FARGO (KVRR) – About 480 Cass County Electric Coop customers were still without power Wednesday, following an ice storm that moved through the region on December 25. At one time, more than 4,600 of the coop’s customers were affected. “Our employees had nearly 3,000 miles of overhead power line to patrol and assess for damage, according to CCEC. “Since December…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Fire breaks out at a car dealership in Grand Forks overnight. The Grand Forks Fire Department says firefighters responded to Grand Forks Subaru on 2400 Gateway Drive just after 12:30 Wednesday morning. They found fire and smoke coming from the back of the building. Firefighters got the fire out. They found fire damage isolated to…
WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The mayor of Williston has joined the list of those who believe a North Dakota state representative should resign from the legislature. Republican Nico Rios used homophobic, anti-immigrant, and profane language during a traffic stop when he was arrested for drunken driving last month. Mayor Howard Klug said Rios was arrested and that will play out…
YoutubeLA CROSSE, Wis. (KVRR/KFGO) – The wife of a Wisconsin university chancellor who was fired after it was discovered that the couple had made sexually explicit adult pornographic videos is a former college administrator at Dickinson State University. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow was fired by the board of regents last week. His wife, Carmen Wilson, was the…
DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) — The above average weather has taken out a popular winter event. The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Race in Duluth is being canceled this year due to a lack of snow. Duluth had around an inch of snow or less on the ground as of January 2, 2024. The race has been rescheduled for January 26, 2025….
LAKE OF THE WOODS, Minn. (KVRR) — About 50 people are rescued from Lake of the Woods on New Years Day. The sheriff’s office says they got a report of about 20 to 25 people stranded on the northside of a pressure ridge that cracked open around 3 p.m. Long Point Resort used a boat to bring people to the…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – This winter has been a warm one across the region, which means the ice is pretty thin on the lakes and rivers. Most lakes across the region are frozen over, but due to warm temps and the rain around Christmas, the ice isn’t as thick as it has in the past. “It’s been a very…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Commissioners declare an emergency to help cover the costs from the winter storm from December 25-27, 2023. Last week, Gov. Doug Burgum declared a statewide emergency for widespread utility infrastructure damage caused by the ice storm. Some communities have already spent thousands of dollars to cleanup trees and branches. Emergency Manager Jim Prochniak says…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR:8:45pm Update) — Cass County Electric is providing its members with an update as crews continue to work to restore power after the Christmas ice storm. Power was restored to around 300 members on Monday and another 100 on Tuesday but there are still 570 members without power. The majority of outages remain around the Valley City, Fingal,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police have ruled a shooting that injured a 17-year-old teen Sunday as accidental. A spokesman says the teen was walking in the 1200 block of 34th Street Circle South around 5 p.m. with a concealed handgun when it went off and a bullet hit him in the leg. He was taken to the hospital with…
