Author: KVRR Staff

I-29 Ambulance Fire and multiple chain-reaction vehicle crashes

COLFAX, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – A Day County, SD Ambulance Service ambulance was northbound on I-29 when it caught fire yesterday night around 9:15. The ambulance driver, 71-year-old David Dulitz of Webster, SD, stopped in lane one and assisted the other EMT in removing a patient from the rear of the ambulance. Both EMTs and the patient they were transporting were…

Four seriously injured in DUI rollover crash in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo woman was arrested for DUI after a 2 car rollover crash on I-94 in Fargo overnight that injured four people. The Highway Patrol says Jade Mayse, 23, was driving east on I-94 when she rear-ended an SUV just east of the 45th Street overpass. The SUV rolled into the median, and landed on its…

“Day of Play” Held At RDO Equipment in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Does your little kid have big dreams about big toys? RDO Equipment and John Deere are coming off another year of their “Day of Play”. It’s when the construction and farming equipment dealer opens its doors to families in the region. It gives kids who might not grow up on a farm or in a construction…

Major Shelf-Stable Milk Donation Made to Great Plains Food Bank

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass-Clay Creamery and Hornbacher’s are making a major shelf-stable milk donation to Great Plains Food Bank to help those in need. They are donating 18,500 cartons of milk to the food bank now to be distributed to food pantries. They will also donate an additional 30,000 milk cartons over the summer. These milk cartons are nonperishable…

Former Bismarck mayor appointed to chair NDPERS board

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Former Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary will serve as the next chair of the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System board, the third person to hold the post since last fall. Gov. Doug Burgum appointed Seminary to fill an unexpired term on the board through June 2025, said Mike Nowatzki, spokesperson for Burgum’s office. Nowatzki…

Child Dies After Crash Monday Near Grand Forks, Charges Could Be Upgraded

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Charges against a Fordville, North Dakota man who rear-ended a vehicle stopped at a red light near Grand Forks International Airport are expected to be upgraded. A six-year-old child in the vehicle that was hit has died at a Fargo hospital. The driver of the vehicle, 26-year-old Nicole Louthain, was seriously injured and taken to…

Former Metro Diversion Authority director makes first public comments since resigning

Joel PaulsenFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The former executive director of the Metro Diversion Authority says he resigned reluctantly after he refused to be placed on administrative leave. Joel Paulsen left the authority in April after he was informed by Moorhead mayor Shelly Carlson that he would be placed on paid leave while an investigation was conducted. Paulsen, on KFGO News and…

RedHawks activate two-time All-Star Drew Ward

Courtesy: Sean Rice / Fargo-Moorhead RedHawksFARGO (RedHawks/KVRR) – One of the most recognizable Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the American Association era is officially back.  Drew Ward, a 29-year-old two-time AAPB All-Star and the 2020 league batting champion, was activated by Fargo-Moorhead on Wednesday and will be available to make his Newman Outdoor Field return on Wednesday night against the Sioux City…

Court Records: Man Involved In Crash Near GF Airport Failed Breath Tests

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Court records show the Fordville, North Dakota man arrested after a crash near Grand Forks International Airport Monday night was over the legal limit for alcohol. 43-year-old Travis Bell is charged with criminal vehicular injury. He crashed into a vehicle stopped at a red light at Highway 2 and Airport Road, seriously injuring a Grand…