Author: Alison Voorhees

Groundbreaking for Eventide’s new “Sander Flats” 55+ apartments

RISE Companies' partner company C2 Construction will manage the construction of the project

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Eventide Senior Living Communities is expanding in Moorhead. In a partnership with RISE Companies, Eventide is breaking ground on an expansion called “Sanders Flats.” It’s an apartment complex for active adults 55 and over. Construction has started at 1601 8th Street South, which is just south of Eventide’s Moorhead campus. The complex will have 46 apartments…

Concordia students give back during annual ‘Hands for Change’

This event is an effort to introduce students to their new community

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — As college students start their school year, they are already giving back to the community. Concordia College hosts its 30th annual ‘Hands for Change’ event. First-year and transfer students volunteered at about 25 locations across Fargo Moorhead. One of the locations was at Cobber Kids Daycare, where planter boxes were built for growing fruits and vegetables….

Minnesota expands free meals program to students this school year

Minnesota was one of eight states selected for the USDA pilot program

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Walz says the state is expanding its free meals program to an additional 90,000 new students this school year. More than 200,000 students on Medicaid will be automatically enrolled. Minnesota is one of eight states selected for the USDA pilot program that makes this move possible. Walz says, “This project means fewer children will…

Roers announces development plans for downtown Moorhead

The Fargo-based development group shared a mock-up of the project

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead’s downtown area is set to get a new look. Roers is partnering with JLG Architects and Stantec on the Downtown Moorhead Development project. They say the project could be upwards of nine city blocks, taking over the location where the Moorhead Center Mall sits. The project is set to have multiple phases with the first…

Early morning garage fire near south Fargo apartment building

The fire happened at 1517 34th Street South

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — People in a Fargo apartment building were temporarily evacuated early this morning when a row of nearby garages started on fire. Fargo Fire says they went to 1517 34th Street South around 3:30 a.m. The detached garages were on fire and wind was pushing the flames towards the apartment building. Firefighters say they were able to…

Retired Clay County Sheriff in hospice, suffering from Alzheimer’s disease

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Retired Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist has been placed on Hospice care at Sanford. Bergquist’s family says since his retirement in 2019, he has been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. His family says Bergquist is resting comfortably with his family and friends by his side. Bergquist had a nearly four-decade long law enforcement career. He joined the Moorhead…

Charges filed against man accused of shooting at North Dakota trooper

He's accused of injuring a motorcyclist and shooting his gun while fleeing a trooper

Maichael YousaFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Charges are filed against the man involved in two crashes and a shooting with a trooper that shut down part of the interstate in Fargo Tuesday night. Twenty-eight-year-old Maichael Yousa is charged with attempted murder, reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, fleeing and driving under suspension. Yousa was shot twice by a North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper…

UPDATE: 18-year-old who left campground on Grand Forks Air Force Base, found

Hailey Sullivan has an intellectual disability and responds to the nickname Hei-Hei

UPDATE: Hailey Sullivan was found this afternoon near Gilby, northwest of the base.   GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Authorities are searching for an 18-year-old who left her family campground on the Grand Forks Air Force Base earlier this week. Hailey Sullivan is 5-foot-2 with brown hair and glasses and was wearing blue jeans. She has an intellectual disability and…

K9 assists with arrest and weapons charges south of Bemidji

Lawrence Daniels, of Bemidji, was arrested by deputies

BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Weapons charges are filed and a man is arrested with the help of a Beltrami County K9. Eighteen-year-old Lawrence Daniels, of Bemidji, was arrested for possession of a pistol without a permit, driving without a valid license, and contributing to the delinquency of a child. The Hubbard and Beltrami Sheriff’s Offices responded to a gas…