Author: Jim Monk

Update: Attic fire damages home in south Moorhead

Eric Bolin, KVRR Local NewsUPDATE: MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire in south Moorhead Thursday morning. The fire at 2415 13th St. S. was reported by people working on the home at around 11:15 a.m. According to the Moorhead Fire Department, HVAC contractors were working in the attic at the time the fire started….

Man dead after being hit by vehicle in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 38-year-old West Fargo man is dead after a car struck him near the intersection of 32nd Avenue S. and 9th Street in West Fargo Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 2:45 a.m. The Highway Patrol says the man was hit on 32nd Avenue about 20 to 30 yards east of the intersection. A 25-year-old…

Attorney General: 27 referred to juvenile court in Fargo Davies Snapchat investigation

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – North Dakota’s Attorney General is providing an update on the widespread investigation into the alleged use of Snapchat by students at Fargo Davies and other schools to create and distribute sexually explicit images of minors. Drew Wrigley says 27 juveniles were referred to juvenile court for possible charges of crimes against around 65 separate victims. Wrigley called…

Extra seatbelt enforcement expected in May

ND Safety CouncilFARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – North Dakota Law enforcement agencies will have increased patrols throughout the month of May as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign. During the enforcement period, officers will be watching for drivers and passengers not wearing a seatbelt. The North Dakota Department of Transportation says wearing your seat belt is the most effective way…

Longtime Clay County Commissioner will not seek reelection

Kevin CampbellMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Kevin Campbell, a Clay County commissioner who has spent more than three decades in public service, says he will not seek reelection. Campbell tells KVRR Local News that he will step down from the board when his term ends in December. “I’m not getting any younger, it’s time for new blood,” the 72-year-old Campbell said….

Phone mistaken for gun leads to lockdown at Moorhead Career Academy, one arrested

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead High School’s Career Academy was placed on lockdown Thursday for approximately 40 minutes following a report of a possible weapon. Police determined there was no weapon on campus and no threat to student safety. School officials say the report originated from a misunderstanding involving a student using a mobile phone in a manner that was…

Retired Game & Fish Director facing new charge of molesting a child

MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Former North Dakota Game & Fish Director Terry Steinwand has been charged with molesting a child. The Class “A” misdemeanor was filed after a Morton County District Court judge rejected a proposed plea agreement to a felony charge and prosecutors dismissed the charge while retaining the right to file an amended charge. Steinwand is from Mandan….