FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)– A major milestone for the F-M Diversion project: the Red River of the North will be rerouted through the Red River Control Structure on August 7. A special program will be held that morning at the construction site near County Road 81 south of Fargo. The concrete control structure includes three 50 foot wide Tainter gates which…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — KVRR is learning the identity of the man involved in a high speed chase with North Dakota Highway Patrol on Saturday near Casselton. Court documents show the unnamed suspect is Jonathon Kinney of Fargo. The patrol issued a press release about the chase, which hit speeds of 115 miles per hour on I-94 and Highway…
Ty and Katelyn Michels and boys/GoFundMeFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Lisbon, North Dakota couple on vacation in Alaska sustained serious injuries in a head on crash on July 25. Caringbridge and GoFundMe posts for Ty and Katelyn Michels say both are in hospitals in two different states. Ty Michels is in Anchorage, Alaska awaiting surgery on both his ankle and…
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A man who failed to stop for a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper on Saturday afternoon near Casselton, igniting a 25 mile pursuit, is arrested. The suspect, who was not named by the patrol, hit speeds of 115 miles per hour on I-94 and Highway 18 and drove into oncoming lanes. A PIT maneuver was…
BENSON CO., N.D. (KVRR)– A Jamestown, North Dakota woman has died after a crash Saturday morning in Benson County. North Dakota Highway Patrol responded to a report of a submerged vehicle in Stink Lake around 8 a.m. They say tire marks in the gravel indicate a recent crash. The vehicle entered the ditch, rolled over large rocks and came to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Grand Cities and some parts of Cass County will be spraying for mosquitoes again on Thursday night. Crews are expected to be out spraying between 9 p.m. and midnight, if weather allows, in both Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. West Nile virus has been identified in that region and people are being urged to…
ROSEAU CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Roseau, Minnesota man is charged with burglary after entering a home and asking “where Rachel was”. It happened around 11 o’clock on Saturday night. Court records show 40-year-old Joshua Bleau entered the home near County Road 20 south of Roseau through the bathroom window and encountered a man. He then ran up to a…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz is extending an invitation to Canadians to visit Minnesota. He says “We want our Canadian neighbors to know they’re not just welcome here — they’re encouraged to visit and continue our long friendship.” Air and vehicle travel from Canada into the U.S. has dropped dramatically in recent months. Some attribute that to negative…
Kaitlyn Carroll (Otter Tail County Detention Center)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A woman who was charged in the drug overdose death of a man in rural Fergus Falls last August is sentenced to just over six years in prison. 27-year-old Kaitlyn Carroll of Elizabeth, Minnesota pleaded guilty in June to 3rd degree murder. Carroll supplied a mixture of meth and…
Daniel Weigel / Jason StugelmeyerBismarck, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks City Council member will not be the next police chief in Bismarck. Bismarck City Commission has picked Jason Stugelmeyer, a deputy chief with Bismarck Police Department, for the top job. He has been with the department for 24 years and was one of two finalists along with Danny Weigel…
