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Elderly Couple Pulled From Burning Car After Crash

People passing by pull an elderly couple out of a burning car after a crash in Douglas County, Minnesota

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – People passing by pull an elderly couple out of a burning car after a crash in Douglas County, Minnesota. The Sheriff’s Office says a car drove off the road and hit a large pine tree on County Road 4 near Little Mary Circle Southwest. There were two people in the car, 92-year-old John Plusa and…

County Officials: Possible Meteor In Beltrami County Captured on Video

BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A possible meteor sighting over Beltrami County. This video was provided to the Beltrami County Emergency Communications Center. That was recorded around 6:40 tonight in the Nymore neighborhood of Bemidji. A very bright white/blue flash over the sky was followed by a loud explosion which was heard across much of southern Beltrami County. Numerous people reported…

Rep. Kelly Armstrong Recommended To Take Speaker Johnson’s Judiciary Seat

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Rep. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota has been selected to fill a seat vacated by the new Speaker of the House. Armstrong has been recommended by the House Republican Steering Committee to serve on the House Judiciary Committee for the remainder of the 118th Congress. The seat became vacant when Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was…

Fatal head-on crash with combine in Egeland

EGELAND, N.D. (KVRR) — A Mississippi man is dead after a head-on crash with a combine. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened shortly after 3:00 p.m. on Highway 66 in Egeland. 39-year-old Benjamin Shearer from Stewart, Mississippi was driving a van when he hit part of the combine’s header. The driver of the combine, 72-year-old Lawrence Weber…

Special Election To Be Held Tuesday at Alerus Center To Extend Grand Forks Sales Tax

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — People in Grand Forks will be heading to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a special election. The vote is to extend the three-quarter percent sales tax beyond 2029. The money would be used to maintain Alerus Center and for the construction of an indoor turf, aquatics and court facility. The center would cost…