LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) – Authorities in Todd County have identified a man who died after he was shot early Sunday. Thirty-three-year-old Antonio Francis Rodriguez Fortes of Perham died early Sunday morning due to multiple gunshot wounds. Two other people were shot and remain hospitalized, their names have not been released. Deputies arrived shortly after 3:30 a.m. Sunday when they…
FARGO (KVRR) – A vice-president at Sanford Health in Fargo says a growing number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients have created a crisis for health care workers across the region. “We really are in a crisis” according to Sanford Medical Officer Dr. Doug Griffin. “Hospitals across the region are full with COVID and non-COVID patients. Here in Fargo, we are probably…
Greenwood Fire (Fox9)ISABELLA, Minn. – Authorities say a vast majority of the Greenwood Lake wildfire in northern Minnesota is contained, one month after lightning ignited the blaze in the Superior National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service reported that the nearly 27,000-acre fire was 67% contained as of Sunday morning. The Forest Service had said last week that the fire was…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An Illinois militia group leader has been sentenced to 53 years in prison for being the mastermind behind the 2017 bombing of a Bloomington mosque. Emily Hari, who was previously known as Michael Hari and recently said she is transgender, was sentenced for the attack on Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center. A federal court judge describing the…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Dilworth police have released the name of a Dilworth man who died in a car-motorcycle crash over the Labor Day weekend. He was 33-year-old Joshua Johnson. The motorcycle Johnson was riding hit a vehicle that was westbound on Highway 10 at about 2:00 p.m. on Sunday Sept. 5. Police say Johnson was dead when he arrived at…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Family, friends and even strangers came together Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 100th birthday of a U.S. Navy veteran from Moorhead. Reflecting on previous birthdays, Martin Pelkey says there isn’t one in particular that stands out. “It’s been one right after the other,” he laughed. Until now, that is. With tears in his eyes, Pelkey reluctantly…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) – Moorhead police say the are investigating shooting death as a homicide. Police said they responded to calls of gunshots about 8 p.m. Friday on the south side of the city. When officers arrived, a bystander was treating an adult victim. Emergency responders conducted medical care but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. No arrests have been made in…
BECKER CO., Minn. — The victim of a fatal crash in Becker County Saturday morning is identified as 33-year-old Tammara Eischens of Ponsford. The sheriff’s office tells us Eischens rolled her vehicle on County Road 143 in Maple Grove Township and died at the scene. The crash remains under investigation. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: Becker County, MAPLE GROVE…
FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo-Moorhead area Out of The Darkness community walk is helping raise awareness for those struggling with mental health. Over 2,000 people were in attendance at the event at Scheels Arena in Fargo. Brenda Weiler, one of the founders of the community walk, started the event over 15 years ago after her sister committed suicide. She says her…
DALLAS (AP) – Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a gauzy recollection of what flying was like. There was security screening, but it wasn’t anywhere near as intrusive. There were no long checkpoint lines. Passengers and their families could walk right to the gate together, postponing goodbye hugs until the…
