MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting is running for reelection. Empting was elected to his first term in 2018, when former Sheriff Bill Bergquist announced his retirement. “In my first term as your Sheriff, I am confident I have proven myself as a strong law enforcement leader, successfully taking your Sheriff’s Office through some of the most…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – Bobcat has announced plans for a new assembly plant in Minnesota. The West Fargo-based manufacturer of farm and construction equipment says it expects the plant in the Twin Cities suburb of Rogers will be fully operational by the fourth quarter. Bobcat will hire more than 100 people for the new plant, the company’s third location in…
CAVALIER, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum surveyed flood damages in northeast North Dakota Monday. During a roundtable discussion at the American Legion in Cavalier, local officials gave an update on efforts to stabilize the Bourbanis Dam. “We’re deeply grateful for the outstanding local leadership during this historic flood fight, with dozens of local, state and federal agencies collaborating with…
RED WING, Minn. – A Red Wing, Minnesota woman has been charged in the death of her newborn who was abandoned at a lake nearly 20 years ago. Fifty-year-old Jennifer Matter was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the December 2003 death of a newborn boy whose body was found in Frontenac on the shore of Lake Pepin….
photo by Wendy Petermann. DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – Two people were seriously injured when a vehicle crashed into a motel, trapping them in their guest room in Detroit Lakes. Police Chief Steve Todd says the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Seventy-seven-year-old Frank Benninger and 77-year-old Jacklyn Benninger were staying at the Lakes Inn at 702 W. Lake Drive….
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Federal investigators confirmed that the buildup of ice on the wings and other parts of the plane was a key factor in a 2019 crash that killed nine of 12 members of an Idaho family on board an overloaded small plane. The National Transportation Safety Board said in its report on the November 30, 2019 crash…
PEMBINA COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – The Minnesota National Guard has been called in to assist the North Dakota National Guard in fight against floodwaters at the Bourbanis Dam in Pembina County. A Minnesota National Guard Chinook helicopter was used to place water two pumps near the dam. The pumps weigh more than 5 tons each. A CH-47 Chinook from the…
COLFAX, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Dept. of Environmental Quality says more than 11,000 gallons of liquid fertilizer was accidentally released in Richland County. Minn-Kota Ag Products detected the spill Tuesday. The leak happened in an above-ground storage tank, about a mile west of Colfax. It was caused by a small rust hole in the tank. State officials are…
FARGO (KVRR-KCND) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Department is teaming up with the National Sheriff’s Association to launch a new program designed to reduce the number of repeat offenders in the jail system. Once the concept is up and running, North Dakota will be the fifth state to use RE-IGNITE. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says the program will use teachers, counselors…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in investigating a child with hepatitis of unknown cause. The child resides in Grand Forks County. The child is recovering at home after a brief hospitalization. North Dakota is among a growing list of states investigating children with hepatitis where usual…
