FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two anglers are credited with rescuing a Jamestown man after his snowmobile plunged through thin ice on Jamestown Reservoir. Authorities say it happened around noon Monday when Cody Deese’s snowmobile broke through the ice. Skylar Schmeichel and Shane Weiss, who were fishing nearby, saw Deese struggling in the icy water, called 911, and started a rescue,…
FARGO — Does the thought of going out in the cold this weekend get your heart racing — and not in a fun way? Here’s a way you can get out of the house and still stay warm, with one of the region’s most heart-warming nonprofits. HOPE Inc. is getting ready for their winter indoor track meet this weekend. It’s got…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooting at a small-town Minnesota hotel killed an employee and two possible guests, including the suspect, authorities said Tuesday, one day after an active shooter alert was issued. An employee at the Super 8 in Cloquet, Minnesota, called police shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday to say they had found another employee who looked like she had been attacked,…
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The order restricting vehicle access on Upper Red Lake is being lifted at sunrise on Wednesday. Recent observations of the lake show that it has iced over. The ice that was shifting causing the open water has locked up, leaving little room for the ice to shift. The shifting ice last month left a number…
ROSEAU CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — One woman is dead and a man is in the hospital in Roseau, Minnesota after a house fire overnight. Roseau County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the fire around 3:30 Tuesday morning. It was at a house south of Warroad at the junction of county roads 12 and 5. A female occupant was pronounced dead…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A fourth child has died following a house fire in St. Paul. The one-year-old boy died from his injuries at the hospital on Saturday. The child was one of seven people rescued from the January 3rd fire, a mom and six kids. The fire started when the father was at work. He says his 5-year-old…
UPDATE 01/10/24 6:30PM: Minnesota BCA has identified the man who was shot and killed by officers as 42-year-old Lucas Gilbertson of rural East Grand Forks. The BCA is actively investigating the incident. UPDATE 01/10/24 2:45PM: Minnesota BCA says the man shot by officers in a home just south of East Grand Forks on Tuesday died at Altru Hospital. They…
CLOQUET, Minn. (KVRR-KQDS) – Law enforcement investigators spent the night at the crime scene in Cloquet, where two people were shot by a gunman, who then killed himself. Tuesday morning, Chief Derek Randall said investigators were still looking for answers for what happened at the Super 8 motel. He said the names of the three deceased will not be released…
UPDATE: CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) — A shooter killed two people at a small-town Minnesota motel late Monday and the suspect was later found dead, authorities said. Police issued an alert at about 7 p.m. about an active shooter at a Super 8 motel in Cloquet and warned people in the surrounding area of Big Lake Road and Highway 33 to…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo has a new assistant chief of police and his name is Jason Anderson. Anderson has been with the department since 1998 and is being promoted from the rank of patrol commander. Police Chief Pete Nielsen said, “The West Fargo Police Department began an internal process to identify interested candidates. Anderson was selected based on…
