UPDATE: The semi crash has been cleared and all lanes are open. DETROIT LAKES, Minn.–A semi crash on Interstate 94 eastbound has caused a lane closure. The right lane on I-94 near the Highway 78 interchange to Ashby will be closed until the crash can be cleared. The Minnesota Department of Transportation expects the clean-up to take a few hours….
MINNEAPOLIS–A medical examiner says two Minneapolis boys and their mother were shot multiple times–and the woman was also stabbed in the chest–before the boys’ father shot himself in the head. All four died in Sunday’s shooting, which authorities described as a domestic attack. The victims were identified Tuesday as 39-year-old Kjersten Schladetzky, and her sons, 8-year-old Nelson and 11-year-old William….
RICHLAND CO., N.D. — A camper explosion in Richland County sends one man to a Fargo hospital with serious injuries. It happened north of Wahpeton and near Dwight around 6:30 p.m. A man was inside the camper when it exploded. He was first taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge and then flown to Sanford Hospital in Fargo. The…
FARGO, N.D. — You can take part in a global movement by giving to local charities during Giving Tuesday. The goal is to raise over 4 hundred thousand dollars to fully fund all 87 local project requests in this year’s Caring Catalog. There are no fees, so 100 percent of your donation goes directly to the participating charities. Giving Tuesday…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — One non-profit in Minnesota is making it easier to afford a prom dress with its “If the Dress Fits” program. The organization at MSUM takes in old prom dresses and gives them away for free to high school students who might not be able to afford a dress. The group believes every student deserves a chance to…
MINNEAPOLIS–Fire officials say they haven’t been able to determine the cause of a high-rise apartment fire that killed five people last week in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Fire Department says Monday that the investigation into Wednesday’s fire is completed. Officials found the blaze was accidental, but they weren’t able to pinpoint the exact cause. Its origin was a bedroom wall in…
The debate over the future of immigrants and new Americans has never been hotter than right now, both here in the Red River Valley and across the country. Two local counties in North Dakota are deciding tonight whether or not they want to continue accepting new refugees, and there are ample voices on both the pro and the con side…
MOORHEAD, Minn.–The Clay County Sheriff’s Office performed two unrelated vehicle pursuits at the same location on Monday. A Clay County deputy attempted to stop a vehicle at approximately 1:05 a.m. for having obstructed plates. The driver fled, but slid into a snowbank. After a brief foot pursuit, 33-year-old Jessica Schweninger of Hitterdal, was taken into custody. As police were searching…
MINNEAPOLIS — Two boys, a woman, and the suspected gunman are dead after shots rang out in south Minneapolis. “It is believed that the gunshots heard by officers arriving were the shots that struck the adult female causing death,” said Minneapolis Police Spokesman John Elder. Police were called just after 10 a.m. to the Phillips neighborhood for the report of…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A 25-year-old Fargo man is arrested in Moorhead for burglary after a crash. Adriel Lewis ran when police arrived at the intersection of 12th Avenue and 17th Street South on Saturday. He tried to flag down an unmarked squad car before realizing it was police. He was caught hiding in the rafters of a garage and officers…
