Author: KVRR Staff

Southern Minnesota man dies after fish house explosion

DASSEL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Authorities in Meeker County are investigating a weekend explosion that left a man from Dassel dead. The sheriff’s office says Jeffery Holmquist, 46, was the victim of a gas explosion inside a fish house that caused severe burns to his body. Deputies say Holmquist was airlifted to the Hennepin Healthcare Burn Center Saturday morning, where he…

Funeral service scheduled for former deputy attorney general Troy Seibel

Troy Seibel testifies at a meeting of House Judiciary Committee, Feb. 8, 2021 (North Dakota Monitor via Bismarck Tribune)MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Funeral services are set for former North Dakota Deputy Attorney General Troy Seibel, who died September 3. An obituary says family and friends will gather Saturday, Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. at Dawise-Perry Crematory in Mandan. The obituary…

Public encouraged to weigh in on property tax estimates at local level

The North Dakota Capitol looms over a sea of new residential developments in north Bismarck. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)(North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota residents with questions or concerns about their property tax estimates have a few weeks to say their piece before local governments finalize their budgets. County treasurers are required by law to send the tax estimates to property…

Jamestown man arrested for DUI after wrong-way crash on I-94

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 39-year-old Jamestown man was arrested over the weekend after a crash on Interstate 94 in Barnes County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Skyler Holub was driving west in the eastbound lanes of the Interstate around 8:30 p.m. Saturday when he sideswiped a car and moving van. It happened about 10 miles west of…

Tito Jackson, member of The Jackson 5, dies at 70

Tito Jackson arrives at the opening night of, “Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour,” in Los Angeles, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died. He was 70. Tito was the third of nine Jackson children, which include global superstars Michael and sister Janet,…

Sam Darnold and an attacking defense drive the undefeated Vikings in a 23-17 win over the 49ers

Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver Justin Jefferson (18) catches 97-yard touchdown pass. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The struggles Sam Darnold endured through his first five years in the NFL relegated him to backup duty last season with San Francisco, yet another prospect failing to perform like a premium draft pick. He’s been quickly regaining his status in Minnesota. Darnold…