(Minnesota State Patrol)PIERZ, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Authorities in Morrison County are investigating why the pilot of a single engine plane was forced to make an emergency landing Monday afternoon on Highway 27 west of Pierz. The sheriff’s office says a small plane piloted by Aaron Casper of Eden Prairie lost engine power at 3,500 feet and made an emergency landing…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (KVRR) – The Minnesota Timberwolves held their media day in Minneapolis on Monday as the team prepares for life after the reported Karl-Anthony Towns trade and an expanded role for the reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Naz Reid. After reaching the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2004 last season, the Minnesota Timberwolves are ready…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A truck driver was taken to the hospital in Alexandria when a 1000-gallon propane tank caught fire in a gravel pit. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says 60-year-old Joseph Notch of Freeport was filling two propane tanks for I-94 road construction when the fire broke out. The Alexandria Fire Department put out the fire and cooled…
Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican vice presidential nominee Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance. (AP Photo)FARGO (KVRR) – KVRR-TV will provide live coverage of Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate between Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio U.S. Senator J.D. Vance. The debate will be broadcast from 8:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. KVRR Local News at 9 can seen…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A young man from the Netherlands is dead after a UTV crash in Otter Tail County. When the UTV crashed and rolled Sunday morning near Urbank, Minnesota, 21-year-old Jim Jan was thrown and the vehicle landed on him. Attempts were made to get the UTV off of him before first responders arrived but they…
FARGO – Hope Blooms, a local non-profit dedicated to repurposing flowers, is hosting an informational event called “Breakfast and Blooms” October 11 at Sons of Norway-Fargo at 9:30 a.m. The organization has been working with local grocery stores and end of life services to bring recycled flowers to nursing homes, shelters, recovery centers and many more organizations in need. To…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Wadena, Minnesota man is dead after a crash four miles south of Park Rapids Sunday night. The State Patrol says Thomas Kolden, 72, was driving a car and pulled out in front of a pickup in the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and Minnesota Highway 87. The vehicles collided and both ended up in…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for eastern North Dakota, and west-central and northwest Minnesota until 9 p.m. Monday. Dry conditions combined with strong wind prompted the warning. Some counties affected include Cass, Grand Forks, Traill, Steele, and Barnes in North Dakota, and Clay, Norman, Becker, Otter Tail, and Wilkin Counties…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – For many, the end of September marks the beginning of the fall season, and it’s a chance to celebrate. “Oktoberfests are becoming very popular in the entire area, so we decided to jump on that bandwagon.” It’s the fourth year for the Moorhead Sausage Fest, and the community came out in droves. “I like coming out…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Crews rush to Bird Lake, east of Alexandria, Minnesota, to rescue four people after their duck hunting boat capsized. Two adults and two kids went into the water around 6 a.m. Saturday. They were having a hard time staying above water since their waders had filled with water. But they were all able to hold…
