NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The driver of a horse-drawn Amish buggy was seriously injured in a collision with a minivan near New York Mills. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Mabel Stauffer of New York Mills was hurt when the van driven by 85-year-old Allyn Jokela, also of New York Mills, ran into the back of…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo activist who’s been involved in Black Lives Matter and social justice issues is accused of misappropriating money she received after applying for grants from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Faith Dixon is in custody in the Cass County Jail in Fargo. She was arrested on a felony warrant issued in Burleigh County. According…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — People got a chance to learn about indigenous people during a luncheon held at Hjemkomst Center. They were given an “Indigi Bowl” that contained wild rice, buffalo meat, and veggie toppings. The event, held by the Indigenous Association, featured Anishinaabe leader Ricky White. He has over 22 years of experience as an Ojibwe language and culture…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The state patrol says one person was killed in a head-on crash Monday afternoon near Breckenridge. It happened about 3 miles east of Breckenridge on Highway 210. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says an 83-year-old female driver from Fergus Falls was killed. Her name will be released on Tuesday. The other driver, a 30-year-old man from Parkers Prairie,…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Vining, Minnesota man is at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo after a tractor he was pulling drove over him and pinned him to the ground. The accident happened just before noon in Folden Township southeast of Vining. Otter Tail County authorities say 76-year-old Daryl Baardsen was working on or attempting to pull the…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — One person was treated for smoke inhalation after a porch fire north of Battle Lake, Minnesota. Fire crews were called to the house on the west end of Otter Tail Lake last night around 9 o’clock. They found the porch on fire and put it out. An adult was treated on scene and then…
EVELETH, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 63-year-old man has died due to injuries sustained during a house fire in rural Eveleth on Friday morning. The victim, Dale Wallander, was found lying with severe burns at the end of the home’s driveway in the 7100 block of Antoinette Road. The house was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived. Wallander was airlifted…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — If you’re not a skilled artist, it can be a little scary to think about creating a Halloween painting of your own. But there’s a new workshop underway that helps even a novice painter bring their creativity into full fall color. Emma Tomb (yes, that’s her real name) is teaching a “Spooky Painting workshop at the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Starting Friday, Oct. 18, Moorhead City Hall offices will move to a temporary location as work begins on a renovation of the existing City Hall building. The following offices will reopen on Friday at 403 Center Ave., previously home to the downtown U.S. Bank branch: • Community Development • Engineering • City Clerk • Information Technology •…
POLK COUNTY, MINN. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Polk County, Minnesota Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle T-bone crash near East Grand Forks on Sunday. The crash involved a truck hauling sugar beets and a pickup. A pickup was driven by 34-year-old Aurielle Webster, of East Grand Forks, driving north on a rural road when she failed to yield to the semi,…
