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Sheriff: Woman Stabs 2 Deputies Executing Search Warrant

Authorities say an Underwood, Minnesota woman stabbed two Otter Tail County sheriff's deputies while they tried to arrest her for a felony drug arrest warrant

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Authorities say an Underwood, Minnesota woman stabbed two Otter Tail County sheriff’s deputies while they tried to arrest her for a felony drug arrest warrant. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, on July 1 at 11:40 a.m., deputies executed a search warrant at a residence north of Underwood with the intent of…

4th of July Events In The Metro

There are plenty of ways you can celebrate Independence Day with your community

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – There are plenty of ways you can celebrate Independence Day with your community. We’ve got 4th of July events all day and night in the Metro. Bonanzaville’s 4th of July celebration runs from 10 a.m. through 7 p.m. with fireworks after that starting at dusk. There will be pony rides, inflatables, food vendors and a bunch…

Body Recovered from Red River in F-M Last Week Identified By Police

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police release the identity of a man whose body was recovered from the Red River in Fargo-Moorhead last Wednesday. He is 35-year-old Casey Binfield. Authorities started getting reports from people who saw Binfield jump into the river near Dike East in Fargo early Wednesday afternoon. Numerous agencies responded to search for the man. His body…

A North Dakota medical waste facility says a human torso was delivered to its site and is suing

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Human remains are at the center of tangled litigation involving a major regional health care system and the company contracted to dispose of its medical waste. Monarch Waste Technologies sued Sanford Health and the subsidiary responsible for delivering the health care system’s medical waste, Healthcare Environmental Services, saying the latter “brazenly” deposited a human torso hidden in a…

Contract Talks between Fargo School Board, Education Association move to mediation

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — After being unable to come to an agreement to a contract by the state-mandated July 1 deadline, talks between the Fargo School Board and Fargo Education Association (FEA) will go into mediation. The sticking point in the discussions was the elementary teacher workday. The FEA said in a statement that members were frustrated that their pleas…

Body of Bagley, MN Man Recovered from Lake Lomond

BAGELY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Bagley, Minnesota man is dead after drowning at Lake Lomond in Bagley. Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office was notified after 8 Sunday night. They say 20-year-old Derek McCann jumped off a swiming raft at the beach and didn’t resurface. A dive team found his body a couple of hours later in about 18 feet of water….

Crews readying to launch Red River Valley Fair on Friday

The Red River Valley Fair begins its annual 10 day-long run on July 7

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Red River Valley Fair in West Fargo is still a few days away, but there’s already plenty of activity at the fairgrounds. We stopped by with the KVRR drone to get a birds-eye view of the work and setup in progress. The fair begins its annual 10 day-long run on Friday. Grandstand acts this…

Highway 2 Crash Seriously Injures Fargo Woman

A Fargo woman has serious injuries after a crash on Highway 2 in the northern valley

GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A Fargo woman has serious injuries after a crash on Highway 2 in the northern valley. Highway Patrol says a 48-year-old man from Grand Forks failed to yield when he was turning from North Dakota Highway 18 onto Highway 2. He hit an SUV driven by a 77-year-old Fargo woman. Her vehicle went into…