Author: Jim Monk

West Fargo bird rescue indefinitely closed after discovery of deadly disease

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A West Fargo-based bird rescue is closed indefinitely following the discovery of a highly contagious and potentially deadly parrot disease. In a social media post, the Center for Avian Adoption, Rescue and Education says Avian Circovirus Disease was discovered in a male parrot that was brought to the shelter in December. The disease was confirmed…

Alexandria police chief condemns racist comments on department’s Facebook page

Alexandria Police Chief Scott KentALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The police chief in Alexandria is criticizing members of his community after his department asked for help identifying a bank robber. The robbery was caught on the bank’s security cameras, and the Alexandria Police Department posted photos of the robber to it’s Facebook page, asking for the public’s help identifying the man….

Union, Case reach contract agreement, averting strike at Fargo manufacturing plant

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – There will not be a strike by union workers at the Case New Holland plant in Fargo. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 2525 has ratified a new contract with the company. The contract was ratified Saturday morning. The previous six-year contract expired on April 28, but the union and company agreed to extend…

Two-year project will slow I-94 traffic between Alexandria and Osakis

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) – Beginning today, travelers on Interstate 94 between Alexandria and Osakis will encounter reduced speeds and one-lane traffic in each direction while crews begin work on concrete resurfacing and bridge replacements. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the project will take two years to complete. It’s located just west of the Highway 29 interchange near Alexandria to…

Osgood Elementary assistant principal placed on leave, school district investigating

Joshua DahlWEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The assistant principal of a West Fargo elementary school is on paid administrative leave. Osgood Elementary Assistant Principal Joshua Dahl was placed on leave on Tuesday, April 30 pending an internal investigation. “The situation that led to Mr. Dahl being placed on leave is specific to two learners, whose families are working closely with…

Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House to suspend operations Friday

15 men who currently reside there will need to find new shelter.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House will suspend operations indefinitely on Friday. Executive Officer, Pastor Sue Koesterman, says 15 men who currently reside there will need to find new shelter. Koesterman says the shelter can no longer afford to stay open. “This is a regrettable decision for all of us, but our first and foremost priority is…

Fargo apartment fire under investigation, possibly ‘suspicious’

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department is investigating the cause of a small fire considered “suspicious.” The fire was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in an apartment on the second floor of the apartment building at 1440 34th Street South. Fire Department Battalion Chief Jason Ness says they’re looking for several people who may have more information regarding…

Second suspect arrested for bar burglary in Vergas

Donald Merrill, Sr.FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Investigators have made another arrest in a recent burglary at Billy’s Corner Bar & Grill in Vergas, Minnesota. In March, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office took a report that a handgun to be given away in a raffle had been stolen. Deputies arrested 24-year-old Donald Merrill Jr. for burglary and being a felon…