OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of thefts. The sheriff’s office says over the past week, they have have gotten several reports of vehicles and garages that have been broken into in the rural Fergus Falls area. One of the homeowners hit says he lives in the Wall Lake area and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — It’s the first of its kind in Fargo-Moorhead. Midtown Tavern along Highway 10 in Moorhead welcomed its newest member to its team. This is Bella and it’s a robotic server assistant. The restaurant’s manger says they are early in the testing phase. Bella delivers pizzas to tables once they are ready. The robot will not replace…
MOORHEAD — What if we told you there was a way you could send your kid back to school at the end of summer break smarter than when they started? It’s the Concordia Language Village program and it’s ready for registrations now. Kids seven and up can participate in the total language immersion camp in Bemidji. You’ll get a passport and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The Veterans are back home after another honor flight that took them on a whirlwind tour of monuments and history in our nation’s capital. The final day focused on some impressive U.S. history, and the unbreakable bond that ties these veterans together. A rare treat. The National Archives closed Tuesday morning to give Honor Flight veterans…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — 32nd Avenue South’s reconstruction project is broken up into four phases. Most of the project is federally funded, rounding out to around $18 million total. Now, in phase one starting from the east side of 25th to 22nd Street, the city plans to improve road infrastructure and pedestrian access in the area. Construction will eventually move…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Fire was called to 1211 47th Street North for a vehicle on fire near Knights Inn around 5:30 Tuesday evening. They arrived to find the fire had spread to the hotel. Damage to the building was limited to the vinyl siding and the hotel was able to resume operations. The vehicle and all…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another big road construction project is underway in the FM Metro. North Dakota DOT begins the I-94 reconstruction project from West Fargo’s Sheyenne Street to the Raymond interchange. Westbound I-94 lanes including the ramp for Exit 343 Main Avenue in West Fargo is closed. Traffic is two lanes head-to-head in the eastbound lanes. A detour…
George OrtizFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — George Ortiz of Fargo changes his plea to guilty to murder in the October stabbing death of a Wisconsin man who had recently moved to Fargo. The 39-year-old Ortiz was sentenced to 55 years in prison. He admits killing 32-year-old Phillip Bergquist near the Red River in downtown Fargo by slitting his throat. The cases…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo firefighters responded to a record number of calls last year. There were nearly 15,000 incidents which is about a 40% increase in the past five years. Fargo Fire Chief Steve Dirksen says most of them were unintentional. There were 128 building fires in 2022, up slightly from the year before. The number of vehicle fires…
This image taken from Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor meeting via Zoom shows Sen. Calvin Bahr shirtless during a vote on Monday, May 1, 2023. In a video streamed on YouTube, Bahr, of East Bethel, can briefly be seen voting — with a School House Rock “I’m Just a Bill” character on the wall behind him — during a…
