POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A pickup has gone through the ice on Union Lake in Polk County, south of Erskine. The sheriff’s office says it happened just before 4 p.m. in an area known as the narrows, where there is only 5 inches of ice. The two people inside the pickup were able to get out but the vehicle…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A White Earth, Minnesota man is found guilty by a federal jury of production of child porn. 34-year-old Ryan Thompson, also known as Ryan Townsend, used a minor in December 2020 to produce pornographic images. The 13-year-old victim used her school-issued laptop to message the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and told them Thompson had been…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) — Moorhead Fire Department is investigating a fire in a second floor apartment at 1926 18th Avenue South. Battalion Chief Matt Brand says no one was hurt, but tenants in the unit below the fire were displaced. The call came in around 3 a.m. Saturday. Brand says they were working to determine the cause of the fire…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man was injured after being hit by a train near Moorhead Center Mall shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday. When officers arrived, the train was stopped. Police say the man was lying near the tracks in an area not approved for people to be in. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance with injuries to…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities in Minnesota are investigating a suspected arson fire that heavily damaged the offices of three conservative groups, which are calling the blaze an act of political terrorism. The fire happened early Sunday in the Minneapolis suburb of Golden Valley at the offices of the Center of the American Experiment, the Upper Midwest Law Center and…
MOORHEAD, Minn., (KVRR)- The future of Downtown Moorhead starts now with the demolition of Moorhead Center Mall. Crews are working on tearing down sections of the mall including the former Herberger’s location on the west side. That store opened in the mall in 1983 and was an anchor store until closing in 2018. The large parking ramp on that end…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO 8:10 PM Update) — First responders are on the scene of a crash involving two Moorhead Area Public School District school buses in Moorhead. The crash was reported around 4:15 p.m. this afternoon in the 2600 block of 34th Street near I-94. The collision was in front of Zip’s Car Wash, north of Holiday Stationstores. Moorhead Police…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Three people passing by a house on fire just north of Pelican Rapids help a couple escape the flames. The fire was reported just before noon at the Dennis and Rebecca Campbell residence. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says the couple smelled something electrical burning from a room behind them. 74-year-old Dennis Campbell was…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service says the nearly $1 billion in state tax rebates sent to more than 2 million Minnesotans last fall will be subject to federal income taxes, despite pleas from state officials. The federal tax bite out of the checks and direct deposits could cost taxpayers between $26 and $286 apiece, depending on income and…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man is dead after a head-on crash near Euclid in Polk County. Minnesota State Patrol says 59-year-old Michael Weiland of Euclid crashed with a vehicle driven by 65-year-old Margaret Rendulich of Thief River Falls. They collided on Center Street West just before 8 p.m. Tuesday night. Weiland, who was not wearing a seatbelt, died….
