Matt Chasen, LIFT Aircraft chief executive officer, pilots the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Hexa over Camp Mabry, Texas, Aug. 20, 2020GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Imagine getting behind the controls of one of these contraptions in the future. “Flying Cars” are a real thing and UND is playing a role in the development of the machines. The university has…
Sgt. Jesse Grabow @MSPPIO_NW FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — (UPDATE 7:45 PM 12/13/20) All lanes of I-94 near Fergus Falls are now open after a jackknifed semi was cleared from the scene. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** A jackknifed semi has closed the right lane on eastbound Interstate 94 near Fergus Falls. It is near milepost 51. Authorities say it will be closed…
HORACE, N.D. — One of two men found on a construction site in Horace overnight is arrested for theft. A Cass County deputy spotted the men, including 44-year-old Ryan Woodbury of Moorhead, shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday. Authorities say the men were in the process of stealing a construction trailer with tools inside and already had it hitched to their…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — A bar in East Grand Forks has its liquor license suspended after the owner continues violating the governor’s executive order despite a citation and restraining order. Minnesota Department of Public Safety Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement division suspended the liquor license of Boardwalk Bar & Grill. The 60-day suspension is effective now until February 9. Owner…
Heidi Heitkamp/Tom VilsackWASHINGTON (KVRR) – Former North Dakota U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp is no long being considered for Agriculture Secretary. President-elect Joe Biden selected former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to return to the spot he held during the Obama administration. Vilsack spent eight years as head of USDA and served two terms as Iowa governor. Biden nominated Ohio Rep. Marcia…
FARGO-MOORHEAD — MSUM President Anne Blackhurst is taking a stand against bias incidents in the aftermath of several racist social media posts by NDSU students that sparked a protest at the university. Blackhurt says although the posts were not by MSUM students, they, quote, “affect all of us, particularly our Black students and colleagues”. A Bias Incident Response Team has…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Two people are thrown from their vehicle during a high speed chase on I-94 from Fargo into Moorhead. The chase began around 10 last night when they were spotted speeding near the University Drive exit in Fargo. The driver hit the gas and the chase hit speeds of 120 miles per hour before they lost control just…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Police in Moorhead decide to end a standoff with a man who fired a shot into the floor during an alleged drunk argument with a family member. They were called to a home in the 2500 block of 6th Avenue North around 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Officers tried to make contact with the man but eventually decided to…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police in Grand Forks are investigating what they call an unattended death at Budget Inn Express. They were called to the hotel Saturday afternoon to check on a man in one of the rooms. Officers entered the room and found the man was dead. His identity is being withheld while family is notified and the death…
FARGO, N.D. — COVID-19 testing at the Cass County Jail results in 27 inmates and 3 staff with the virus out of 260 inmates and 102 staff members. Jail officials say the majority are asymptomatic, with a few experiencing mild symptoms. The jail went into lockdown last Friday after an inmate in the general population tested positive. It remains in…
