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Arrest Made In Moorhead Stabbing

Police responded to the Grand Inn, at 810 Belsly Boulevard around 10:30 p.m. Monday on a report of a stabbing.

MOORHEAD (KFGO) – A man has been arrested after a stabbing in Moorhead. Police responded to the Grand Inn, at 810 Belsly Boulevard around 10:30 p.m. Monday on a report of a stabbing. There, they found a 41-year old man who had been stabbed twice in the side and he also had a cut on his wrist. He was taken…

Several Kids Across Fargo Venture to Parks on their Snow Day

With most schools closed on Monday, kids went sledding and built snowmen at local parks

FARGO, N.D. — In the metro, Moorhead, Fargo and West Fargo schools cancelled classes for the day, as well as many others across the valley. This snow can be a headache for drivers and those busy clearing the roads. But for kids, it’s a day in the park. Many kids grabbed their sleds and ventured to several open parks to slip…

One Person in Hospital and One in Custody After Officer Involved Shooting

The trooper discharged their weapon, hitting the woman who fled into a nearby field

MOORHEAD, Minn. — One person is hospitalized and another is in custody after officers responded to a crash on I–94 east of Moorhead. Right before 10:30 Monday morning, a Minnesota State trooper arrived on scene where a vehicle had lost control, striking the median barrier on the highway. Two people were in the vehicle, one man and one woman. At…

Oak Grove Student Dismissed After Placing Recording Device In Girls’ Dressing Room

The Device Was Found Near The End Of a School Performance On Thursday

FARGO, N.D. — Oak Grove Lutheran School has sent a letter to parents to tell them about an electronic recording device found in the girls’ dressing room. It was discovered near the end of the performance of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ on Thursday evening. The recording ran for 51 minutes. It was turned over to police in Fargo on…

Snow And Slush Covered Roads Were Too Much For MATBUS

All Routes Were Called Off by 10:45 a.m. Monday

FARGO, N.D. — MATBUS found itself in a mess this morning in south Fargo. Three buses couldn’t make it up the small incline at the underpass at 25th Street South and Main Avenue. “They are burning rubber and it smells here but they’re trying to get these big buses going here but it’s created quite a traffic jam here south…

Man Deceased “For Some Time” From Suspected Drug Overdose

Acquaintances Found The Man's Body On Saturday Night

BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. — A man was found dead at a home in Beltrami County and it appears he died of a suspected drug overdose. The sheriff’s office says 40-year-old Timothy Yerbich of Tenstrike, Minnesota was found by acquaintances on Saturday night. Deputies believe Yerbich had been deceased for some time. The preliminary investigation revealed that the cause of death…

Clearing Off The Busiest of Roads After the Biggest Snow Fall of the Season

The trucks have about 12 to 16 hours post snow fall to remove the snow from roads

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Metro street crews are out and about clearing off the busiest roads. Moorhead Public Works sent out seven plows including three with salt capabilities. They say their goal is to get enough snow off the ground and enough of the pavement to be seen before the temperature drops below freezing. They are making their way through the…

Fargo Man Charged With Murder, Bail Set At $1 Million

Body Of Jarryd Heis Found In Daniel Habiger's Apartment On March 2

FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man has made his first court appearance after being charged with murdering a man at his north Fargo apartment. 29-year-old Daniel Habiger is charged in the killing of 32-year-old Jarryd Heis of Fargo. Police say Habiger called 911 from a convenience store shortly before 6:30 Friday morning and reported that he had been involved in…

Victim Identified in Fatal Crookston House Fire

The body is identified as 40-year-old Immanuel LaRochelle

CROOKSTON, Minn. — Authorities say the smoke detectors didn’t work in a Crookston house that went up in flames, killing one person over the weekend. The body has been identified as 40-year-old Immanuel LaRochelle. Firefighters responded to the house at 214 4th Avenue North around 2:30 Sunday morning. Authorities say the fire appears to be accidental. The cause of the…

Officer Involved Shooting on I-94 Outside of Moorhead

During the encounter the trooper discharged their weapon, striking the female who then fled into a nearby field and was later located with a gunshot wound.

MOORHEAD, MN — An officer involved shooting ends in one person hospitalized and another under arrest. The incident happened on I-94 just west of Moorhead Monday morning.   A State Patrol Trooper responded to a one vehicle crash on I-94 just east of Moorhead shortly before 10:30 Monday morning. The trooper arrived on the scene and found a vehicle had…