GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – An attempted murder suspect from Grand Forks at large since May is in custody. According to Grand Forks Police, 25-year-old Omar Martinez was apprehended Thursday evening by the U.S. Marshals High Plains Fugitive Task Force, but few details have been released. “Mr. Martinez was apprehended in East Grand Forks, Minnesota,” Lt. Andrew Stein said. “By…
It’s the ten-day stretch of games, rides, food, fun and 4H some people in the region look forward to all year long. It’s the Red River Valley Fair, and it’s not just a chance to catch carnival rides, hear concerts by Flo Rida, Lynyrd Skynrd, and Dan ‘N’ Shay while chowing down on all the fried food your tummy can…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO/KNOX) – While the sale of recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1, it will not be legal yet in East Grand Forks. The city council on Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of a moratorium. City attorney Ron Galstad said the state law allows a city to do that for up to two years….
MINNESOTA (KVRR) – A massive project is underway in lakes country, as the Minnesota Department of Transportation begins the work on Highway 34. The project is a 21-mile stretch between Osage and Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. “So this is just a reconstruct project, milling, overlay and the replacement of culverts,” said Aundie Curtiss, project engineer with MNDOT. “21 miles for a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Moorhead woman is going after Delta Airlines through social media for apparently damaging her daughter’s electric wheelchair. Marisa Loerzel is calling on Delta Airlines to improve accommodations for passengers with disabilities to avoid similar incidents for other passengers. Her daughter, Addie has Spina Bifida and they both traveled to Maine where Addie participated in a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Days after two scrappy bald eagles were entangled in a brawl and separated by deputies in a Minnesota lake, experts are advising people to stay away from any animal in the middle of a fight. On Monday, Cass County deputies John Murray and Todd Wolter found two adult eagles struggling on Leech Lake Monday and used…
In this image provided by the Cass County, Minn., Sheriff’s Office, two eagles are free after deputies in Cass County, Minnesota, found them entangled in a lake on Monday, July 3, 2023. The deputies used a pole to separate the eagles, which had apparently been fighting when they became entangled. (Cass County Sheriff’s Office via AP)SHINGOBEE BAY, Minn. (AP) —…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Nearly 50 residents of a federally subsidized apartment complex in Bemidji have until 4 p.m. Thursday to vacate the premises after inspections found serious structural issues. A city-issued evacuation order was given last Friday at Red Pine Estates which houses many elderly and disabled residents. At a recent city council meeting residents directed their anger at…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — It’s messy and smelly for the hard workers at an Otter Tail County Recycling Facility where people are dumping fish guts into recycling bins Otter Tail County officials say every summer people are tossing fish guts into their recycling bins. This year, the county is saying no more. They say the proper way to dispose…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Tuesday night the sky was full of fireworks celebrating the 4th of July. But fire crews from Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead were out and about battling fires in the metro. Fargo Police says they did have 98 calls yesterday in regards to fireworks, but no arrests or citations were issued. Moorhead said they dealt with…
