BATTLE LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) — The fire at Stub’s Dining and Gunpowder Bar was reported around 9:25 pm Monday. It took about six hours to get the fire under control. “We had Battle Lake was our primary then we had seven mutual aid departments,” said Tom Minten, Battle Lake Fire Chief. The fire caused the roof to collapse, along with…
BATTLE LAKE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – An iconic bar and restaurant in Battle Lake east of Fergus Falls has been lost to fire. Police Chief Eric Dison says the blaze at Stub’s Dining & Gunpowder Bar was reported at about 9:30 Monday night. He says the roof collapsed and there’s significant interior damage. At the height of the blaze, Dison says…
GLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR) — The green flag is about to drop again at Interstate Raceway in Glyndon. Rolie Racing LLC has taken over the racetrack and are planning to bring events back, including drag racing. The Rolie brothers have been into racing since they were kids, and they’re hoping to share that passion by offering driver lessons and junior drag…
GRAND FORKS (KFGO) – A Grand Forks man is facing charges after assaulting both his current wife and ex-wife early Monday. Police responded to a home just before 2 a.m. Monday for a report of a domestic assault. Court documents say when officers arrived, a woman outside told them she’d been hit in the head by her ex-husband. She told…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people are injured after a motorcycle crash in Becker County. The sheriff’s office says 58-year-old Curtis Hermanson, of New York Mills, was driving north on County Road 135, south of Two Inlets, Minnesota. When the road turned to gravel at the intersection of 285th Street, Hermanson lost control of his motorcycle. Both Hermanson and…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Polk County on Sunday. Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on Polk County Road 41 in King Township near McIntosh around 3:30 p.m. First responders found a vehicle in flames. Alcohol is believed to be a factor. The body was sent to UND Forensic…
DASSEL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Authorities in Meeker County are investigating a weekend explosion that left a man from Dassel dead. The sheriff’s office says Jeffery Holmquist, 46, was the victim of a gas explosion inside a fish house that caused severe burns to his body. Deputies say Holmquist was airlifted to the Hennepin Healthcare Burn Center Saturday morning, where he…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Students in Moorhead are flocking to the culinary program at the Moorhead High School Career Academy. The ProStart certified program saw their enrollment grow from 33 students last year, to 90 for this school year. They also received a $5,000 grant from the Rachael Ray Foundation and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation for new equipment, curriculum…
FERGUS FALLS, M.N. (KVRR) — Fergus Falls Public Schools is pushing for another school bond vote lowering their original proposed $55 million bond in May down more than $6 million dollars. The proposal was originally made after an inspection by a facility committee was conducted on the schools in the district. It was recommended to replace both Mckinley and Adams…
Ryan Bohn (Otter Tail Co. Sheriff’s Office)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo man accused of burglarizing a lake cabin on West Lost lake northeast of Fergus Falls on Mother’s Day has pleaded guilty. 40-year-old Ryan Bohn was spotted driving by the cabin in a boat on a surveillance camera. The owner of the cabin reported multiple pieces of equipment…
