DUNVILLA, Minn. (KVRR) — A state trooper out on patrol early Tuesday evening saw some heavy smoke and tracked it down to a garage on fire north of Dunvilla, Minnesota on Highway 59. The trooper found the detached garage fully engulfed in flames. The fire had also spread to another detached garage which suffered moderate damage. A pickup and fish…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Red River Valley SWAT Team will be conducting training exercises on Thursday from noon to 9 p.m. They will be in the 50 block of 4th St. N. from noon until 4 p.m. and the 1000 block of 28th St. N. from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. SWAT Team members may be seen carrying firearms and…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — First responders were sent on a wild chase this morning in Otter Tail County. The sheriff’s office got a report from someone believing he saw an airplane go into the southeast side of Star Lake around 10 a.m. Responders from the sheriff’s office, Perham Ambulance and Fire Department, Vergas Fire Department, Dent Fire Department,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man who barricaded himself in a bathroom stall of a downtown Fargo business with a flare gun last night is now jailed. Police didn’t name the business they responded to in the 100 block of North Broadway around 10 p.m. They say 35-year-old Samuel Platt, who has no permanent address, pointed the flare gun at…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Jamestown are investigating a shooting incident at a hotel. They responded to a report of bullet holes in the window of the hotel on Tuesday. The investigation revealed that a handgun was believed to have been fired from inside the room through the window into the parking lot. Spent casings were located in the…
KITTSON CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Kittson County Sheriff Matt Vig has identified the man found shot to death in his home in Karlstad, Minnesota as 57-year-old Kevin Sele. He says Sele’s cause and manner of death are pending further investigation. Vig also says that based on the information so far, investigators do not believe there is an ongoing threat to…
RED LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) — Red Lake Tribal Council says an investigation continues into the emergency landing of a plane on the reservation that was then impounded by the tribe. They say Darrin Smedsmo was piloting the plane that made an emergency landing on Red Lake Reservation on October 15. They also say they are glad Smedsmo is safe and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Hawley, Minnesota man accused of running over a biker in downtown Fargo in March will serve no jail time. 43-year-old Jeremy Jorgenson reached a deal and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless endangerment. The judge gave Jorgenson 360 days of probation and a $325 fine. He was initially charged with one count of duty in accident…
BECKER, Minn. (KVRR) — Xcel Energy has announced plans to build the Midwest’s largest battery energy storage site. It’ll be at the Sherco Energy Hub in Becker in central Minnesota. The proposal, filed with Minnesota Public Utilities Commission last Friday, would double the amount of battery storage adjacent to the Sherco coal plant which is scheduled to retire by the…
FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (KVRR) — The search continues for a missing Native American woman who was lost spotted near Fort Totten, North Dakota early Saturday. A Feather Alert was issued for 20-year-old Danica “Tynee” White of Fort Totten. She called 9-1-1 around 6 a.m. saying she needed help and that set off a response from local authorities. Extensive searches covering…
