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Mapleton, North Dakota mayor arrested, charged in crash that seriously injured passenger

February 20, 2024

Jim Monk, Emily Welker,

Andrew DraegerDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – The mayor of Mapleton, North Dakota has been arrested following a crash that severely injured a passenger in a truck he was driving on Sunday near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Thirty-five-year-old Andrew Draeger is charged with two counts of felony criminal vehicular operation. Court documents say Becker County deputies responded to a crash Sunday afternoon…

UPDATE: Shooter Identified in Burnsville Incident That Left Two Officers & 1 Firefighter Dead

February 19, 2024

KVRR Staff,

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9/AP) – Multiple law enforcement sources have confirmed to FOX 9 the name of the gunman who opened fire Sunday morning in Burnsville, killing three first responders. Sources tell FOX 9 that Shannon Cortez Gooden, 38, was the gunman in Sunday’s shooting who was later found dead. The BCA also identified the man and did not say how he died….

Elbow Lake Man Calls 911 To Report That He Shot His Brother

February 19, 2024

TJ Nelson,

GRANT CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An Elbow Lake, Minnesota man calls authorities to tell them he shot his brother. Grant County Sheriff’s Office got the 911 around 11:15 Sunday night. Deputies responded to the scene and took the 30-year-old man into custody. The 33-year-old male victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not released the identities of those…

YMCA’S of Cass and Clay Counties and Fergus Falls To Merge

February 18, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties and Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA are merging. The merger announcement was made after a unanimous vote from both board of directors. YMCA leaders say the decision reflects a shared commitment to enhancing the YMCA experience throughout the region. Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA has operated under a management agreement…

Fergus Falls Man Found Guilty in Shooting Death of St. Paul Woman

February 18, 2024

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — A jury has found a Fergus Falls man guilty in the shooting death of a woman in St. Paul. The verdict was read Friday after nearly 8 hours of deliberations over two days. 44-year-old Matthew Ecker was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Alexandra Pennig at her apartment in December 2022. He originally…

Burnsville officers, firefighter-paramedic identified from fatal shooting

February 18, 2024

KVRR Staff,

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) — The City of Burnsville has released the identities of the police officers and firefighter-paramedic killed early this morning. The city says the gunman killed police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth. A third police officer, Sgt. Adam Medlicott, was injured by gunfire. Sgt. Medlicott is being treated at a hospital and…

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Layoffs hit NDSU’s Northern Crops Institute

February 16, 2024

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A number of employees were laid off this week from NDSU’s Northern Crops Institute. Interim Co-Director David Boehm says the layoffs affected five full-time employees and seven hourly employees. Boehm says for several years, the Institute grew rapidly, but over time, that growth didn’t generate the revenue necessary to cover expenses. He also says post-pandemic inflation affected…

LIVE: Talking Triceratops

A world-renowned paleontologist is here to tell us about what it was like here in the region when Triceratops, T-Rex and other beloved dinosaurs lived -- right where we do now.

February 16, 2024

Emily Welker,

GRAND FORKS — It’s hard to tricera-top this for fascinating. One of the world’s premier dinosaur paleontologists is in the northern valley Friday to tell us what it was like here when some of the most beloved dinosaurs roamed the region. John Scannella studies Triceratops and the Hell Creek formation at the Museum of the Rockies. He’s the John R….

Roseau Man and Polaris Cited In Crash in Alaska That Killed Three Sled Dogs

February 15, 2024

kvrr-apiuser,

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Both a Minnesota man testing a snowmobile for his employer in the Alaska backcountry and the company have been cited for reckless driving after the machine slammed into a sled dog team on a training run in December, killing three dogs. The State of Alaska charged Erik Johnson, of Roseau, Minnesota, and Minnesota-based Polaris Inc. on…

USPS Inspector General Expands Postal Audit To Include Fargo and Grand Forks

February 15, 2024

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General has agreed to expand postal audits to include Fargo, Grand Forks and Dickinson. That is in addition to ongoing audits of facilities in Bismarck, Mandan and Minot. A number of people across the region are dealing with mail and newspaper delivery delays. The states congressional delegation also has concerns and…