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Trump and Vance team up to campaign in Minnesota, a state that hasn’t backed the GOP in 52 years

July 28, 2024

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — As the presidential campaign enters a critical final 100 day stretch, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, rallied supporters on Saturday in a state that hasn’t backed a GOP candidate for the…

Trump To Hold Rally in St. Cloud on Saturday

July 23, 2024

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FILE – Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, right, points toward Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. Vance is a top contender to be selected as Trump’s running mate. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)Former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance will hold a presidential campaign rally Saturday in…

Tractors Help Campers Get Out of Winstock Country Music Festival After Heavy Rain

June 16, 2024

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Courtesy: Kip KovarWINSTED, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — A wet weekend came to a muddy conclusion at Winstock Country Music Festival, about an hour south of St. Cloud. Vehicles had to be pulled out of flooded campsites after nearly three inches of rain. The rain resulted in two artists, Sara Evans and Josh Turner, not being able to take the stage. Performances…

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

May 15, 2024

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…