FARGO, N.D. — Firefighters respond to a house fire in south Fargo. The call came in around 8:40 p.m. with a report of smoke coming from 6086 24th Street South. KVRR Local News is told one person was taken by ambulance from the house. You can see top floor windows on at least one side of the house were broken…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Thousands of North Dakota landowners have electronically posted millions of acres of private land in what is believed to be the first system of its kind in the nation. North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department opened the system for electronic posting in May. The deadline to post was Thursday, in advance of fall hunting. The 2021 North…
ELY, Minn. — Superior National Forest officials are expanding their closure order for the popular Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness north of Ely, Minnesota because of the threat of wildfires burning across the Canadian border. The newly expanded order, which took effect Sunday, includes 12 more BWCA entry points in addition to the areas around Crooked and Iron lakes that…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. — A man is found unconscious in East Battle Lake near Clitherall, Minnesota around 5 Saturday afternoon. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office tells us the man was pulled from the lake and lifesaving attempts were made but he was pronounced dead. They are continuing to investigate but believe the man drowned. His name is being withheld…
State Rep. John ThompsonST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – After a FOX 9 report outlining uncovered past domestic abuse cases against Rep. John Thompson, top DFL officials are calling for him to step down. In back-to-back-to-back statements sent on Saturday, Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, House Speaker Melissa Hortman, and Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, along with DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin all called…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With just three days left the Red River Valley Fair is getting ready to wrap up the ten best days of summer as we head into the weekend. Fair officials say they have experienced great turnouts since opening day with record breaking crowds every day. As the fair heads into its second weekend of carnival…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) – Activists opposed to the Line 3 Pipeline project in northern Minnesota are asking a judge to issue a restraining order against Hubbard County, Sheriff Cory Aukes, and the local land commissioner. Winona LaDuke and Tara Houska claim that the sheriff has unlawfully blockaded access to a camp serving as a convergence space and home for…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Mothers may breastfeed their children in public without having to do so discreetly. Citizens can stand their ground and use whatever force necessary to protect themselves or their home. Booze will be allowed to be sold much earlier on Sunday mornings and state officials may not mandate face coverings. These changes are among hundreds of new state…
WATERTOWN, S.D. – A Watertown woman is facing charges after a toddler was found unconscious while in day care and later died at a Sioux Falls hospital. Police say the 16-month-old child, who was not identified, suffered “injuries consistent with abuse.” First responders were dispatched to an in-home day care in Watertown Wednesday and rushed the child to Prairie Lakes…
FARGO (KVRR) – A burglary suspect is in custody after a drone was used to locate and capture the man in a cornfield near Gardner, N.D. At around 5:13 a.m. Friday, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary report. A homeowner reported seeing a man carrying a box and walking out of a trailer on the homeowner’s property….
