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Fargo City Commission approves plan for possible new police headquarters

January 9, 2024

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo City Commission has approved a master facilities plan for the police department, which includes a recommendation to build a new headquarters. The police department moved into the current headquarters in October, 2019 and now leases the facility located at 25th St. & 1st Ave. N. The city has been in the process of purchasing it….

Watch: Police provide update on deadly shooting in Cloquet, Minnesota

January 9, 2024

Jim Monk,

CLOQUET, Minn. (KVRR-KQDS) – Law enforcement investigators spent the night at the crime scene in Cloquet, where two people were shot by a gunman, who then killed himself. Tuesday morning, Chief Derek Randall said investigators were still looking for answers for what happened at the Super 8 motel. He said the names of the three deceased will not be released…

Vikings enter offseason as Kirk Cousins’ potential return at QB weighs on other pressing needs

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings have entered another pivotal offseason, revolving around the club's still-uncertain plans at quarterback.

January 9, 2024

Site Staff,

FILE – Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Oct. 29, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis. Cousins and the Vikings have entered another crossroad offseason revolving around the club’s still-undrawn roadmap at quarterback. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke, File)EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings have entered…

UPDATE: Shooter Kills 2 In Cloquet, MN, Later Found Dead

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office later said two people had been found dead along with the suspect at a motel and in a parked vehicle

January 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE: CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) — A shooter killed two people at a small-town Minnesota motel late Monday and the suspect was later found dead, authorities said. Police issued an alert at about 7 p.m. about an active shooter at a Super 8 motel in Cloquet and warned people in the surrounding area of Big Lake Road and Highway 33 to…

Standing Order for Free Naloxone for North Dakota Medicaid Members

January 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Medicaid members will now have access to free Naloxone, the medication used to block or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The standing order was issued by North Dakota Health and Human Services. Statewide Medicaid enrolled pharmacies will be allowed to dispense over-the-counter naloxone products at no cost to Medicaid members. The pharmacies…

Jason Anderson Promoted To Assistant Police Chief in West Fargo

January 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo has a new assistant chief of police and his name is Jason Anderson. Anderson has been with the department since 1998 and is being promoted from the rank of patrol commander. Police Chief Pete Nielsen said, “The West Fargo Police Department began an internal process to identify interested candidates. Anderson was selected based on…

Woman Reported Missing in Perham, MN, Last Seen on December 21, 2023

January 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR) — Authorities in Perham and Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a missing Waseca, Minnesota woman. They say 33-year-old Alexandria Bricker was staying with family in Perham. She was last seen on a trail camera near the Ottertail River south of the city on December 21, 2023 around 5:30 p.m. Property owners in that area…

Man Who Died After ATV Went Into Pike Bay Is Identified

January 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

CASS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man who died after his ATV broke through the ice on Pike Bay, east of Bemidji, has been identified as 82-year-old Thomas Steele of Bemidji. Steele and a passenger, 56-year-old Mark Jacobson of Bemidji, went into the water on Friday morning. Both men were pulled out and lifesaving efforts were immediately done on Steele…

North Dakota’s Long-time State Climatologist, NDSU Professor Dies at 62

January 8, 2024

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– North Dakota’s long-time state climatologist and someone we interviewed numerous times here at KVRR has died at 62. Adnan Akyuz passed away with his family at his side last Friday. Akyuz joined North Dakota State University’s School of Natural Resource Sciences in Jan of 2007. He was Professor of Climatological Practice. He had degrees in atmospheric science…

Homeless shelters at full capacity as cold temps start to settle in

January 8, 2024

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The cold, winter temperatures are starting to settle in the Fargo-Moorhead area. That will have major impacts on the homeless population. Homeless shelters in the region are already facing capacity issues. Churches United said on the phone they are concerned about these cold temperatures and they feel like they are under water due to the demand….