Minnesota News

Boy nearly drowns outside home in rural Vergas

VERGAS, Minn. (KVRR) — A young boy nearly drowned this morning in Otter Tail County. The sheriff’s office says a one-and-a-half-year-old boy had disappeared from his mom outside their home near Vergas. When the 30-year-old woman found the boy, he was face down in water on their property and not breathing. Authorities say the water was roughly 4.5 feet deep….

Several Arrests Made in Early April Beating in Downtown Fargo

Travice Ledoux, Sergio Ganados, Angelica Hernandez and Terrell SmithFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Several arrests have been made in a severe beating of a man in downtown Fargo earlier this month. Fargo Police confirming that 48-year-old Sergio Ganados of Fargo was arrested for aggravated assault. 24-year-old Angelica Hernandez and 35-year-old Terrell Smith, both of Moorhead, were both arrested as accomplices to…

Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House to suspend operations Friday

15 men who currently reside there will need to find new shelter.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House will suspend operations indefinitely on Friday. Executive Officer, Pastor Sue Koesterman, says 15 men who currently reside there will need to find new shelter. Koesterman says the shelter can no longer afford to stay open. “This is a regrettable decision for all of us, but our first and foremost priority is…

Sen. Mitchell returns to work at the legislature as Republicans move to stop her votes

ST. PAUL (KVRR/CNN) — Sen. Nicole Mitchell is spotted returning to work at the Capitol after she was arrested and charged with burglary last week in Detroit Lakes. The Democrat from Woodbury, a Twin Cities suburb, is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home to retrieve some of her late father’s belongings including his ashes. Mitchell claims she was simply…

Former Bouncers Sentenced for Assault at Old Broadway Last Summer

Jeremy Dalton and Jalal BucknerFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) —  Two former bouncers at Old Broadway in downtown Fargo are sentenced for an assault outside the bar last July. Jalal Buckner of Fargo pleaded guilty to accomplice to aggravated assault. A charge of aggravated assault was dismissed. The judge sentenced Buckner to year one in jail and two years of probation. Jeremy…

Pilot Injured After Small Plane Crashes In Clearbrook, Minnesota

CLEARBROOK, Minn. (KFGO) — The pilot of a small plane was flown to a Fargo hospital after crashing early this morning in Clearbrook, northwest of Bemidji. Clearbrook-Gonvick Police Chief Ryan Solee says it happened at about 1:40 a.m. The pilot was outside the plane when first responders arrived. Solee says the initial investigation shows that the plane experienced mechanical failure….

Second suspect arrested for bar burglary in Vergas

Donald Merrill, Sr.FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Investigators have made another arrest in a recent burglary at Billy’s Corner Bar & Grill in Vergas, Minnesota. In March, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office took a report that a handgun to be given away in a raffle had been stolen. Deputies arrested 24-year-old Donald Merrill Jr. for burglary and being a felon…