Courtesy, North Dakota Highway Patrol7:50 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have OPENED I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada. 5:45 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have CLOSED I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada due to blowing snow and areas of zero visibility. The highway is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Ken’s FM or KNNZ was the operation under one man, Ken Bartz. Once a radio host in the 1990s for a show called Manchester Avenue, he took his own initiative in launching a radio station in his basement. “He had the whole control room with the console, and all these computer screens and all the equipment…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Numerous animals are killed in a barn fire in Douglas County. The sheriff’s office says there was a barn on fire at 4136 Utopia Drive Northwest in Garfield shortly before noon. When crews arrived, there was visible smoke and flames. The Garfield Fire Department put out the fire. The barn is a complete loss. The…
FARGO — He’s sort of a world authority on Christmas cookies. And this weekend, you can decorate cookies with Santa in downtown Fargo, and learn some Christmas lore from the jolly old elf himself. It’s all part of holiday programming at the Jasper Hotel in downtown. You can check out their hot chocolate bar, tell Santa your wish list, and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police ask for help finding a man not seen in over a week. Monitez Henry Jr., 41-years-old, was last seen in 1000 block of 32nd Avenue South on December 9th. He is described as being 5′ 9″ and 165 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing a white sweatshirt and…
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy & Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.FARGO (KVRR) – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is asking Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to help a pilot recover his airplane after it was seized following an emergency landing on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The AOPA says pilot Darrin Smedsmo was forced to make an emergency…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Clay County Commissioners have given preliminary approval to a pay raise for Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting. Clay County Attorney Brian Melton and chief assistant county attorneys would also get raises. Empting told the commission that the responsibilities in his position have grown substantially over the past few years, but the compensation hasn’t changed. Empting says…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A 13-year-old boy at Horizon Middle School was arrested Thursday for first-degree possession of a controlled substance after police say they discovered 1,500 fentanyl pills. Clay County Attorney Brian Melton spoke about the highly unusual case in an exclusive interview with KVRR Local News. “It’s a pretty atypical case to kind of see that kind of…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Gov. Tim Walz has signed two executive orders in efforts to reduce gun violence and improve public safety across Minnesota. Under the orders, a statewide Safety Council will be created to develop a blueprint to prevent mass violence. The orders will also expand extreme risk protection orders and safe storage education for those with guns at…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The man who died after a workplace accident in Moorhead has been identified as a 51-year-old Fargo man. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says a preliminary investigation indicates Stacy Martin was working with a lift axle on a truck when a temporary weld failed, causing the axle to fall onto his chest and abdominal area. Empting…
