FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Firefighters respond to an early morning house fire Tuesday in North Fargo near North Dakota State University. Crews were sent at 7:30 after a passerby noticed flames coming from the front side of the home on the 700 block of College Street North. About four minutes after the call was made firefighters arrived on scene to…
UPDATE: Fargo Police say Jessica Houser has been found safe. The department did not say where she was found or anything about the person of interest they were searching for. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police say they have a person of interest in the case of missing 30 year old Jessica Houser. Authorities say the suspect is believed…
MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — National Association of Letter Carriers is hosting a virtual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Month. The annual food fundraiser is normally held on the second Saturday in May. This year mail carriers are striving for an entire month of donations. It’s all to help out the Great Plains Food Bank. The fundraiser is virtual…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Derek Chauvin’s attorney filed a motion asking the court to throw out his guilty verdicts and schedule a new trial Tuesday. The filing, made by Attorney Eric Nelson, cites jury intimidation and a failure of the court to sequester the jury as some of the reasons he is asking for a new trial. In the filing, Nelson…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Moorhead Muslim Community and the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations say they forgive the man accused of spray painting hate messages on the outside of a mosque in Moorhead. The community also invited 22-year-old Benjamin Enderle to visit the mosque with his family after Ramadan. Enderle is charged with felony harassment with…
ANNANDALE, Minn. (FOX9) – The community of Annandale, Minnesota issued a warning about clown sightings, leaving some residents unnerved. “It’s just weird. It’s not a normal thing you see around town,” said Katie Daniels, owner of Billy D’s Crooked Tavern in Annandale. “We’ve seen to where the guy is standing in front of somebody’s house making their dog bark and…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police may be getting closer to solving a vandalism investigation at St. Mary’s Cathedral. “We have identified a person of interest and continue to actively investigate the case” according to Public Information Officer Jessica Schindeldecker. The face of the white marble statue of Jesus was spray-painted black in the early morning hours of April 17…
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration reiterated that the Dakota Access oil pipeline should continue to operate while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an extensive environmental review, although the Corps said again it could change its mind. The Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes have filed for an injunction asking U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to shut down the…
MINNEAPOLIS – Health officials say Minnesota saw a 27% increase in drug overdose deaths last year, with the first largest increase coinciding with the outbreak of COVID-19. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, 1,008 people died of drug overdoses in 2020. Drug-related deaths increased 64% in March 2020 compared with the previous year, then peaked at more than 100…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A large commercial building west of downtown Fargo that was heavily damaged by fire will be demolished by the city if the owner doesn’t have it done by the end of June. City Commissioners voted 4-to-1 to approve the recommendation from City Inspections Director Bruce Taralson to raze the structure. Taralson says the building at 1418 1st…
