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…
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…
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…
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….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison files a wage theft lawsuit against a dairy farm in Stearns County. The lawsuit names Evergreen Acres Dairy in Paynesville, Evergreen Estates, Morgan Feedlots, and the dairy operations’ owners Keith Schaefer and his daughter Megan Hill. Attorney General Ellison estimates that Evergreen owes its employees at least $3 million in…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Previously sealed federal search warrant applications for the residence and garage of the man who ambushed Fargo Police officers last summer, fatally shooting one and seriously injuring two others, provide new detail about the investigation. The documents, unsealed Friday, include the report of an interaction of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office with Mohamad Barakat just weeks prior…
NORTH DAKOTA, (KVRR) – North Dakota is getting some love in the season premiere of a PBS travel show. “Travels with Darley” is kicking off season 11 with an episode exploring the Bismarck area. In the episode, she explores sunflower fields and highlights the region’s art, food and history. Host Darley Newman says this is her second time visiting…
FARGO (KVRR) – The American Red Cross says there is an “emergency blood shortage” as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. “One of the things that we want to remind people is that they really can make a life saving difference with the blood they donate on next Tuesday, or next Thursday or a…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – Fire destroys a house in rural Parkers Prairie Township in Otter Tail County. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the home just after 10:30 Sunday night. Three different fire departments helped get the fire out. No one was injured, but the house is believed to be a total loss. The…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications to fill 200 paid internships this summer. The DNR says opportunities throughout the state are in fisheries, forestry, park operations, watercraft inspections, communications, and other areas. DNR interns work 20 to 40 hours per week between May and June, and are paid $19 per hour. For…
