Author: Jim Monk

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Local News, Minnesota News

Moorhead’s Altony’s Italian restaurant for sale

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A longtime Italian restaurant in Moorhead is apparently up for sale. According to a social media post, Altony’s Neighborhood Italian Cafe can be acquired for $20,000. “Anyone interested in taking over lease and buying the restaurant, it’s for sale $20 grand,” according to the post. “Ready to go, need your own license and utilities.” No one…

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Local News, Minnesota News

1,000 fentanyl pills, cocaine found during traffic stop near Barnesville

Jim Monk,

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) – Approximately 1,000 fentanyl pills and 13 grams of cocaine was seized during a traffic stop Tuesday on I-94 near Barnesville. The drugs were to be delivered to the Fargo-Moorhead area. Moorhead police say the estimated street value is about $10,000. Thirty-three year-old Antonio Johnson of Rochester, Minnesota was arrested and taken to the Clay County Jail….
Local News, Minnesota News

Watch: Police responding to surge of motorcycle crashes, reckless driving complaints

New police video shows motorcyclist running a red light and results of crash in downtown Moorhead.
Emily Welker, Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police are urging drivers to take it easy following a number of motorcycle crashes involving fatalities and serious injuries. Dashcam video shows a motorcyclist running a red light at Center and Eighth Ave. South in Moorhead on June 12. The officer briefly pursues him, but calls off the chase when they arrive in a construction zone….
Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota News

Wrigley: West Fargo-based Epic Companies being monitored, investigated

Jim Monk,

Drew WrigleyBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the situation with West Fargo-based Epic Companies is “concerning.” Epic owns and manages commercial and residential buildings across the region, notably The Lights and Sheyenne Plaza in West Fargo and developments in Fargo, Moorhead, Grand Forks, Perham, Jamestown, and Bismarck. The company recently laid off a number…

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Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota News

Thunderstorms with heavy rain, strong winds roll through Red River Valley

Jim Monk,

Fargo storm damage 6/18/2024FARGO (KVRR) – A severe thunderstorm brought large amounts of rain and strong winds across the region overnight. In Fargo, city crews were busy cleaning up debris from trees and branches that fell across streets and boulevards. A large portion of a tree was blocking traffic in both directions along 14th Ave. S. near Olivet Church. Another…
Local News, North Dakota News

North Dakota gas prices continue to fall

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR-Prairie Public) – The average price of a gallon of gas in North Dakota fell nearly three cents per gallon in the past week. According to Gasbuddy.com, it’s now $3.19. That’s 8 cents lower than a month ago, and 22 cents lower than a year ago. The cheapest gas in North Dakota: $2.89, with the most expensive at $3.99….
Local News, North Dakota News

Head-on crash in Horace leaves four injured, one arrested

Jim Monk,

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Four people were injured and one person faces charges following a two-vehicle head-on crash in Horace, North Dakota shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday. The Highway Patrol says a car driven by 18-year-old McKenzie Moser, of Horace, was traveling southbound on Cass County Road 17 when she crossed into the northbound lane and collided with a car…
Local News, North Dakota News

Younggren, Gast advance to general election

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Cass County prosecutor Ryan Younggren and Daniel Gast were the top two vote-getters in the race for a judgeship in the East Central District Court. Younggren received 12,302 votes. Gast received 3,602 votes and Scott Diamond who garnered 2,978 votes. Younggren and Gast will compete for the post being vacated by Judge John Irby, who announced in…

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Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Fake text tells voters Fedorchak quit U.S. House race, campaign will investigate

Jim Monk,

Fake text messageFARGO (KVRR) – Republican Julie Fedorchak’s congressional campaign will file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission following the distribution of a fake text message that claims Fedorchak has withdrawn from the race in the GOP primary. The text with the phony message includes an image of Fedorchak being interviewed by a Bismarck television reporter during the North…

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Crime, Local News, North Dakota News

Fargo Murder Suspect Told Police He “Choked Her Out Too Long”, Charges Filed

TJ Nelson, Jim Monk,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Murder charges are filed against a Fargo man after he told officers that he killed his girlfriend and put her body in the closet. 61-year-old Randall Duffy is charged with murder and domestic violence. Court records show Duffy called police just before noon on Saturday and asked them to send someone to his apartment in the…

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