FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A woman is in the Otter Tail County Jail in Fergus Falls after a police pursuit shortly after midnight Tuesday. It began after dispatchers received a report of a possible drunken driver at a Fergus Falls residence. The car was later found in Elizabeth, northwest of Fergus Falls. A deputy was talking with Sheri Abrahamson,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says it is investigating a “use-of-force incident” involving multiple law enforcement agencies in Moorhead. Moorhead police officers responded to an apartment complex in the 2400 block of 3rd Avenue N. around 8:50 p.m. Monday for a report of a disturbance. The Red River Valley SWAT team responded as the situation…
CASS LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) — Family, friends and former classmates are mourning the loss of a Grafton, North Dakota man who drowned on Cass Lake in north central Minnesota on Saturday. 41-year-old Jon Koehmstedt was the athletic director and assistant principal for 7-12 at Grafton High School and Junior High. The sheriff’s office says he jumped into the water to…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — The State Patrol says it conducted more than 1,000 traffic stops and made nine DWI arrests during the three days of WE Fest south of Detroit Lakes. 511 citations or warnings were issued for speeding and there 119 seatbelt violation citations or warnings. 14 minors were cited for underage drinking. There were 21 citations for…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Crews will be back out spraying for mosquitoes this evening in rural Cass County. Vector Control crews will start after 8 p.m. They plan to spray in Fargo and West Fargo on Tuesday night starting around 7:45. Mosquito spraying is also planned for Tuesday night between 8 and midnight in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks,…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — A Barnesville man is arrested after injuring his brother and mother with a knife Friday evening. Barnesville Police and Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic assault at 905 2nd Avenue Southeast. Authorites say 49-year-old Chad Lane attempted to cut his brother during an argument and their 72-year-old mother tried to intervene. All three people…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police have made an arrest in a downtown assault that happened August 3rd. Tabias Walker is one of two people wanted for an assault in the 300 block of Broadway. He was arrested in Moorhead Sunday night and is in the Clay County Jail. The second suspect has not been found. The victim remains hospitalized…
GLYNDON, Minn. — It’s time to count your chickens. And goats, and other farm animals, because Open House at That’s the Dream Farm is this week. IT’s a chance for the community to come in free of charge and learn about what they do. You can take a goat yoga class, tour the farm, do kids’ archery and more. The farm…
Diane Wray Williams (2010)MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The first woman to represent Moorhead in the Minnesota House of Representatives has died. Diane Wray Williams died July 31 at 87 after an eight month battle with cancer. She was a businesswoman, educator and politician. Williams ran as a Democrat and served in the state house in 1989 and 1990. Williams also…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – August 10 wrapped up Pride Week in Fargo-Moorhead, and the weekend saw its marquee events draw in huge crowds. On Saturday it was Pride in the Park. This massive celebration took place outside Fargo Civic Center, sprawling down to the lawn and into the parking lot in front of Fargo City Hall. There were vendors and…
