OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MN – Two Fergus Falls residents are in the hospital with serious injuries following a rollover crash in an off-highway vehicle. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says the incident took place on private property just before 7:00 P.M. on April 18. 38-year-old Jeffrey Rutten was driving with passenger 29-year-old Jennifer Anderson when the OHV rolled, throwing…
FINLEY, N.D. (KVRR) – The city of Finley in Steele County, North Dakota is currently experiencing a lack of safe drinking water. This issue has reportedly been occurring since the afternoon of April 17. Steele County emergency management officials say that what little water is available to residents has been deemed unsuitable for consumption – and other uses – until…
BATTLE LAKE, MN (KVRR) – A Battle Lake man is in custody at the Otter Tail County Jail after law enforcement says he recklessly discharged a firearm in a Battle Lake trailer park. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says that they responded to a call coming from that trailer park just after 4:30 P.M. on April 17. Upon investigation,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police Chief Chris Helmick says police received a shots-fired call at 4:45 am. Nothing was located at the time. But soon, police responded to a call thirty minutes later, where they soon located a rifle on the front steps of a nearby residence. “They were also able to make phone contact with the individual inside…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Part of the chaos came this afternoon, as Multiple Fargo schools were placed on lockdown following a phone call to Red River Dispatch indicating a weapon outside of school grounds. Fargo North High School, Washington Elementary School, and Ben Franklin Middle School were placed on lockdown status. Dozens of officers from multiple law enforcement agencies, including…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police have identified a man whose actions led authorities to issue a shelter-in-place advisory Friday morning in Moorhead. Twenty-eight-year-old Malachi Shabaiash of Moorhead was taken to a Fargo hospital for treatment of injuries sustained from a police K-9. Police were telling residents near 11th Ave. S. and 3rd St. to shelter in place at around 6:00…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Voting is now open to select two winning designs for Fargo Police School Resource Officer squad cars. Launched earlier this year, the contest invited middle and high school students to create custom squad car wrap designs. The high school finalists include Kaj from Davies and Neila from Fargo South. In the middle school division finalists are…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks County has confirmed its first case of the measles this year. Health and Human Services says the person likely acquired the infection within the state. They are continuing its investigation to determine the source of exposure. North Dakota has a total of 33 confirmed cases of measles to date in 2026, and five people…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, have filed a civil lawsuit against the man accused of shooting them in their home. Vance Boelter has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the June 2025 shooting, including murder, stalking and firearms offenses. The shootings left House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, dead. John Hoffman…
38 new recruits for the Minnesota State Patrol took their oaths at a swearing in ceremony held in Minneapolis. 4/16/26.MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota State Patrol welcomes 38 new recruits in a swearing in ceremony held at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The new batch of recruits just completed their training at Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, Minnesota. They were trained…
