JORDAN, Mont. — Five federal firefighters remain hospitalized after sustaining burns when swirling winds blew a lightning-caused wildfire back on them in eastern Montana on Thursday. The five were building a defensive line at the Devil’s Creek Fire in Garfield County when the weather shifted. Three U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crew members, based at the Eastern North Dakota Wetland…
Raymond GunnFARGO, N.D. — Police in Fargo identify the victim of a shooting late Saturday night as 41-year-old Eric Woodrow Hayes of Fargo. **original story below** FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man is arrested for murder. Police say 40-year-old Raymond Gunn shot a man late Saturday night in the 1200 block of North University Drive. Officers responded to a report of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – People are flooding Fargo this weekend to get an exclusive look at tricks performed by talented aircraftsmen and women. You can catch the F/A-18 Super Hornet and bomber aircrafts return along with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels for the Fargo AirSho at Hector International Airport. “We are super excited to be here for the AirSho and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Several employees were treated after breathing in smoke from a small fire at the sunflower processing plant in Fargo late Friday afternoon. The call to 501 42nd Street North came in just before 5:15 p.m. when Fargo firefighters arrived to a report of a fire in a piece of equipment at Red River Commodities. Crews found…
ELLENDALE, N.D. (KVRR) – A 10-year-old boy is in the hospital after a vehicle hit him in Ellendale on Friday evening. It happened at 7:17 p.m. at the intersection of 3rd Street South and 2nd Avenue South. Authorities say a 64-year-old man driving a 2004 Dodge Intrepid was traveling east on 3rd Street South. The boy was riding a bicycle…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A taco bar benefit is helping raise funds for a woman diagnosed with melanoma. Family and friends of Carissa Sjolie are hosting the walking taco bar, silent auction and raffle after Sjolie’s diagnosis showed the cancer had spread to her liver, lungs, spleen and brain. The benefit is being held until 10 o’clock tonight at…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Vikings and offensive line coach Rick Dennison are parting ways after Dennison refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to ESPN Vikings beat reporter Courtney Cronin. Dennison is believed to be the first NFL position coach out of a job after objecting to a vaccine. The Vikings released the following statement on Dennison’s status: “The Vikings…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) – Ongoing protests over the Enbridge Energy Pipeline project in northwestern Minnesota have prompted the state patrol and DOT to close a section of highway. The eight-mile stretch of State Highway 32 between Thief River Falls and St. Hilaire will remain closed until further notice. The agencies say the highway has become extremely congested with…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota continues to see a shortage of employees across the state, and the healthcare industry is no exception. In fact, a workforce center manager with Job Service North Dakota says healthcare is at the top of the list. As part of the #JobUpND campaign, Fargo and Grand Forks’ Job Service centers are hosting industry-specific job…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Sanford Health is requiring its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by November 1st. Sanford Health Fargo Vice President Dr. Doug Griffin says although the decision has been under consideration for some time, the resurgence of COVID-19 variants is one of the reasons for the mandate. “That’s probably maybe moved the timeline up a little…
