BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Vehicles are barred from going on Upper Red Lake. The move went into effect at sunset on December 30. Beltrami County officials say this decision has been made after several incidents where people became stranded after breaking ice. The restriction is in place until the Sheriff rescinds the order. Authorities say snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Governor Doug Burgum declared a statewide emergency due to this week’s ice storm. Burgum also plans to request a presidential disaster declaration in order to get federal funding to help pay for response costs and infrastructure repairs. The Governor’s Office says the storm caused the first Ice Storm Warning in North Dakota since 2016, toppled more…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The North Dakota Supreme Court has denied the latest appeal of a Gardner, North Dakota man convicted in the 2001 murder and dismembering of Timothy Wicks. Dennis Gaede was sentenced in 2006 to life in prison without parole. In the ruling released this week the state’s high court dismissed the petition for post-conviction relief saying Gaede’s…
LITCHFIELD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting death of a woman at a rural home near Litchfield. Just after 10 a.m. Thursday, the sheriff’s office received a 9-1-1 call from a man who said he had shot his wife and requested a law enforcement response. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in the 22000…
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 78-year-old John Frey of Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin. BAUDETTE, Minn. (KFGO) – Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office in northern Minnesota says a man’s body has been recovered from Lake of the Woods. Deputies were first notified of a potential drowning at the Northwest Angle near Flag Island shortly after 8…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- The Feed My Starving Children FargoPack plans to make 10 million meals for starving children all over the world, but they need your help to reach that number. Amy Okeson, Executive Director of FargoPack Feed My Starving Children, said, “It’s going to take over 50,000 volunteers, we’re a little over half way there for now but we…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota woman has sued her dentist after receiving four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit that she says led to her disfigurement. Kathleen Wilson filed the lawsuit last week in Hennepin County District Court, accusing Dr. Kevin Molldrem of Molldrem Family Dentistry in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, of providing negligent treatment…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Excitement is in the air as crews continue the moving process into the new Moorhead High School. They are days away from having students flood the area, so they are racing against the clock to get it all set up. Rarely you see a move happen during the winter break, so it has been a tall…
YoutubeMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow said Thursday that the school’s governing board fired him because members were uncomfortable with him and his wife producing and appearing in pornographic videos. The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents, which oversees UW-Madison, UW-La Crosse and 11 other regional campuses, voted unanimously during a hastily convened closed…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Despite being impacted by the freezing rain, sleigh rides are back on at M.B. Johnson Park in Moorhead. People are able to get out and enjoy the slightly warmer winter weather riding in a carriage being pulled by Clydesdales. They are also able to enjoy some hot chocolate and cookies inside. “Tuesday was canceled, thankfully it…
