FOSSTON, MN — A Polk County deputy heard what was believed to be two gunshots just before 1 a.m. Sunday in Fosston. Nearly four hours later, EMS staff at Fosston Essentia Hospital reported finding a bullet casing in the parking lot. Deputies searched the lot and discovered that two Essentia Hospital employee vehicles had bullet holes. Authorities believe it is an…
MOORHEAD, MN — Natural gas service has been restored to all customers of Xcel Energy in Moorhead. Gas equipment was hit by a snow plow at 8th Street and 16th Avenue South on Thursday night cutting off the gas to nearly one thousand customers. Xcel had more than 100 crew members working through Friday and into Saturday to restore service. They…
CROOKSTON, MN — Minnesota’s Department of Health is investigating four recent cases of Legionnaires’ disease tied to the Crookston Inn and Convention Center. The department reports that four people became ill between January 22 and 27 after visiting the hotel. Investigators believe the source of the bacteria is the hotel’s spa. Hotel management has temporarily closed the spa and pool to…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo gift shop Aquablue is giving back to six local charities with a little bit of a twist. In addition to helping Ms. Preteen Prairie Rose International 2019 make blankets for the Ronald McDonald House, the store’s owner has also created mystery bags. The bags are filled with items from the store and cost $10…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — On a chilly winter day in Fergus Falls, the memories of Isaiah Anderson, known by his closest friends as Pudge, are enough to warm up their hearts. “He’s one of those guys when you come home from vacation, he’s in your house, he’s eating your food, he’s ready to see you, an absolute member of the family,”…
NEVIS, Minn. — Three people are dead after shootings across multiple locations in Nevis. Thursday night before 8, Hubbard County deputies responded to a shooting at a home, which is also a daycare, on the 100 block of Paul Bunyan Trail. They say there was a dead woman outside the home, and an armed suspect left in the woman’s car. Another…
UPDATE, NEVIS, Minn. – Three people are dead and a Hubbard County Sheriff’s Deputy is hurt after a shooting in Nevis, Minnesota Thursday night. Deputies responded to a 911 call of a shooting at a home on the 100 block of Paul Bunyan Trail around 8:00. The sheriff’s office says when they arrived, they found a dead woman outside the…
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO) – Lynne Kovash, former Moorhead school superintendent, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was diagnosed with the cancer two years ago and retired in November of 2017. A post by a family member on Kovash’s CaringBridge website said she died Thursday evening and with the words “may light perpetual shine upon her.” Funeral arrangements…
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump says he expects legal challenges to his decision to declare a national emergency to erect barriers between the U.S. and Mexico but says he’ll be vindicated. Trump announced Friday that he has signed the appropriate paperwork to declare an emergency on the border so he can build the wall. In a sing-songy tone of…
MOORHEAD, MINN. Drivers are urged to find alternate routes during the morning commute today as 8th St S (US Highway 75) is closed between 12th Ave S and 24thAve S to allow for repair of a leak in a natural gas line. Northbound traffic is being rerouted west on 24th Ave S to Rivershore Dr S, north on Rivershore Dr S to 5th St…
