MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police seized drugs, guns, ammunition and cash from a Moorhead apartment Wednesday. Capt. Deric Swenson says officers conducted a search warrant in the 3700 Block of 7 Street South. Officers located over 170 fentanyl pills and over 18 grams of fentanyl paste. Swenson says the search also resulted in the seizure of guns with ammunition and…
FARGO (AP) – Dramatic video footage of a shooting ambush last month in Fargo that left one police officer dead and two others and a bystander wounded was shown Thursday, highlighting the surprise nature of the attack on police responding to a routine traffic crash. North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski presented the video…
David GeorgeFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The principal of Independence Elementary School in West Fargo has been charged with seven felony counts of viewing or having child pornography. 39-year-old David George is charged with promoting or directing an obscene sexual performance by a minor and possession of prohibited materials. The charges filed by the Cass County State’s Attorneys Office say George had…
Anders OdegaardWARREN, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The sentencing for a northwestern Minnesota man has been delayed because the victim’s family was not notified of a plea agreement. Thirty-two-year-old Anders Odegaard of Warren initially pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the august 2022 beating death of his ex-wife, Carissa Odegaard, who was 31. Last month, Anders Odegaard submitted an Alford plea…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Area Public Schools says there will be no disruption to bus services this fall. On August 1, the district announced that five high school routes would need to be canceled due to driver shortages, but a newly-negotiated agreement will make the cancellations unnecessary. About 120 students would have been affected. “We are thrilled to be…
GREAT BEND, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A crop spraying pilot is okay after landing his plane on a highway a couple of miles east of Great Bend, southwest of Wahpeton. Richland County Sheriff Gary Ruhl said the pilot reported that his engine failed Tues. morning. Ruhl said he managed to land the aircraft on County Road 16 and the engine restarted…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fire damaged at least two garages at an apartment complex at 901 42nd Street South in Fargo. One vehicle was destroyed in the blaze reported just before midnight Sunday. The fire was put out quickly. No injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation. Fire Department Battalion Chief Lee Soeth says a similar fire occurred recently at…
(Crow Wing Co. Sheriff’s Dept.)BRAINERD, Minn. (KVRR/KNOX) – Authorities have arrested two men in connection with a large drug bust in Brainerd. The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office says Dazaughn Ellis West of Brainerd and Devaughn Ellis West of Detroit were arrested by local drug agents. Investigators seized an estimated 13,000-15,000 suspected fentanyl pills, more than 200 grams of suspected…
Dee WatsonGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KNOX) – The first head coach of the UND women’s basketball team has died. Dee Watson died Thursday, July 27 at her home in Lengby, Minnesota. She was 80. Watson led the UND program from 1974 to 1979, posting a record of 54-and-72. She guided the team to its first two winning seasons. Watson also coached field…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose character Pee-wee Herman became a cultural phenomenon through films and TV shows, has died. Reubens died Sunday night after a six-year struggle with cancer that he did not make public, his publicist said in a statement. “Please accept my apology for not going public with what I’ve been facing…
