THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A Thief River Falls man is charged with attempted aggravated robbery after threatening to rob and blow up Hugo’s on December 30. Court documents show 44-year-old Shawn Rud was masked when he walked into the grocery store and gave the clerk a note demanding money or he would detonate a bomb. While the clerk…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR:UPDATE 5 P.M.) — Cass County Electric crews continue to make progress getting the lights back on for hundreds of its members. They are down to 111 members without power. That is down from a high of 4,600 after the Christmas ice storm. Over 800 broken poles have been replaced. Lineworkers are working through the evening and will…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Fire Department says a portable jump starter containing a lithium-ion battery caused the fire at Grand Forks Subaru on Wednesday. They say the unit was charging overnight and malfunctioned causing thermal runaway and igniting nearby combustibles. Damage was isolated to an area in the back of the building but most of the dealership…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — All four Republican members of Congress in Minnesota are endorsing former President Donald Trump in the 2024 race. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer along with Representatives Brad Finstad, Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber released a joint statement endorsing Trump. They say “Joe Biden’s failed policies have left Minnesotans to grapple with double-digit inflation, higher taxes, and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota has three big lottery winners to start the new year. A 200 thousand dollar Powerball with Power Play ticket was claimed by someone from Fordville. They chose to remain anonymous. The winner plans to put some of the winnings away for retirement and have some fun time with the grandchildren. The ticket was sold…
DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) — The above average weather has taken out a popular winter event. The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Race in Duluth is being canceled this year due to a lack of snow. Duluth had around an inch of snow or less on the ground as of January 2, 2024. The race has been rescheduled for January 26, 2025….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Commissioners declare an emergency to help cover the costs from the winter storm from December 25-27, 2023. Last week, Gov. Doug Burgum declared a statewide emergency for widespread utility infrastructure damage caused by the ice storm. Some communities have already spent thousands of dollars to cleanup trees and branches. Emergency Manager Jim Prochniak says…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR:8:45pm Update) — Cass County Electric is providing its members with an update as crews continue to work to restore power after the Christmas ice storm. Power was restored to around 300 members on Monday and another 100 on Tuesday but there are still 570 members without power. The majority of outages remain around the Valley City, Fingal,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police have ruled a shooting that injured a 17-year-old teen Sunday as accidental. A spokesman says the teen was walking in the 1200 block of 34th Street Circle South around 5 p.m. with a concealed handgun when it went off and a bullet hit him in the leg. He was taken to the hospital with…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Electric is still working to restore power to all of its members after the Christmas Day ice storm. As of Monday morning they had just under 1,000 members without power. The majority of them are in the Valley City service area which still has more than 500 customers without power and just as many…
