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Three people found dead in Breezy Point

BREEZY POINT, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Three people are found dead at a townhouse development in Breezy Point, Minnesota. It’s north of Brainerd. Authorities responded to Whitebirch Estates around 8:45 Tuesday night. So far, they haven’t shared any details about the deaths or the identities of the victims. They don’t believe that there is a threat to the public. The…

Greater Moorhead Days set to start Thursday

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Greater Moorhead Days is set to start on September 7 in Moorhead, Minn. This event brings together the community and local businesses. “It’s really exciting to put together so many great events for the community. We got a real diversity of things to celebrate this year.” said Josie Gereszek, the recreation coordinator the Moorhead Parks…

Residents Trapped In Apartment During Fire

Several residents on the third floor called in as fire units were responding to report they couldn't get out because of the heavy smoke and briefly sheltered on a third-floor balcony

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – There were no injuries but some damage from a fire at an apartment building at 1502 East Gateway Circle in Fargo.  Firefighters responded to a report of smoke in the hallways around 1:40 this morning. Battalion Chief Lee Soeth says crews found heavy smoke coming from all three levels of the complex and discovered a small…

Driver Seriously Injured In North Moorhead Crash

Police say alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A driver has serious injuries after crashing into a storage building just off of Highway 75 in Moorhead. Police say 54-year-old Scott Hanson of Moorhead drove into a ditch along the 700 block of Highway 75 a little before 10:30 Tuesday night. He hit a light pole and traffic sign, crossed the highway and went west…

Jeremiah Program hosts open house for new mothers

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Jeremiah Program is a national organization with locations across the country with a mission to change the cycle of poverty for single mothers and their children, two generations at a time. The Jeremiah Program assists single mothers by giving them resources such as career track education, early childhood education, a supportive community, safe and affordable housing,…

Civil rights lawsuit in North Dakota accuses a white supremacist group of racial intimidation

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Two nonprofits have sued a white nationalist hate group in North Dakota, alleging that it committed racial intimidation by defacing businesses and public property around the city of Fargo with the group’s logo and other graffiti. The lawsuit filed against Patriot Front in federal court on Friday alleges that the group, two of the group’s leaders…

Fargo man urging more people to sponsor displaced Ukrainians

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is calling on locals to help sponsor Ukrainians trying to leave their war-torn country. Michael Southam says, since 2014, there have been around eight million Ukrainians displaced. Southam says he was inspired by his friend in Pelican Rapids who knew of a family that was evacuating the country in the 2014 invasion….

Susan Faus Named Interim Executive Director of Fargo Park District

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Park District Board votes 5-0 to name Susan Faus as interim executive director. Faus joined the district last November. She previously served as the deputy director of Parks and Recreation for Bloomington and assistant Parks and Recreation director in Edina. Faus hold degrees from University of Kentucky and North Dakota State University. She will take…