Author: Jim Monk

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Cass County Commission extends emergency declaration indefinitely

Sheriff Jesse Jahner: "I've never seen devastation like that."
Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Commission has unanimously voted to indefinitely extend a state of emergency declaration following severe thunderstorms on June 20 that caused widespread damage and led to the deaths of three people in rural Enderlin. The extension was approved during a special Cass County Commission meeting Thursday in Fargo. Sheriff Jesse Jahner told commissioners that most…

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Gov. Armstrong to visit areas hit by tornadoes, severe storms

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong will visit the Enderlin, Page and Hunter areas on Wednesday to view the damage caused by last week’s severe summer storms. Details of Armstrong’s visit are still being worked out and more details are expected to be released Tuesday afternoon. A powerful tornado caused the deaths of three people in rural Enderlin….

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Local News, North Dakota News

Preliminary assessment indicates deadly Enderlin tornado was EF-3

Jim Monk,

Large destructive tornado touches down around 11 pm June 20th outside of Enderlin, ND. (Max Mueller/KVRR)FARGO (KVRR) – The National Weather Service says a preliminary assessment of a deadly tornado that killed three people on Friday near Enderlin, North Dakota was an EF-3 on the Fujita scale. But weather officials say the classification could change, as more information is obtained…

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Local News, Minnesota News

Former Pelican Rapids woman who killed child sentenced

Jim Monk,

Suad AliFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-Daily Journal Media) – A former Pelican Rapids woman who suffocated her three year old female child out of anger, was sentenced in Otter Tail County District Court on June 23. Suad Mohamed Ali, 29, pleaded guilty to second degree murder without intent and was sentenced to 150 months or 12 1/2 years. Judge Sharon Grewell…

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Breckenridge motorcycle rider seriously injured in I-94 crash

Jim Monk,

MONTICELLO, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Breckenridge, Minnesota, motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on I-94 in Monticello, Minnesota. The State Patrol says the incident happened Sunday around 5 p.m. Forty-four-year-old Nicholas Opatz of Breckenridge, Minnesota, was traveling east when he lost control and was tossed from the bike. Opatz was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries Troopers…
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One injured in Moorhead shooting

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – Moorhead Police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured. Police were called to the 700 block of 15th Street N. around 11 p.m. Sunday on a report of multiple gunshots. Officers spoke with multiple witnesses and found multiple spent cartridges. Later, officers were called to a hospital for a male with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound….

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Local News, North Dakota News

Tornado kills three people in rural Enderlin

Deputies found extensive damage to the area
Jim Monk,

Large destructive tornado touches down around 11 pm June 20th outside of Enderlin, ND. (Max Mueller/KVRR)ENDERLIN, N.D. (KVRR) – Three people in rural Enderlin are dead following a tornado and severe thunderstorms that moved through the region overnight. Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says at approximately 11:40 p.m. Friday, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to rural Enderlin for…

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Canine parvovirus outbreak confirmed at Fargo veterinary clinic

Jim Monk,

(FARGO) – A Fargo veterinary clinic is reporting an outbreak of canine parvovirus. Prairie Winds Veterinary Center has confirmed cases in three litters of puppies, a juvenile pup, and most recently, a single household puppy. Of the 21 puppies treated, so far 19 have recovered. Dr. Alicia Wisnewski says parvovirus is a highly contagious virus that is often fatal. She’s…

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