s investments in electric vehicles are creating good-paying, union jobs.” Harris plans to tour a final assembly plant for New…

First Responder Has Serious Injuries After Ambulance Hit Near Edmore, North Dakota

January 16, 2023

TJ Nelson,

EDMORE, N.D. (KVRR) — A first responder has serious injuries after the ambulance he was in was hit while attending to a driver injured in a rollover crash off of State Highway 1. It happened after 11 o’clock Monday morning about four miles north of Edmore, North Dakota in fog and light mist. 32-year-old Taylor Trontvet of Edmore was taken…