FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police is letting you know about SWAT training closing roads later this week. The Red River Valley SWAT team will have scenario training from five to 9:30 Wednesday night in the 11-hundred block of 7th Avenue North. That block will be closed from seven to nine p.m. Don’t be alarmed if you see the SWAT Team and…
DILWORTH, Minn. – A Dilworth Police officer is the definition of dedication. Officer Elias Hoversten’s squad car was hit head–on. He went to the hospital and then returned to work. Chief Ty Sharpe says Officer Hoversten suffered a twisted arm, cracked neck, hurt his knee and received chemical burns. On its Facebook page, the department says “They build them tough in…
FARGO, N.D. – The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota is advising people without flood insurance to start doing their homework and looking ahead to next year. The BBB recommends getting three estimates from insurance agents before deciding on a plan. The bureau’s communications director says people who have flood insurance should contact their insurance agent before making any…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. – A road and bridge are expected to close in East Grand Forks because of Red River flooding. East Grand Forks Police says River Road Northwest from 12th Street to the Highway two on-ramp is expected to be blocked off Monday afternoon. The city says Point Bridge on 1st Street Southeast will stay open until the…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. – Cass County is not pulling back on its flood protection planning in the slightest. Cass County engineer, Jason Benson, shared the county’s emergency measures at Monday morning’s weekly Fargo flood meeting. The county produced 100,000 sandbags. 60,000 were delivered and 40,000 are ready for back up. County staff and the National Guard are working to deliver…
FARGO, N.D. – Police are letting you know of a high risk sex offender living in Fargo. 29-year-old Joseph Pugliese III is living at 311 7th Avenue North. He was convicted of luring a minor by computer in Ward County in 2014. Pugliese met a 17-year-old girl online and asked her to send him sexually explicit pictures. He also offered her…
FARGO, N.D – The Red River is cresting in the Fargo-Moorhead area with few problems, though overland flooding remains an issue in rural areas. The river is about 5 feet above major flood stage, but the cities have put several flood control measures in place since the record 2009 flood when the river crested nearly 6 feet higher. Impacts this…
FARGO, N.D. — A local non-profit is fighting floods in a different kind of way. Many trucks are carrying hay bales across the Midwest as part of Farm Rescue’s “Operation Hay Lift.” Its mission is to deliver these bales to Nebraska to help farmers and ranchers in the state keep their livestock well-fed in the wake of devastating flooding. “We’d like…
FARGO, N.D. — The National Weather Service expects the Red River in Fargo–Moorhead to crest at 35 feet by tomorrow morning. KVRR’s Danielle Church introduces us to the team who helps the organization reach that prediction and how they’re able to do so in our “flood fight 2019 coverage.” And they’re off! This US Geological Survey Field crew is going from…
FARGO, N.D. — The warmer weather outside is getting people thinking about riding their bikes, and Great Rides Bike Share is helping that kind of thinking. Great Rides is now opening its 10 sharing stations across Fargo. People can rent a bike and ride around for just $4 an hour every day. Director of operations Dylan Ramstad Skoyles says he hopes…
