News Landing Page Archives - Page 1524 of 3469

Fargo Police looking for witnesses following fatal motorcycle crash

May 29, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A man is dead following a motorcycle crash in the 4200 block of 9th Avenue Circle South in Fargo Friday evening. Authorities say the man was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries, where he later died. Investigators are looking to speak with any witnesses who were in the area of 9th Avenue Circle South…

Healing Garden seeks historic Purington bricks

"If anybody has these bricks laying around, maybe there's five or ten of them and they don't know what to do with them, we'd love to add them to the garden."

May 28, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Crosses for Cameron foundation has entered phase two in its Garden of Healing project. It commemorates Cameron Bolton who was an organ donor and died in 2018. Cameron’s parents are looking to use a piece of history in the garden with historic Purington bricks that helped build Fargo before its historic fire of 1893. Cameron’s…

Pop up food pantry helps bring food to the table

"It's an act of love, we want to share food, we want to be neighbors and build community and connections.

May 28, 2021

Aaron Walling,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Food insecurity continues to affect many local families throughout the metro. After a year of serving the community, West Fargo Pastor, Megan Casper has found food insecurity affects a lot more people in our community than it did a year ago. “We have identified through our research and the numbers we’ve been collecting that West…

Funeral held for Minnesota Conservation Officer who died on duty

May 28, 2021

Jim Monk,

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) – Family, friends and law enforcement officers were in Grand Rapids Friday to attend the funeral for Minnesota Conservation Officer Sarah Grell. Grell died in a two-vehicle crash near Grand Rapids while on duty Monday morning. She was traveling on an Itasca County road when a semi collided with the driver’s door of her pickup. Grell…

Man arrested for assaulting boy in port-a-potty

May 28, 2021

Jim Monk,

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – Brooklyn Park police said Friday they’ve made an arrest in the sexual assault of a 6-year-old boy in a portable toilet in a local park. Officials say the boy’s family was having a gathering in Willowstone Park Wednesday when the child disappeared. A family member then saw the boy coming out of a port-a-potty followed by…

Teen charged after gun found in backpack at Williston school

May 28, 2021

Jim Monk,

WILLISTON, N.D. – Authorities say a 15-year-old boy accused of bringing a gun to Williston Middle School has been arrested and charged. Williston police responded to a call shortly after 1:15 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a weapon on school property. Officers on scene discovered a firearm within a backpack. Williston Middle School and Bakken Elementary School were placed…

Woman stopped twice for speeding blamed goats for distracting her

May 28, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – It was a “first” for the North Dakota Highway Patrol. A state trooper made a traffic stop for speeding on I-94 near Jamestown and cited a woman for going 90 mph in a 75 mph zone. The woman said that she was driving across the country with two goats in her car and blamed the goats for…

Voxland named Barnesville Police Chief

May 28, 2021

Jim Monk,

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A sergeant with the Moorhead Police Dept. has been named police chief in Barnesville. The Barnesville City Council has approved the hiring of Joel Voxland. Voxland will replace Dean Ernst, who retired after 31 years with the police department. Voxland’s first day on the job in Barnesville will be June 21. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…

Prominent pipeline opponent expects thousands to join Line 3 gathering

May 28, 2021

KVRR Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS – June will be a critical month for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline as the company resumes construction and opponents mobilize for large-scale protests and civil disobedience. One prominent opponent, Winona LaDuke, founder of the Indigenous-based environmental group Honor the Earth, said she expects thousands of people from across the state and country to join the protests…

I-94 open again after semi crash near Rothsay

May 28, 2021

Jim Monk,

ROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR) The Minnesota State Patrol closed westbound I-94 for several hours Friday morning after a semi rolled over near Rothsay. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says there were no injuries. Traffic was being detoured at exit 38. The crash is being in investigated. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: crash, I-94, Rothsay