Author: KVRR Staff

Several people injured in early morning fiery crash on icy road in Felton, Minn.

CLAY COUNTY, MINN. (KVRR-KFGO) – Several people were injured in a fiery early morning vehicle crash in Felton, Minnesota. Clay County Sheriff’s officers and other first responders were dispatched to the crash at the Felton Country Store and gas station on Highway 9 shortly after 6 this morning. Everyone was out of the vehicle, but it was engulfed in flames….

After six months of use, Fargo Police pleased with traffic camera and license plate reader system

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo Police Department’s “FLOCK” traffic camera and license plate reader system has been online for about six months and, so far, the department is pleased with its operation. The department has 21 license plate readers and five cameras. Capt. Bill Ahlfeldt is overseeing the program. “Those areas that we picked to put these cameras and license…

Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy injured while providing traffic control on I-94

GARFIELD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy was injured while providing traffic control for a crash on Interstate 94 in west central Minnesota Sunday night. The deputy was parked with his squad car’s emergency lights activated and several flares placed on the road where a vehicle slid off the road and into the median. While the deputy was…

More financial reporting proposed for North Dakota elected officials

North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe, shown here with the State Canvassing Board on Nov. 20, 2024, is working with the Ethics Commission on financial reporting rules for elected officials. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota secretary of state is working with the Ethics Commission to propose changes to financial disclosure rules for…

Legacy Fund, other state investments to be under new leadership next year

Jan Murtha, executive director for the North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office, speaks during a meeting of the Employee Benefits Programs Committee on Oct. 31, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A key person involved with overseeing the Legacy Fund announced her resignation Friday. Jan Murtha, executive director of the state Retirement and Investment Office, announced…

2 hurt in chain reaction crash west of Mapleton

MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two people were hurt in a crash two miles west of Mapleton that included three semis and an SUV Sunday night. It happened around 11:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94. The Highway Patrol says a semi lost control on the ice and jackknifed. The truck went into the median with the trailer in…

Suspect Suspected Of Taking Own Life After Domestic Assault and Shooting Saturday in Fargo

(UPDATE 11.26.24 @ 4:55 P.M.) Fargo Police Department is identifying 30-year-old Fargo resident Mesud Heco as the deceased individual. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two people were injured and a suspect is dead after a domestic assault early Saturday in Fargo. Police were called to the 5500 block of 36th Street South around 2:20 a.m. The suspect chased the assault victim…

Suspect Who Trigged Shelter-In-Place in North Fargo Is Arrested for Terrorizing

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A shelter-in-place was issued in north Fargo early this morning after reports of a man terrorizing people with a gun. Police say 43-year-old Nearia Gibson of Fargo allegedly threatened two people with a handgun around 3:45 a.m. in the 1800 block of 3rd Street North. The victims left the area and officers tried making contact with…

At least 19 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to recall

(USDA)(AP) – At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said. Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled the meat this week after Minnesota state agriculture officials reported multiple illnesses and found that a sample of the product tested…