MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State Patrol releases the names of three people killed Friday afternoon in a construction zone crash on I-94 in Moorhead. The victims include 65-year-old Robert Correll and 63-year-old Linda Correll of Ham Lake, Minnesota and 89-year-old Shirley Gatzke of Blaine, Minnesota. All three were in a SUV stopped behind a semi in the construction zone…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — What started out as a multi-million dollar idea in 2017 is almost complete and Moorhead is ready to celebrate. A ribbon cutting and party is planned at the Main 20th & 21st Streets Railroad Underpass on Monday afternoon. City officials say the underpass is just days away from opening. It is the largest public transportation project…
NELSON CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Highway Patrol releasing the name of a man killed in a rollover crash Friday night south of Tolna, North Dakota. He is 48-year-old Jay Breckheimer of Pekin, North Dakota. The patrol says Breckheimer was on a county road when he drifted, tried to correct and lost control. The vehicle rolled throwing Breckheimer and it came…
PEMBINA, N.D. (KVRR) — A Walhalla, North Dakota man has died in a 4-wheeler crash along a flooded field near Leroy. Highway Patrol says 48-year-old Michael Peterson was riding with a group of 4-wheelers about a mile north of the town Saturday night just before 9. They say Peterson left the road, drove in the field, reentered the road before…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A presidential disaster declaration has been approved for North Dakota. It covers areas impacted by the severe winter storms and flooding between April 22 and May 25. The repeated storms resulted in significant damages and power outages across a large swath of the state. The declaration means federal funding is available to state, tribal and eligible…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are asking for a review into Fufeng Group’s land purchase in Grand Forks. The city council has given the Chinese food manufacturer the go ahead to build a $700 million dollar corn-milling facility. The project has drawn criticism from locals over water, air and traffic impacts. Hoeven and…
NEW YORK (AP/KVRR) – The Trump family says the former president’s first wife, Ivana Trump, has died in New York City. Former President Donald Trump posted on social media Thursday that “I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away.” The Trumps were a publicity power…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — There is another trouble spot on the horizon for farmers and producers: rail service. Senator John Hoeven outlining the need to restore full rail shipments before the fall harvest. He sent his concerns to Surface Transportation Board Vice Chairman Robert Primus. There are ongoing rail service disruptions across the country due to a worker shortage that…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — West Nile Virus has been found in a pool of mosquitoes just collected in Grand Forks. The mosquito that is most common for transmitting the virus is most active just before sundown and into the early morning hours. You can help reduce your risk of getting bitten by using an insect repellent that contains DEET,…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Friday is the deadline in Polk County, Minnesota to turn in flood damage assessments. Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management officials are requesting the information. They want to know about damages to private property due to flooding from April 22nd to now. The worst of the damages occurred in Crookston, Fisher and East Grand Forks….
