BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health announces two people have gotten suspected allergic reactions after receiving the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Health officials say they had no history of anaphylactic reactions and the two incidences were unrelated. The reactions were discovered during the 15 minute post-vaccination observation period recommended by the CDC. NDDOH says both recovered and were…
WINNEBAGO, Minn. – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he wants to shut down a planned New Year’s Eve party in Winnebago he because it violates Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order on activities that could spread COVID-19. Ellison said in a release that the Carlson Event Center in the southeastern Minnesota town advertises the event as a “big new year’s…
HILL CITY, Minn. – Authorities say a man who died while working on a pipeline project in northern Minnesota was run over by a large forklift. The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office has preliminarily ruled that the death of Jorge Villafuerte III at the Enbridge Energy Line 3 construction site was an accident. The accident happened in the predawn hours of…
CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – A man considered a person of interest in the death of a man whose body was found at a Grand Forks hotel has been arrested in Crookston. Police say 28-year-old Vincent Chase Villarreal was taken into custody Wednesday morning at the North Acres Estates trailer park in Crookston. Villarreal is a person of interest in the…
Minot AFB B-52MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) – Two B-52H bombers from Minot Air Force Base have been deployed to the Middle East as part of a mission to discourage Iran from escalating attacks on the one-year anniversary of the death of an Iranian military leader. According to U.S. Central Command, the B-52’s “made a deliberate appearance in the Middle East to…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Damage is estimated at over one million dollars after a fire at Wold’s RV Sales on Highway 10 in Detroit Lakes. Fire Chief Ryan Swanson says smoke was pouring out the east side of the building when the fire was reported around 10:00 Tuesday night. He says Detroit Lakes firefighters with mutual aid from Audubon…
FARGO (KVRR) – A man was arrested for DUI after the car he was driving collided with a train in downtown Fargo. Police were called to the crash at around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday near Main Avenue & Broadway. When officers arrived, they found 39 year-old John Ochwal of Fargo sitting in the car alone in the driver seat. Police say…
WOUNDED KNEE CREEK, S.D. — Tuesday marks the 130th year since the Wounded Knee massacre. “At the time there was a movement with the ghost dance that was occurring sort of this evangelical effort by Native Americans that were praying for sort of relief from all that was happening,” Plains Art Museum Director of Native American Programs Joe Williams said….
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Catalytic converters are being stolen off of vehicles in the metro and have been leading to some pretty big replacement costs. Muffler Man, a Moorhead auto body shop, says it’s seen 14 cars with stolen converters this month and they’ve had even more calls about it. “The pickup we just got done. That one came to about…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Leaders across the FM metro have been faced with extraordinary challenges this year. Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd says he will remember 2020 as a year filled with resilience. “I’m a person that likes to see the light and the positivity in spite of the challenges, so that’s what I think I’m going to look back at 2020…
