DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – This winter has been a warm one across the region, which means the ice is pretty thin on the lakes and rivers. Most lakes across the region are frozen over, but due to warm temps and the rain around Christmas, the ice isn’t as thick as it has in the past. “It’s been a very…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Commissioners declare an emergency to help cover the costs from the winter storm from December 25-27, 2023. Last week, Gov. Doug Burgum declared a statewide emergency for widespread utility infrastructure damage caused by the ice storm. Some communities have already spent thousands of dollars to cleanup trees and branches. Emergency Manager Jim Prochniak says…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR:8:45pm Update) — Cass County Electric is providing its members with an update as crews continue to work to restore power after the Christmas ice storm. Power was restored to around 300 members on Monday and another 100 on Tuesday but there are still 570 members without power. The majority of outages remain around the Valley City, Fingal,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police have ruled a shooting that injured a 17-year-old teen Sunday as accidental. A spokesman says the teen was walking in the 1200 block of 34th Street Circle South around 5 p.m. with a concealed handgun when it went off and a bullet hit him in the leg. He was taken to the hospital with…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – An Elk River, Minnesota man whose arson conviction was overturned by the Minnesota Court of Appeals is facing new charges in connection with a 2018 fire in Detroit Lakes. Gary Bogatz Jr. was convicted of first degree arson following a fire in a building that formerly housed The Refuge, a nonprofit Christian Outreach & Resource…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With the New Year, people will try to keep their resolutions. Which includes going to the gym. Some people lose steam to keep going over the year, but there are ways to keep that momentum going. Crunch Fitness says the gym has been busy this New Year’s Day, with numerous people looking to start their 2024…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – This is River Joy. Born into this world at 7 lbs. and 6 oz. at 8:18 a.m. on New Year’s Day. And she is the first baby born at Sanford to ring in the New Year. “She’s a New Year’s princess,” said Garrett Bohannon, River’s dad. “Absolutely amazing and a long time coming. Feeling all her kicks…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Electric is still working to restore power to all of its members after the Christmas Day ice storm. As of Monday morning they had just under 1,000 members without power. The majority of them are in the Valley City service area which still has more than 500 customers without power and just as many…
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — The Minnesota Millionaire Raffle winners have been drawn and the two biggest prizes go to tickets bought near the Twin Cities. Two tickets worth $1 million each were sold in Delano, west of Minneapolis and in Dundas, south of the Twin Cities. There were also five winners drawn worth $100,000 each, none in our area. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- One of the fastest growing sports in the U.S. hosted a tournament this weekend in Fargo. Courts Plus Community Fitness Center hosted a 4-hour pickleball tournament. This tournament had 10 doubles teams with people from all over the region coming to participate. The competition was quite fierce and the competitors loved the opportunity to play against other…
