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Fatal fire in rural Clay County, MN

They discovered a body in the debris and has has been transported to the Ramsey County Medical Examiners Office for positive identification.

CLAY COUNTY, MN – Fire officials in Clay County, MN find a body after fighting a structure fire. Just after 1:00 p.m. on Saturday the Clay County Sheriff’s Office along with multiple departments responded to a fire call at 26627 43rd Avenue North in rural Clay County. The departments found a single family residence fully engulfed in flames. They believed…

ND Democrats talk childcare & infrastructure with The White House

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – North Dakota politicians and leaders speak with the White House about how President Biden’s priorities are shaping the state. Retiring Senate Minority Leader Joan Heckaman and House Minority Leader Josh Boschee thanked the president for advocating for childcare and infrastructure. They say North Dakota used American Rescue Plan money to keep childcare providers open by giving…

Orphan Grain Train takes donations for Ukraine

An orginaztion is stepping up to offer aid to a growing number of refugees seeking help during the war in Ukraine.

FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR)- An organization is stepping up to offer aid to a growing number of refugees seeking help during the war in Ukraine. “Our connections, the people that we have worked with over there contacted us and said we’re being overrun with refugees,” said Kirk Rosins, of Orphan Grain Train. Reports out of Ukraine mention two million refugees in the…

Driver sought following high-speed chase into Fargo

FARGO (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a car involved in a high speed chase between Mapleton and Fargo. A state trooper attempted to stop a Pontiac Grand Prix for failing to maintain its lane. The driver of the vehicle fled, traveling eastbound on I-94. The Pontiac exited at mile marker 338 collided…

Some tenants to stay after Southside Shopping Center is replaced, others undecided

FARGO (KVRR) – At least three major tenants in the South Plaza Shopping Center complex say they have no intention of moving after the entire block is razed and replaced with a mixed-use facility. Great Wall Chinese Restaurant, the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy and Duane’s House of Pizza say they’re looking forward to the new project. Great Wall says on Facebook…

Online scam claims to sell cats in Leonard, North Dakota

FARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an online scam involving websites that claim breed and sell cats in Leonard, North Dakota. Detective Joe Gress says victims in Washington state, Michigan, New York, and Florida lost between $550 and $2,500 when they ordered cats that were never delivered.  None of the victims were from the Fargo-Moorhead area….

Hawley High School exchange student gives back to hometown in Ukraine

HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) — A high school sophomore is helping Ukrainian’s stuck in the country by working with volunteer organizations to send resources. A foreign exchange student from Ukraine at Hawley High School is raising money to ensure her hometown receives essential supplies. Daniella Zubarieva remembers from a young age going through lockdown drills at school as a precaution. Now,…

Fargo’s South Plaza Shopping Center to be razed, entire block redeveloped

FARGO (KVRR) – Big changes are coming to a Fargo neighborhood that’s been home to several well-known businesses for decades. The Craig Companies of Fargo is planning to purchase and redevelop the aging South Plaza Shopping Center along South University Drive.  The deal also includes several rental homes on the west side of the same block, along 13-1/2 St. S….

One dead in head-on crash in Beltrami County

PENNINGTON, Minn. (KVRR-KNOX) – A Pennington, Minnesota man is dead after a head-on crash in Beltrami County. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says 44-year-old Neil Cutbank was driving an SUV the wrong way on Scenic Highway Southeast when his vehicle crashed into another SUV that was southbound. The crash happened Wednesday morning near Pennington. The other driver, 59-year-old Jeffrey Imhoff…