BAGLEY, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man and five children were injured in an explosion and fire at a storage unit north of Bagley in northern Minnesota at about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson says people passing by stopped to help. He says the investigation determined that the explosion was triggered when the man lit a cigarette after…
CARRINTON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Carrington Police, working with other law enforcement agencies, arrested 32-year-old Kyle Maez-Schaak. He was wanted for escaping the Grand Forks Correctional Center and on multiple warrants in other counties including Cass, Grand Forks, Foster, and Benson. His escape from the Correctional Center prompted a multi-agency search. According to law enforcement, Maez-Schaak was last known in the…
FARGO, N.D. — MATBUS is offering free rides to and from polling locations on Election Day. Interested riders simply have to tell the driver they are going to or from voting to receive their complimentary ride. MAT Paratransit riders can also receive rides to vote for free, but are recommended to call dispatch in order to schedule their ride. More…
WALKER, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Six boys were rescued early Sunday morning after their boat capsized while they were duck hunting in northern Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the boys’ boat capsized in Boy Bay of Leech Lake near the Boy River around 5:30. One of the boys was able to call 9-1-1 and a Department of Natural Resources…
FARGO, ND – OCTOBER 02, 2024: ND House District 10 legislative candidate Jared Hendrix participating in the Red River Valley League of Women Voters Candidate Forum held at Fargo City Hall on October 02, 2024.BISMARCK, N.D. (Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) Republicans seem to be in no danger of losing their majority status in the North Dakota Legislature —…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/KFGO) — Former Valley City political candidate and North Dakota Young Republicans member, Damian Johnston, has pleaded guilty in federal court for charges stemming from the January 6 Capitol riots. Johnston pleaded guilty to two counts of Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds. Other charges were dropped as part of a plea agreement. He’ll be sentenced…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man arrested in Georgia for a Fargo homicide this summer is back in Fargo and in the Cass County jail. 34-year-old Leo Dartoe is a suspect in the death of Sampson Bleh. He was arrested by U.S. Marshals and Atlanta Police on October 18. He was extradited to Fargo and booked into jail Saturday night….
CAROLINE SHERMAN (CORNELL ATHLETICS) ITHACA, N.Y. (UND ATHLETICS) – No. 9/8 Cornell rallied from a third period deficit to defeat No. 6/7 North Dakota, 5-3, and complete the weekend sweep on Saturday night from Lynah Rink in Ithaca, N.Y. UND (3-4-0) led 3-2 going into the final 20 minutes, but Cornell (2-0-0) struck twice in the opening eight minutes to take…
GEORGETOWN, Minn. (KFGO) – A teenager from Fargo was flown to Fargo by Sanford AirMed helicopter following a rollover in rural Georgetown north of Moorhead Friday afternoon. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the boy, the driver, was ejected from the minivan. He says the van landed on the boy’s legs. Empting says there were four other teenagers in the…
HUTCHINSON, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Hutchinson woman was killed during Thursday’s snowfall. The state patrol says Audrey Lankey, 77, was eastbound on State Hwy. 7 and a pickup was westbound when they collided about 2 miles west of Hutchinson. There was snow and ice on the road when the crash happened around 10 a.m. The pickup driver, 29-year-old Matthew Alberts…
