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UPDATE: Pine County Sheriff no longer looking for man last seen in Fargo

Joseph PuckettUPDATE: The Pine County Sheriff’s Office has canceled the missing person alert for Joseph Puckett. He has been found safe PINE COUNTY (KVRR) — The Pine County Sheriff’s Office, located in eastern Minnesota, is asking the public’s help in locating a missing man. 39-year-old Joseph Keith Puckett was last known to be in the Fargo area on August 19th….

Another search is conducted in Marshall County, MN for woman missing since 1996

Pictured Left to Right: Scott Mekash (Pennington County Chief Deputy), Mark Ellerbusch (Marshall County Sergaent), Alison Case & K-9 Canik (Valley Water and Rescue), Lisa Rodriguez (Safranski’s Daughter), Melanie Noyes (Safranski’s Daughter), Kimberly Roadfeldt & K-9 Frankie (Valley Water and Rescue), Jason Boman (Marshall County Sheriff), Jason Cervantes (Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force), and Jon Tinnes (Marshall County Chief…

Pet Connection: Meet Bunny

CASSELTON — Bunny is a girl who you might just want to send out on the basketball court, because for a little girl she’s got an impressive vertical leap. She was found locked with another dog in an abandoned trailer, barricaded in so no one could get to them, severely undernourished, and taken in to the rescue Sheyenne Valley Friends…

Gov. Walz anticipates President Trump will deploy National Guard to Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Governor Tim Walz says his administration is bracing for the possibility of President Trump sending National Guard Troops to Minnesota. Walz made the comments Tuesday at the Minnesota Star Tribune’s North Star Summit. He was joined there by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker who had troops from the Texas National Guard arrive in his state…

Ghoul Morning: Slimy Yet Satisfying at Boo at the Zoo

FARGO — They’re the things that go bump, croak, slither and skitter in the night. And you can get up close and personal with some of the most unsettling denizens of the Red River Zoo at “Boo at the Zoo” this month. It’s also one of the area’s largest trick-or-treating events. This year’s “Boo at the Zoo” includes a new…

Health Connections: A 5k a Day for Movember

FARGO — November’s still a few weeks away, but when it comes to tackling tough men’s health topics like mental health and suicide, as well as testicular and prostate cancer, there’s no time to waste. And that’s why one NDSU student and activist is pledging to run a 5k every day until October 25th to raise awareness and funds for…

$6,000 reward offered for information in Barnesville area burglary

Emerson’s mug shot from the Cass County jail.BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – The Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office says a $6,000 reward is now offered for information leading to the return of money and personal documents taken in a burglary at a farm south of Barnesville last December. A Fargo man, Benjamin Emerson, 37, was arrested. Investigators say they believe others took…