Minnesota News

Barenaked Ladies Bringing “In Flight Tour” to Bluestem Amphitheater

Barenaked LadiesMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Get ready for a fun night out under the stars in Moorhead. Bluestem Amphitheater will play host to Barenaked Ladies “In Flight Tour” with Toad the Wet Sprocket. The concert is set for Tuesday, September 17, rain or shine. Barenaked Ladies has sold over 15 million records worldwide with hits including “One Week,” “Pinch Me”…

Victim In Moorhead House Fire Last Week Is Identified

Fatal fire in N. MoorheadMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The man found dead in a house fire in Moorhead last week has been identified. Police say 73-year-old Steven Timmer died in the Thursday morning fire in the 2000 block of 56th Avenue North. An initial autopsy report states Timmer died of soot and smoke inhalation. Authorities say the cause of the…

Moorhead Police identify woman in fatal crash

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police identify the woman who crashed into a railroad support pillar on Main Avenue and 21th Street South last Tuesday. The victim is 35-year-old Elizabeth Johnson, of Fargo. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say no other vehicles or people were involved in the incident. The cause of death is listed as multiple…

Police investigating suspicious death of child in Moorhead

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting Moorhead Police.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police are investigating what’s being called the “suspicious death” of a child in Moorhead. Officers were called Monday to an apartment in the 1500-block of Belsly Boulevard for a medical assist. The boy was transported by Sanford Ambulance to Sanford Hospital where he later died. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting Moorhead Police. The…

A second man is charged in connection with 2005 theft of ruby slippers worn in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Jerry Hal Saliterman, of Crystal, Minn., is wheeled out of U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, March 15, 2024, after he made his initial appearance on charges connected to the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.” The FBI recovered the slippers in 2018. Another man charged in the…

Two People Found Dead in Structure Fire on Red Lake Reservation

(KVRR/KFGO) — Two people are dead after a structure fire on Red Lake Reservation. Red Lake Police, Red Lake Fire Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives , and the FBI responded to the structure fire. Details behind the deadly fire are still being investigated. Red Lake Department of Public Safety did release a statement assuring the safety and…

Second Arrest in Fargo Stabbing Case

Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) — A second suspect is arrested for a stabbing in downtown Fargo last weekend. Police took 39-year-old Brandon Willis into custody on Friday. Willis has no permanent address. He faces charges of accomplice to robbery and aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon. Police earlier arrested 21-year-old Alicia Flores of Moorhead for robbery and aggravated assault. The stabbing…

Celebrating St. Urho, Grasshopper Vanquisher, at St. Urho Days in Menahga

St. Patrick isn't the only saint they're celebrating this weekend

MENAHGA, Minn. (KVRR) – St. Patrick isn’t the only saint they’re celebrating this weekend. St. Urho is the patron saint of Finland who chased the grasshoppers out of the vineyards of ancient Finland with nothing but a few choice words. In reality, the saint and the whole story were made up by a Finnish person in Virginia, Minnesota in order…

Grand Forks man jailed after police pursuit, crash in Moorhead

Arkeem HudsonMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Grand Forks man is in custody for fleeing and child endangerment after police say he fled a traffic stop and crashed with a seven-year-old child in the car. Minnesota State Patrol Sergeant Jesse Grabow says a state trooper tried to make the traffic stop just after midnight in Moorhead. That’s when the driver took…