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Moorhead is taking applications for its new police chief

December 2, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The City of Moorhead is taking applications to fill the position of the new police chief. Current Police Chief Shannon Monroe is retiring after over 30 years with the department. He made his announcement in September. The city has a population of nearly 45,000 residents. The city says the department is on the cutting edge of…

Former JT Cigarro owner pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking charges

Barrett Prody faces a minimum mandatory 20 years in prison

December 2, 2024

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A former metro area bar owner who led a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in North Dakota, Minnesota and Florida has pleaded guilty to federal charges. According to court documents, Barrett Prody signed a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Fargo on November 1st. Prody is pleading guilty to conspiracy with intent to distribute, obstruction of…

Fargo Man Arrested In Moorhead After Fleeing Law Enforcement in Stolen Pickup

December 2, 2024

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man was arrested and taken to Clay County Jail this morning after a traffic stop on I-94 in Moorhead. 43-year-old Dallas Viker was arrested for fleeing, having stolen property and for outstanding warrants. Police received a report of a man passed out in a vehicle near Main Avenue and 4th Street. Metro Street Crimes…

Glenwood, MN Man Indicted for Child Porn

December 2, 2024

TJ Nelson,

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Glenwood, Minnesota man is indicted for child porn. According to court documents, between January 21, 2020 and June 3, 2024, 51-year-old Patrick Baker secretly recorded six minors for the purpose of creating sexually explicit images. Baker made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court last week on two counts of production of child porn and three…

Judge sentences man for murder of his half brother in Moorhead

December 2, 2024

KVRR Staff,

Douglas James Swenson II (Clay County Correctional Center)MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – A Moorhead man has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for the stabbing death of his half-brother in March of last year. Douglas Swenson entered an Alford plea, acknowledging that there would be enough evidence to convict him. The body of Dustin Momerak, 29, was found in an apartment…

Assembly Begins on Mural Backdrop

This is the first year in many decades that a different artist is behind the creation of the mural for Concordia's Christmas Concert.

December 1, 2024

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Emmy® Award-winning Concordia Christmas Concerts are hugely popular in the F-M area, and an integral component of them is the mural background behind the choirs and the orchestra. Assembly of the mural began on December 1st- and this year, the design came from a new source: artist Paul Johnson of Pelican Rapids. He said he…

11 Dogs Set for Fresh Start After Otter Tail County Rescue

The animals were removed from the backyard of a property that had been known to house dogs in unsanitary conditions.

November 29, 2024

Gabriel Ostler,

FERGUS FALLS, MN – The 7 cocker spaniels, senior Pomeranian, and 3 poodles that were scooped up by the Humane Society of Otter Tail County on November 11th hardly even resembled dogs at the time. “You know, you do look at them and go, ‘Wow, there’s a dog under all that matting,’” said Jaclyn Keenan, the shelter manager. The dogs…

Appeals court asks for more information about cannabis license lottery

November 29, 2024

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Court of Appeals is asking state regulators for more information about how they determined eligibility for the state’s first cannabis license lottery. Several social equity applicants hoping to get one of the preapproval licenses sued after the Office of Cannabis Management denied their applications. A district court judge blocked the Office from holding the…

Breckenridge Police Squad 2 Generic Nighttime Pd Photo

Man shot inside Breckenridge home Thanksgiving morning

November 29, 2024

KVRR Staff,

(Photo: Breckenridge Police Department)BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KFGO: 11/30 UPDATE) – Police have identified the two men involved in a shooting at a home in Breckenridge Thursday morning. Breckenridge Police Chief Kris Karlgaard says 25-year-old Michael Mccall was airlifted to Fargo with life-threatening gunshot wounds. 67-year-old Mark Danford had no injuries. Danford lives in the home where the shooting happened. Police say Mccall…

Moorhead woman hurt in single vehicle crash on I-94 in Minnesota

November 29, 2024

KVRR Staff,

ROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Moorhead woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a crash on Interstate 94 two miles west of the Rothsay exit Thursday morning. The State Patrol says 56-year-old Ronda Peterson was driving a pickup east on the interstate when she lost control on the ice. The pickup went into the ditch and struck trees. Peterson was taken to…