MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Moorhead man is accused of kidnapping a woman early Saturday. 45-year-old Hector Flores fled from police but was blocked by a snowbank after pulling into the parking lot of a business. He refused officers commands while a female passenger was screaming and trying to get out of his vehicle. Flores claimed he had a gun…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has already declared a peacetime emergency and authorized the National Guard to provide emergency relief services for stranded motorists. Walz says Minnesotans have a part to play: Plan ahead, drive safe, and limit travel. MnDOT has more than 800 snowplows and 1,600 snowplow drivers across the state that will be working day…
UPDATE – A man wanted for the deadly shooting of a man at a Sheyenne, North Dakota bar has been caught. Nicholas Poitra was spotted by a farmer in Eddy County around noon. The farmer held him at gunpoint until law enforcement arrived and Poitra was taken to Lake Region Law Enforcement Center in Devils Lake. EDDY CO., N.D….
Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) – An economic engine of the Red River Zoo will spin once again soon. The Zoo’s 1928 carousel has been out of commission since last July. They thought it would be back spinning in weeks. That turned into 8 months. A part in the center of the carousel cracked. They don’t just have parts lying around…
FARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Fargo police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a pursuit that started in rural Cass County and was terminated in Fargo. Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, a Cass County Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle south of Gardner, ND on County Road 81. The driver fled and…
FARGO (KVRR) – It’s always a good time to make sure your heart is in good shape. “Heart disease is one of the number one killers for both men and women, but it’s especially important because women don’t understand that it’s the number one killer for women of all ages, but especially those above the age of 85,” Sanford Health…
UPDATE(2/21/23 1:55PM) — The victim of a crash Monday near Thompson, North Dakota is identified as 26-year-old Stephanie Cluever of Little Falls, Minnesota. The driver, 21-year-old Julio Huertas of Waite Park, Minnesota, had non-life threatening injuries. He is charged with driving under revocation with other charges pending. GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — The driver of a car crosses…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — A new North Dakota opioid task force is planning two listening sessions. It is to gather input on how the state should invest its share of money from a settlement with opioid manufacturers. The Opioid Settlement and Advisory Committee is chaired by Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller. She says the state has already received over $9 million…
FARGO (KVRR) – A small fire at a south Fargo home Monday was sparked by a fireplace. Shortly after 2:00 p.m. firefighters were called to 1819 19th St. South. Embers from the fireplace spread to some of the floor joists, where the fire smoldered for awhile. No one was hurt. Damage estimates were not immediately available. Categories: Local News, North…
UPDATE: The stretch of interstate is now open but no travel is advised. (6:35 p.m.) GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A multi-semi pileup forces authorities to close a portion of I-29. The Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office says the southbound lanes from Grand Forks to Thompson is temporarily closed. Traffic is being diverted back onto the interstate at…
