Author: Alison Voorhees

Breckenridge man pinned under tipped crane

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is rescued after being pinned under a crane in Breckenridge. James Jawaski, 58,  was found in the cab of a tipped over crane. It happened at Woodcrest Drive and River Bend Trail around 10:45 this morning. Both of the man’s legs were pinned. A front-end loader was able to lift the crane. Jawaski was…

Great Plains Food Bank saw “unprecedented” numbers during Youth Summer Meals Program

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Great Plains Food Bank announces it was it a huge year for it’s Youth Summer Meals Program. They say the program more than quadrupled the meals they gave out this summer. An unprecedented 23,270 meals were given out at 14 different locations throughout the state. That is an increase of over 17,000 meals compared to last…

Motorcyclist identified in fatal Grand Forks crash

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The Grand Forks Police Department release the victim’s name in a deadly motorcycle crash. The crash happened shortly before 9 p.m. Monday at the corner of 36th Avenue South and Columbia Road. The motorcycle driver, 22-year-old Tucker Riskey, was seriously injured and later died at Altru Hospital. The pickup driver was not hurt. The crash…

Murder suspect from Washington arrested in Cass County

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A murder suspect from Washington state is in the Cass County Jail following a traffic stop on I-94, west of Fargo. North Dakota State Patrol Capt. Bryan Niewind says the trooper discovered that the person was wanted for murder during a routine traffic stop late Tuesday afternoon. Niewind says investigators from Washington state are flying…

West Fargo names new City Administrator

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The West Fargo City Commission names Dustin Scott as City Administrator for the City of West Fargo. Scott is originally from West Fargo and currently serves as the Assistant City Administrator. He had been the Acting City Administrator since Tina Fisk resigned in March. Each finalist met with city staff and members of the public,…

Public comments allowed on plan related to wild horses, cattle at Theodore Roosevelt National Park

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The National Park Service has now opened it up to the public to weigh in on its Livestock Plan on herds of wild horses and cattle within Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The plan would possibly remove horses from the park. Gov. Burgum has been outspoken in the past, urging the park service to keep the animals…

Menahga school bus crash in Otter Tail County

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Authorities respond to a bus crash in Otter Tail County. The sheriff’s office says a Menahga school bus was on 470th Street at the County Road 19 intersection when it was hit by a truck pulling a livestock trailer shortly after 4 this afternoon. Both the bus and the truck ended up in the…

Three people found dead in Breezy Point

BREEZY POINT, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Three people are found dead at a townhouse development in Breezy Point, Minnesota. It’s north of Brainerd. Authorities responded to Whitebirch Estates around 8:45 Tuesday night. So far, they haven’t shared any details about the deaths or the identities of the victims. They don’t believe that there is a threat to the public. The…