Moorhead

C.A.R.T Training Will Help Find Abducted Children More Efficiently

More than 60 law enforcement officers and community organizations participated

FARGO, N.D. — If a child is ever abducted, law enforcement wants to find them in the most efficient way possible. An annual Child Abduction Response Team exercise is preparing police officers for such a situation. It’s rare to see a child abducted in the metro but Fargo Police say it’s still a situation they want and need to be prepared…

Four Apartments Damaged after Early Morning Fire in Moorhead

Five residents and two pets are being temporarily housed with the help of the American Red Cross

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Five Moorhead residents are looking for new homes after their apartment building in south Moorhead caught on fire. When Freddy Davis heard neighbors running and knocking on doors in the Ridgewood Place II apartment complex (1211 34th Street Circle, Moorhead) around 4:30 a.m. Friday morning, he knew something wasn’t right. “Next thing you know, I’m drinking my coffee,…

Moorhead Holiday Store Robbed, Police Looking For Suspect

Police say a man wearing a black mask and black hooded sweatshirt entered the store around 3:15 a.m. Friday.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Police are looking for a man who robbed a Holiday gas station store in Moorhead at gunpoint early Friday morning. Authorities say a man wearing a black mask and black hooded sweatshirt flashed a gun inside the store around 3:15  and demanded money from employees. He ran with an undetermined amount of money. If anyone has any…

Early Morning Fire Damages Moorhead Apartment

Shortly after 4:30 a.m., crews responded to 1211 34th Street Circle. A second alarm was soon called and Fargo fire crews also responded.

Moorhead, MN (KFGO) – Crews battled an early morning fire at a south Moorhead apartment building. Shortly after 4:30 a.m., crews responded to 1211 34th Street Circle. A second alarm was soon called and Fargo fire crews also responded. KFGO’s Don Haney is on scene and will have more information when it becomes available. The Salvation Army and American Red…

American Crystal Sugar, RRV Grower’s Association Meeting Provides Sugarbeet Industry Update

The sugar company wasn't able to harvest 2,200 of its 390,000

  FARGO, N.D. — More than 1,200 sugarbeet experts gather at the American Crystal Sugar and Red River Valley Sugarbeet Grower’s joint annual meeting. The weather hasn’t been much of a friend to farmers this year, which has ultimately impacted American Crystal Sugar. The company wasn’t able to harvest 2,200 of its 390,000 acres. “It’s painful for those who had to…

Red River Valley SWAT Team Collecting Data on Breaching Techniques at Old Fargo City Hall

They will be doing it from Dec. 5-6

  FARGO, N.D. — If you hear some loud noises coming from the old Fargo City Hall building over the next two days, there’s no need to worry. That’s the Red River Valley SWAT Team using the building to train its officers. The team is using the space for explosive breaching techniques since the city hall is set for demolition Monday….

Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity “Dakota Blitz 3:10” Project Will Build Three Homes in Ten Days

The project will start in 2019

FARGO, N.D. — Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity plans to build four homes in 2019, but three of them will go up within 10 days. It’s part of the organization’s Dakota Blitz 3:10 project. Those three homes are going up in West Fargo. A separate and fourth house will be built in Moorhead. People with Habitat for Humanity say it’s an…

Great North Pole Provides $1.5 Million in Goods to Families in Need

This is the second year the non-profit is giving the personal items away

FARGO, N.D. — During the season of giving, community members are spending an entire week packing boxes to go to F-M families in need. KVRR’s Danielle Church tells us how the boxes could provide a special holiday for some families. Toiletries, winter coats, canned goods and even a few games may not seem like extravagant gifts for the holidays. But to…

Alzheimer’s Added to Medical Marijuana List

Health officials in Minnesota say Alzheimer's disease now qualifies as a condition to receive medical marijuana

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota health officials are adding Alzheimer’s disease as a qualifying condition to get medical marijuana. The state Health Department says the new condition would take effect in August. Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says there is “some evidence” that marijuana improves the mood, sleep and behavior of people with Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s was one of seven suggested additions…

Moorhead Police Investigate Report Of Shooting

Police responded to the call shortly before 5:30 p.m. on reports a car window was shot out.

MOORHEAD, MN – Moorhead police continue their search for a suspect in a shooting incident Sunday evening in the parking lot of the Azool Hornbachers at 950 40th Avenue South. Police responded to the call shortly before 5:30 p.m. on reports a car window was shot out. Lt. Mike Detloff says A group of people sitting in the car were…