kfcMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police are investigating a break-in at a south Moorhead restaurant overnight. Capt. Deric Swenson says the burglary at the KFC at 701 Main Ave. happened sometime between closing time Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Swenson says some of the restaurant’s windows were shattered and the tills were accessed. It wasn’t immediately known if any cash was stolen….
MOORHEAD (KVRR) – One man is in custody following a police pursuit Tuesday night in Moorhead. Capt. Deric Swenson says around 8:15 p.m., an officer attempted a traffic stop in the 1700-block of 30th Ave. S. Stop sticks were eventually used to stop the vehicle, driven by 39-year-old Scott Hart. Hart’s vehicle collided with a Moorhead police vehicle during the…
Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage Tuesday, the company said, disrupting access to many popular sites. The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies, including The Associated Press. Amazon said in a post an hour after the outage began that it had identified the root cause and was “actively working towards recovery.” The issue primarily…
David Russell (Fox News)HONOLULU – U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell sought refuge below deck on the USS Oklahoma when Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. But a split-second decision changed his mind, and likely saved his life. “I thought, ‘What am I doing down here?’ I was trained to be an anti-aircraft loader,”…
MINNEAPOLIS – The number of people hospitalized in intensive care in Minnesota has reached the highest level yet during the coronavirus pandemic. The state is reporting a 98% occupancy rate in adult ICU beds when COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients are included. Nearly 350 people are receiving intensive care. M Health Fairview doctor, Andrew Olson, is urging people to get vaccinated…
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A 20-year-old man from Park Rapids is dead after a crash last night on snow covered roads in Beltrami County. Minnesota State Patrol says 19-year-old Zennah Erickson of Park Rapids lost control of her car on Highway 71 south of Blackduck. The car crashed into an oncoming pickup driven by 50-year-old Daryl Lundberg of Blackduck….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Four people are being recognized by the Moorhead Human Rights Commission for significant contributions to human rights in the community. The recipients are Allison Pillar, Hukun Dabar and Rory Beil in the Civic/Community category. Delores Gabbard is being awarded in the Education category. The commission says Pillar led the development and launch of the YWCA Cass…
Police Chief Medaria ArradondoMINNEAPOLIS – Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced Monday that he is stepping down. The 54-year-old Arradondo said it was time for new leadership at the department. He’ll step down in January, with Mayor Jacob Frey appointing a replacement. Arradondo led the department when four police officers were charged in George Floyd’s death. Arradondo was promoted in…
Idris Haji-Mohamed (left) Ibrahim IsaacMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Clay County grand jury has indicted a Rochester, Minn. man in connection with the September shooting death of Abdi Abdi in Moorhead. Clay County Attorney Brian Melton says Idris Haji-Mohamed is charged with 1st Degree pre-mediated murder. Haji-Mohamed was earlier charged with 2nd-degree murder. Another man, Ibrahim Isaac, was also indicted…
MINNEAPOLIS – Three firefighters were injured and had to be rescued from a burning home in Minneapolis. Crews responded to the fire shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday. All four people in the house fled to safety. Officials say gusty winds fueled the fire and when crews were inside a portion of the house collapsed and trapped three firefighters under a…
