EDEN VALLEY, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is dead after a shootout with officers early Saturday in central Minnesota near St. Cloud. Eden Valley police tried to stop 34-year-old Stephen Poissant of Brainerd for a traffic offense around 2 a.m. He fled before hitting the ditch. Minnesota BCA says Poissant got out of his vehicle and exchanged gunfire with deputies…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — February 11 marks the six year anniversary of the death of Fargo Police Officer Jason Moszer in the line of duty. He was shot while offers were responding to a domestic situation at a home near downtown in north Fargo. Friday morning at 9 a.m., Fargo Police Department will hold a memorial ceremony in Moszer’s honor….
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– The only grocery store in Casselton is closing. The city council approving a permit for a new business in the Wangler Foods building. Fred Wangler decided to sell the building, which opened in 2005. He cited a loss in customers to Dollar General as one factor, despite his wider variety of products and delivery service. The new…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Food Truck Festival has a new home: the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in West Fargo. The festival has been held for years at the North Dakota Horse Park in north Fargo. Organizers say the new location will be more accessible and allow the food truck festival to expand. Many “Best of the Fest” champions…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A body is found in the alley near a Grand Forks night club where a missing man was last seen on Sunday. Police say the body was discovered in the noon hour in the 10 block of 3rd Street North. They have not released the identity of the person or said whether it is male…
MINNEAPOLIS — A school bus driver is rushed to the hospital after being shot in the head in Minneapolis. Police responded around 2:15 Wednesday afternoon. Officials say the driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive the injuries. Three children under the age of 10 were on the bus at the time of the shooting but none…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/PRAIRIE PUBLIC RADIO/KVRR) – Former US Attorney Drew Wrigley has taken the oath of office as North Dakota Attorney General after being appointed by Gov. Doug Burgum. It was done in a private ceremony. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Jensen administered the oath. North Dakota’s longest-serving Attorney General, Wayne Stenehjem, passed away at the end of January. Earlier,…
BECKER CO, Minn. (KVRR) — A man lying on County Highway 21 near Richwood, Minnesota, north of Detroit Lakes, is hit by a snow plow. The driver of the plow called Becker County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday morning around 3 a.m. 39-year-old Matthew Larson of White Earth was found unconscious but had no obvious signs of trauma. Larson was taken to…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A couple says an electrical breaker tripped in their house and they were unable to fix it. They soon encountered a hot electrical smell upstairs and found flames in the attic. It happened last night at the home of Michael and Amanda Baas in Holmes City Township, west of Alexandria. Michael used two fire extinguishers…
Drew WrigleyBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed former U.S. attorney and lieutenant governor Drew Wrigley to serve out the remainder of Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s term. Wrigley will take the oath of office at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Capitol. He announced last month that he would be seeking the Republican nomination for Attorney General after Stenehjem…
