DILWORTH, Minn. — It’s a day Barb Pohl will never forget. “I’m kinda nervous,” she says. Her whirlwind of emotions all started with an at-home genealogy test. “Both my brother and I took DNA from ancestory.com.” That one DNA kit turned into something much bigger just a week ago, when it connected her to a genetic match. “I found her,…
FARGO, N.D. — A local organization is encouraging families to dance the night away while giving back to the community. Mission Fargo is hosting its first ever Ties and Tiaras Valentine’s Dance at the Ramada in Fargo. The father-daughter dance is for families to let loose and have fun while raising money for Mission Fargo’s Lost Boys Fund. The organization…
GARFIELD, Minn. — Crews responded to a home fire on Moe Hall Road around 8:30 Saturday morning in Garfield, Minnesota. Authorities received a 911 call saying the home was filling with smoke. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Deputies found a fire on the exterior of the home adjacent to a wood stove chimney. Fire crews were able to fully extinguish the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Crews responded to a fire at UND’s West Hall at 3530 University Avenue around 11 o’clock Friday night. When crews arrived, the building had been evacuated. They put out the fire in a clothes dryer. Fire and smoke damage was contained to the laundry area. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire. Damage estimates are…
FARGO, N.D — North Dakota State Softball starts their season this weekend in Columbia, South Carolina with five games on the campus of the University of South Carolina. The Bison are looking to defend their Summit League Tournament Title and Conference Championship from last season. Before heading down south, KVRR’s Nick Couzin caught up with head coach Darren Mueller to…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – One person is in the hospital after a pickup rear-ends a school bus. Grand Forks officers were sent to the 4200 block of Belmont Road around 3:15 Friday afternoon. Witnesses say the Dietrich Bus was stopped and dropping off children when it was struck by a pickup. The driver of the picup, Albert Giesbrecht, was taken…
The DL Ice Palace rises nearly 30 feet into the cold, February air in Detroit Lakes. Sculptor Hans Gilsdorf designed the castle, but it takes and entire team all year long to plan out the display. They come up with the design, figure out how to light it, harvest the ice when winter hits, then stack the 500-pound blocks…
FARGO, ND — A young boy who’s cancer fight inspired our entire community has passed away. According to his parents Jordan and Leah, Grantley Johnson passed away at 11:12 p.m. last night. In a Facebook post, they say he was surrounded by loved ones and is no longer suffering. They thank everyone for their love and support through his journey….
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police were dispatched to the 5100 block of Amber Valley Parkway South after receiving multiple reports of gunshots Thursday night. Officers arrived and set up a perimeter and checked to see if there were any victims. No one was injured. Officers interviewed several people and recovered shell casings from a handgun. Witnesses said there was an…
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State Track and Field is getting ready to host its third indoor invite of the season, the Bison Open, this weekend. One of the groups that continues to put up results every week is the throwers. In shot put, one of them is sophomore Akealy Moton. Moton threw a personal best 17.12 meters at the…
