Author: Alison Voorhees

Area band leaders travel to New York to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

NEW YORK (KVRR/KFGO) — A group of Fargo-Moorhead band leaders traveled to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Six current and former leaders joined 400 others from around the U.S. and Mexico. Laura Johnson, of Dilworth, is the band director at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School and Fargo South High School. She said they arrived in New York City…

“Reimagine Romkey” project receives $5 million to build new city pool

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The City of Moorhead is getting a new public swimming pool and Romkey Park is getting a makeover. The Department of the Interior-National Park Service has awarded $5 million to the project. It’s being made possible through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program. The current swimming pool was built in 1958 and city leaders say it…

Fatal head-on crash with combine in Egeland

EGELAND, N.D. (KVRR) — A Mississippi man is dead after a head-on crash with a combine. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened shortly after 3:00 p.m. on Highway 66 in Egeland. 39-year-old Benjamin Shearer from Stewart, Mississippi was driving a van when he hit part of the combine’s header. The driver of the combine, 72-year-old Lawrence Weber…

Minnesota native hockey player dies tragically during game in England

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND (KVRR) — Former NHL player and Hibbing, Minnesota native Adam Johnson tragically died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday when he suffered a catastrophic cut to his neck. It happened during the second period of the Challenge Cup game between the Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers. The 29-year-old Johnson was slashed by…

UND Police investigating firearm incident at ATO Fraternity

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The University of North Dakota Police Department issued an incident alert via text and email around 2:00 this morning of a male subject involved in a firearm incident at the ATO Fraternity. UND Police are asking on its Facebook that anyone with any information regarding the man pictured here contact the UND Police Department at…

West Fargo Police warn of lottery scam

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Police Department says there’s a lottery scam impersonating the City of West Fargo. The scammer sends a letter claiming the recipient is a winner of the “West Fargo Lottery Inc. International Online Lottery Program.” In order to claim your prize, you must call and provide bank account information so the “winning funds” can…